State Budget Committee approves toll road hikes, child care boost

Officials green-lit a deal letting the Indiana Toll Road's private operator raise rates twice annually and the governor's request to expand a frozen low-income child care program.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 1,060

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A panel of state officials on Thursday green-lit a deal letting the Indiana Toll Road’s private operator raise rates twice annually — in exchange for a $700 million windfall — and the governor’s request to spend $200 million expanding a frozen low-income child care program.

The Indiana Finance Authority on Tuesday approved a resolution authorizing increases twice a year on all vehicles traveling the 157-mile northern Indiana Toll Road, but it couldn’t take effect …

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