Eddie Melton

Melton Celebrates Economic Development Legislation Becoming Law

INDIANAPOLIS—Today, State Senator Eddie Melton (D-Gary) joined Governor Holcomb for the ceremonial bill signing of his economic development legislation, Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 434. Senator Melton’s economic development bill leverages new gaming revenue coming online in FY 2026 with local matching dollars to do the following: [...]

2023-05-22T12:34:10-04:00May 22nd, 2023|

Melton Rejects Final Budget Bill

INDIANAPOLIS–On Friday, State Senator Eddie Melton (D-Gary) released the following statement explaining his vote on the budget: “When this bill passed the Senate, I voted no—but I reserved the right to change my vote should this proposal improve. Unfortunately, it went in the opposite direction. Traditional public schools take [...]

2023-04-28T10:43:07-04:00April 28th, 2023|

Gary Receives More Local Control on School Board

INDIANAPOLIS—On Tuesday, State Senator Eddie Melton (D-Gary) released the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill 327: “While this legislation has improved and moved closer to the local governing model that my community supports, I still chose to vote against it. Unfortunately, SB 327 doesn’t [...]

2023-04-25T17:01:59-04:00April 25th, 2023|
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