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State lawmakers advanced two controversial pieces of Gov. Mitch Daniels’ education reform agenda Wednesday.

Gov. Mitch Daniels' legislative directors work to push the governor's agenda.

Gov. Mitch Daniels met with Indiana Department of Transportation officials here Wednesday and reported that the Hoosier Heartland Corridor was under budget and ahead of schedule.

Methods for teacher evaluations and layoff determinations would be removed from the collective bargaining process under a Republican-backed bill.

A labor coalition representing 300,000 Hoosier workers challenged Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Indiana General Assembly Thursday to honor a “Workers’ Bill of Rights.”

Gov. Mitch Daniels proposed a two-year budget on Thursday that calls for cuts in higher education funding, the elimination of some Medicaid programs and a freeze on spending for other major areas.

Gov. Mitch Daniels outlined a plan to abolish township government with local government reform legislation. This brings support from Mark Lawrance of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Rep. Phil Hinkle, and opposition from Debbie Driskell of the Indiana Township Association.

Major Moves, the landmark legislation Gov. Mitch Daniels described as “the jobs bill of a generation,” is a work in progress, with most of the jobs beyond the horizon. In an exclusive interview with Howey Politics Indiana, Daniels said the further Major Moves goes, the better it looks.

Franklin students will see an increase in fees next school year.

Indiana will spend federal stimulus money quickly to spur job growth once that money reaches the state, Gov. Mitch Daniels said Wednesday.

Despite angry opposition from Gov. Mitch Daniels’ office and the Indiana Department of Transportation, House Democrats advanced a bill on Thursday that would drastically alter funding for roads and highways and would slash the state’s transportation department’s budget by a half-billion dollars over the next two years.

Gov. Mitch Daniels promises the state is poised to lead the country during the next four years in his second inaugural address.