State Budget Priorities, UDO, Pandemic Hotel Bookings | Indiana Newsdesk

WFIU | By Joe Hren

Published April 23, 2021 at 8:04 PM EDT

Only two members of the Indiana House voted against the new state budget, both of them Republicans.

Words such as transformational and once in a lifetime are being used to describe the state’s new budget, and in particular the money it allocates for education. Ahead a look at the state’s spending priorities. Plus lawmakers adjourned the 2021 session this week. Our statehouse reporter joins us for a full recap.

Indiana University’s graduation ceremonies are just a couple weeks away… coming up, why it’s so important to read the fine print before booking a hotel for friends or family.

And some trees with the showiest springtime blooms are one of the greatest threats to native plant species. We’ll tell you why local and state officials are asking people not to plant them.

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, right now on Indiana Newsdesk.

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