Niki Kelly
@nkellyIN
Covering state government and politics in Indiana since 1999. Editor-in-Chief for Indiana Capital Chronicle. https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/
I have never been seen so deeply before (though mine is Bob Seger songs).
the way I can remember every single word to Ke$ha's greatest hits from 2010-12 but I've googled the percent change formula 8 times this week... something is broken up there
If you have 15 minutes you can watch this diatribe. Or you can read our story! indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/24/don…
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.