INDIANAPOLIS—On Tuesday, Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) had the following response after Republican leadership announced their final version of the budget bill, House Bill 1001: “One of the top priorities for my caucus this session has been passing a budget that works for [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Thursday, the Indiana House voted to override Governor Holcomb’s veto of House Bill (HB) 1123, a proposal that would shift legislative powers away from the governor in cases of emergencies. One provision in the bill would allow legislators to call themselves back into a [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Thursday, the revenue forecast was released showing an increase in Indiana's revenue projections by $2.4 billion over the next 3 years. Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) released the following statement on the revenue forecast: “We know that economic growth is tied to educational [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—Today, the Indiana Senate voted in favor of the state’s next two-year budget. Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) voted against the proposal, citing concerns with provisions included in House Bill 1001, as well consternation over the bill not going far enough to assist Hoosiers [...]
Indianapolis—Today, Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) made a second attempt to fix the school funding formula in House Bill 1001, offering an amendment similar to the one he put forth on behalf of the Senate Democratic Caucus in Thursday’s Senate Appropriations Committee. The proposed [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Monday, Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) offered several amendments to the state budget, House Bill 1001. Two of his amendments took language from his Senate Bill (SB) 334. The first would have immediately raised the minimum wage to $10, then to $15 by [...]