Governor Braun reflects on 100 days of freedom and opportunity

Today, Governor Mike Braun celebrated with his cabinet and legislative leaders the great strides our state has taken toward his vision of Freedom and Opportunity for Hoosiers. With the legislative session behind us and as we reflect on Governor Braun's first 100 days in office, there are many accomplishments to highlight. 

"In 100 days, we’ve made tremendous progress on the Freedom & Opportunity agenda: cutting taxes, giving parents more choice in education, drawing a clear line against extreme wokeness and illegal immigration, putting public safety first, and making state government more efficient, transparent, and accountable to work harder for you." - Governor Mike Braun 

In his first 100 days, Governor Braun took big steps and bold action to deliver for Hoosiers by providing meaningful property tax relief, making state government more efficient, transparent, and accountable, and Making Indiana Healthy Again. 
 

Governor Braun's Freedom and Opportunity Agenda First 100 Days

• Restructured state government to work more efficiently and effectively for Hoosiers through creation of cabinet offices, directed all agencies to find savings, and directed his Cabinet to cut 25% of regulations to cut red tape.
• Passed a balanced biennial budget that protects Indiana’s surplus and reserve funds, continues to support a AAA credit rating, and includes the Governor's fiscal priorities. Worked with fiscal leaders to navigate a tight April revenue forecast, drive government efficiency, and protect core government functions. Strengthened investment in education and public safety while continuing scheduled income tax cuts for Hoosiers in each of next two years. 
• Delivered historic property tax relief for Hoosier homeowners, farmers, and small businesses - nearly $1.5 billion in total savings. 
• Ensured all Hoosiers have equality of opportunity by eliminating the divisive DEI ideology in state government and replacing it with the level playing field of Merit, Excellence, and Innovation, which all Hoosiers can strive for equally. 
• Invested in a healthier Indiana by signing executive orders to bring historic health care price transparency so Hoosiers can see simple upfront prices and directing state agencies to tackle the bad incentives that drive up costs like surprise billing and pharmacy benefit managers.
• Kicked off Make Indiana Healthy Again, which includes solutions like ending taxpayer subsidies for candy and sugary soda, making it easier for Hoosiers and schools to buy nutritious food directly from Indiana farms, encouraging physical activity in schools, and starting new studies of diet-related chronic illness and harmful effects of food additives all focused on empowering Hoosiers to live longer, healthier, better lives.
• Put parents in the driver’s seat of their kids’ education by extending universal school choice, providing clear accountability metrics for schools, increasing teacher pay, and making sure curriculum is age appropriate.
• Brought a new approach to economic development in Indiana, laser focused on growing wages and job opportunities for Hoosier workers all across Indiana’s 92 counties.
• Partnered with the General Assembly on major public safety legislation to increase penalties for drug dealers and repeat violent offenders, made clear that Indiana will not tolerate illegal immigration, and took steps to improve conditions for correctional officers.
• Put Indiana in position to be the national leader in nuclear energy production, which has already resulted in Indiana being named host of the 2025 NGA Nuclear Summit.