S&P Global Ratings warned that Indiana's property tax reform law, Senate Enrolled Act 1, creates uncertainty for local income tax-backed debt.

Experts warn that Indiana's cities, towns, and counties could face credit rating hits due to a new law limiting property tax ...

The next two years will be a significant financial challenge for Porter County, and its fiscal leaders are weighing options for how to "make it to 2028." The county is facing a multimillion-dollar ...

Hamilton County leaders are making tough choices in response to the millions of dollars in lost projected revenue due to ...

CROWN POINT — Many Lake County government employees will not receive a pay raise next year, due in part to the belt-tightening imposed on local governments across Indiana by the Republican-controlled ...

Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam’s administration introduced a $144.2 million budget this week that includes increases in funding for public safety and parks. However, the budget also proposes cuts in funding ...

The Indiana General Assembly passed a bill to reform property taxes back in April. It’s the third big reform of the past 50 years, after the Bowen reform in 1973 and the Daniels reform in 2008.

South Bend's police and fire departments are requesting budget increases for 2026, unlike other city departments facing cuts. The police department seeks a $56 million budget, a 3.5% increase, with ...

Monroe County councilors worked until around 11 p.m., on Tuesday trying to get their 2026 budget into shape for adoption on ...

As schools finalize 2026 budgets, Northwest Indiana leaders worry about the revenue loss from the GOP’s signature property tax reform law estimated to erase about $744.2 million in funding from ...

A gas pump is pictured at the Franklin Kroger gas station on Aug. 31, 2024. Daily Journal File Photo Hoosiers will pay slightly more in taxes at gasoline pumps next month. The state’s 7% sales tax ...

Suzanne Jaworowski, Indiana's secretary of energy and natural resources, speaks at the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute's annual luncheon at Newfields in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.