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Last week, the Indiana General Assembly’s interim Land Use Task Force approved dozens of recommendations for lawmakers to consider on housing assistance, infrastructure, farmland preservation, redevelopment incentives and zoning.

INDIANAPOLIS — More than half of all Indiana counties saw a population decrease from 2010 to 2020, with some Land Use Task Force members saying childcare deserts are a large part of the problem. Lawmakers on the task force discussed at a meeting Monday how population trends are impacting Indiana's workforce, farmland and childcare (and [...]

In a wide-ranging, meeting, lawmakers examined barriers to growth — but found that suggested fixes came with their own consequences.

Just 17 of Indiana's 92 counties had a population increase of people younger than 18

INDIANAPOLIS — More than half of all Indiana counties saw a population decrease from 2010 to 2020, with some Land Use Task Force members saying childcare deserts are a large part of the problem. Lawmakers on the task force discussed at a meeting Monday how population trends are impacting Indiana’s workforce, farmland and childcare (and […]

The Land Use Task Force is hitting the ground running and working to promote smart economic growth in Hoosier communities.

STATEHOUSE (Sept. 11, 2023) – The Land Use Task Force held its first meeting at the Statehouse Friday to examine how large and small communities can continue to grow while protecting prime farmland, according to State Rep. Tim O'Brien (R-Evansville). O'Brien said the 13-member task force, on which

Rep. Chris May writes Indiana has lost about 800,000 acres of farmland in the past 40 years.

With the Indiana State Fair in full swing, fellow legislators and I recently gathered at the fairgrounds for the annual Rural Caucus Day. This is a great opportunity to discuss

Six policies aimed boosting residential housing construction in New York City could spark the production of roughly 300,000 additional new housing units over a decade.