Finding efficiency in Indiana governance through consolidation and preemption

By: Michael Wolf, Craig Ortsey

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 741

Last Updated: 1 day, 2 hours ago

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The Indiana General Assembly kept up with a national, bipartisan trend of increased state control over local governance this session. The national trend of states preempting local laws stems from both parties pushing cultural war policies in states they control. States also have moved to consolidate governments, control larger city policies, and influence local tax and revenue sources.

The 2026 General Assembly did so as well, with the passage of township consolidation and preemptive …

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