AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoStatehouse Shake-Up: Indiana Republicans chose Rep. Jake Teshka as House majority caucus chair after Democrats broke the GOP’s 14-year supermajority. Democrats also won the secretary of state’s office and flipped the 5th Congressional District, while House Republican leader Todd Huston lost his seat. Death Penalty: Indiana carried out its first execution in years, putting Jeffrey Weisheit to death for the 2010 killings of two children in an Evansville-area house fire. Business: First Capital agreed to acquire Evansville-based First Bancorp of Indiana in a $33.2 million deal, expanding its reach across Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky. Cost of Living: Gov. Mike Braun extended Indiana’s gas tax suspension through Dec. 4, offering continued relief for drivers and farmers. Agriculture: USDA included a Fair Oaks project in more than $500 million of investments to expand domestic fertilizer production. The facility will turn dairy manure into liquid fertilizer.
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