@kayla_dwyer17 Today I learned that *I* am AI

Gov. Braun was greeted by protests in Tippecanoe County on Wednesday and ended up staying for an hour after a scheduled event to talk to individuals. On-the-ground look from @davebangert with lots of great context.

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."

Per usual, my coworkers are killing it. The latest example: @SmithCaseyA’s story on a rally opposing Indiana’s death penalty topped by some surprise lawsuit news.

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

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

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!

Relevant context:

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

House GOP reveals Illinois secession, school deregulation priorities

Updated! (Twitter refuses to switch out the preview photo but I promise our freelancer took better ones!) Braun sworn in as Indiana’s 52nd governor

Shoutout to the tech team for the quick turnaround:

Updates (and better photos!) to come:

RT @nkellyIN: Looking over bills filed so far. Some interesting below🧵

RT @KaraKenney6: Crime victims look to state tax dollars to address federal shortfall

One high-ranking Republican has a novel idea for the 2025 session: prohibiting any Hoosier born after June 30, 2004 from ever purchasing tobacco products. Realistically, it won't pass. But I still found it fascinating.

The internet (and I!) love nothing more than an excellent end-of-year roundup. And for our ICC fans, we've gathered the best of the best from @INCapChronicle. Take a second to read our top stories this year!

This story has been updated: Senate Democrats elect new minority leader after second round of sexual harassment accusations

New leader for the Senate Democrats: