Unclear what exactly this means for the 2 million Pennsylvanians who got rely on SNAP each month. On Friday, PA paid out full benefits for a portion of enrollees. penncapital-star.com/2025/11/09/r...

First week and Pennsylvania's already got me working on breaking Friday news 😮‍💨 Roughly $100M in SNAP benefits restored to Pennsylvanians, per Shapiro penncapital-star.com/food-insecur...

The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry urged Congress to end the shutdown. "The FAA’s decision to limit flights from Philadelphia International Airport is the latest example of how these disruptions directly affect businesses that rely on travel....” @wdownard.bsky.social

On Thursday, the FAA ordered airlines to cut 10% of their flights at 40 of the country’s busiest airports, including the Philadelphia International Airport, the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and the Washington Dulles International Airport. From @wdownard.bsky.social

First story out!! Pennsylvanians grapple with surging premiums, expiring subsidies in Pennie Marketplace penncapital-star.com/health-care/...

It's Election Day, Pennsylvania! Though I moved too recently to vote myself ... don't forget to cast your ballot. We'll be tracking how the judicial retention vote shakes out. For the latest: penncapital-star.com/campaigns-el...

So excited to be here!! Can’t wait to get started 😊

Really thorough rundown of what’s going on with Indiana Medicaid, by @wdownard.bsky.social indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/18/m...

There’s no feeling like finishing a story and getting to immediately delete 37 open tabs. I ~physically~ feel lighter.

We've now independently confirmed that both GOP caucus leaders met privately with President Donald Trump yesterday. And added more names of attending lawmakers.

Anecdotally, I can tell you that the statehouse parking lots seem to be a lot fuller this last two days. And filling up earlier. No more hybrid schedules for state workers as remote work slashed indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/02/n...

Since Jan. 20, a little over eight people have been arrested each day on average in Indiana — a 74% increase from 2024. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Hoosiers will spend more green for their red, white and blue cookouts indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/30/h...

Gov. Mike Braun said he doesn't know who came up with the idea that he's exploring a presidential run in 2028, saying he's focused on his current role. indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/braun...

FSSA Chief Mitch Roob gave us a preview of plans and challenges for new Healthy Indiana Plan. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/18/i...

50+ state employees laid off as Indiana budget cuts take effect indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/11/5...

Indiana GOP Sen. Mike Bohacek charged with DUI months after incident indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/02/i...

Braun also reappointed someone who has already served three terms for another year. It's unclear how this meshes with the state law prohibiting trustees from serving a fourth term. Braun reverses course, removes elected IU trustees for his appointees indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/02/b...

Guess I can't say "Will write anything but sports" anymore Play ball! Love for the game fuels sports complex development across Indiana indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/02/p...

“When Gov. Daniels was in office, I used to tell people that Indiana residents were buying a Cadillac and getting a Chevrolet,” Roob said. “Unfortunately, today, we’re no longer driving Chevrolet. We are driving a used Kia.” indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/30/f...

Came back from vacay with this follow-up yesterday on SUN Bucks, which state officials say wasn't prepared for during the gubernatorial transition. Plus, the $3.7M administrative price tag appears to have sunk the program for hungry schoolchildren. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/29/b...

Strategic legislative revisions aid renewed Indiana drive for tolling

Binx begs to be held whenever I have a meeting while working from home. Once he successfully steals my lap, he makes sure to completely block my screens to make working impossible.

And here ... we ... GO!!! Final day of the 2025 legislative session indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/04/24/f...

An especially cryptic conference committee on SB140 (PBM ownership): "I learned some new things this morning that should have been public before ... we have to go back to the drawing board," per Sen. Charbonneau. "I apologize but things happened that should not happen." ????

We’ve reached the “hurry up and wait” portion of session. Which is especially cruel considering how beautiful it is outside.

U.S.-born man held for ICE under Florida’s new anti-immigration law floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...

🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.

The smell of fire was still strong on the side lawn of the governor’s residence around 5:00 pm on Sunday, hours after an arson attack on the governor’s residence in Harrisburg.

Excellent report from @kelciemmorris.bsky.social (made even better by the Indiana highlight) Seventeen states want to end an abortion privacy rule. A federal judge is questioning HIPAA itself. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/04/01/r...

‘You’re not listening to us’: Hoosiers air frustrations as public officials face access scrutiny indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/31/y...

We envisioned this as a cleaned-up version of our Slack messages (aka gif free) and I'm so pleased with the final result. Maybe too light-hearted for some, but it was fun to take a different approach to a routine day.

Indiana Attorney General denigrates court order to provide gender-affirming surgery for DOC inmate indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/india...

SCHOOL CHOICE: Congressional panel debates the future of school choice programs, vouchers--by Shauneen Miranda @statesnewsroom.com DC Bureau www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cong...

Just one person testified (in opposition) and the entire discussion took less than 14 minutes. But it's worth diving into the context. Resolution honoring pregnancy care centers passes easily indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/11/r...

A survey of 424 LGBTQ+ Hoosier youth found that almost half, or 43%, considered suicide last year. The rate for trans Hoosiers alone is slightly higher at 46%. www.thetrevorproject.org/state-report...

LEAP spending nears $1B with projected budget shielded, investigation finds indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/24/l...

“We’ve done all of this work to build this recovery infrastructure and now we’re just going to dismantle it by losing access to Medicaid.” Advocates warn of wide-ranging impact of proposed HIP changes indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/14/a...

Condoms, IUDs removed from Indiana bill seeking to expand birth control access indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/12/c...

Almost $30M spent lobbying Indiana General Assembly last year

Evergreen health care quote: "This is one of those things where you have a loose thread in your suit and you pull it and then the whole thing unwinds. And the next thing you know, your sleeves are coming off." indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/05/w...

Per usual, my coworkers are killing it. The latest example: Casey Smith’s story on a rally opposing Indiana’s death penalty topped by some surprise lawsuit news. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/03/i...

We looked at the salaries for 20 state agencies in both administrations and identified which saw raises or cuts. Overall, Braun will spend over $1M more than Holcomb on staff. Governor’s cabinet secretaries near top of state pay with $275K salaries indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/03/g...

I stayed after the meeting and asked the chair whether the bill would come up again and he indicated that it wouldn't. However, the language could appear somewhere else. Read more: New Haven casino relocation nixed without a vote indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/29/n...

Missouri working to cover a $942 million Medicaid shortfall. More realistic budgeting would have reduced that amount, according to officials. Sounds very similar to what Indiana experienced last year. Curious to see if Missouri’s shortfall is for similar reasons.

How's my 2025 going? Well, I just switched out my 2024 Space Cats wall calendar for this year's Gym Cats calendar three weeks into January. Super peachy. Super on top of it. Not at all running behind!

Interesting bill from Sen. Liz Brown on the use of facial recognition technology in police lineups: iga.in.gov/legislative/...

Braun also had some tough news for school districts, saying "we're going to get back down to Mother Earth" when it comes to budget growth. Governor’s budget would trim 5% across agencies indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/16/g...

idk if this counts but i resent how much of my wild and precious life i spend on websites rejecting all but the necessary cookies

House GOP reveals Illinois secession, school deregulation priorities indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/14/h...