Niki Kelly
@nkellyIN
Covering state government and politics in Indiana since 1999. Editor-in-Chief for Indiana Capital Chronicle. https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/
I have been overwhelmed with response to my tolling commentary from last week. People have a lot of thoughtful ideas and questions. If the state goes this route, education will be key.
There are some fascinating quotes in here on the intersection of law and politics. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/18/ind…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirms Camp Atterbury will be used for immigrant detention. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/18/def…
Busy day today. Here's the first story we will be posting. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/16/us-…
Indiana's senior senator throws his support behind the rescissions package.
I plan to support the rescissions package to clawback roughly $9 billion in federal spending. Passing this bill is a small but important step toward greater fiscal responsibility. I appreciate the Administration and Senate leadership working to ensure the cuts are appropriately…
Here's @WhitneyDownard's full fiscal closeout story from today! indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/15/fis…
By my calculation, this is 15% of DWD's workforce laid off. fox59.com/news/indiana-d…
State closes its fiscal year books with $2.5 billion in reserves, or 11% or expenditures. Could operate the state for 40 days.
All amazing but the fourth one. Wow.
A few of my favorites from today’s Fort Wayne Air Show performance by the @AFThunderbirds. The sights and sounds were the kind of stuff aviation geeks like me live for. The people who put on this show deserve a thousand thanks. #fortwayneairshow #fortwayne #thunderbirds
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Today @ noon on 91.7 FM or wvxu.org: Local religious leader detained by ICE, lawsuit against Browns stadium deal - @becca_costello @danhornnews @ckpj99 @haleybemiller @ChrisCinciBiz @nkellyIN wvxu.org/show/cincinnat…
We took a day to tackle this behemoth report and show you clear examples of what is being removed from state government in the name of DEI. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/11/bra…
What are the exact provisions in the reconciliation law that will impact Indiana? @WhitneyDownard breaks it down. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/09/how…
