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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

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ID	102569
Title of Article	Goshen library budget adopted at $5M
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ann-Margaret Rice
Date	Oct 29, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Public Library, Budgets

ID	102524
Title of Article	City adopts smaller budget for 2026
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 21, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Budget, Elkhart City

ID	102517
Title of Article	County adopts $179M budget for ‘26
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 18, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Common Council, Budget, Elkhart County

ID	102482
Title of Article	City’s budget ‘about as good as we can do’
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 09, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Goshen Common Council, Budget, Goshen City

ID	102391
Title of Article	Goshen holds first reading of ’26 budget
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gina Leichty
Date	Sep 24, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Budget, Goshen City

ID	102374
Title of Article	City ends ‘ambassadors’ program amid cuts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Aaron Mishler; David Henke; Chad Crabtree
Date	Sep 23, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart City

ID	102349
Title of Article	City crafts budget amid ‘looming financial crisis’
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gina Leichty
Date	Sep 19, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Goshen Common Council, Budget, Goshen City

ID	102344
Title of Article	Tax overhaul could clip 5% from city’s budget
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson; Megan Erwin
Date	Sep 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Property Tax Assessments, Property Tax Caps, Income

ID	102255
Title of Article	Governor says administration saved $38M in first 6 months
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun
Date	Aug 29, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Budgets

ID	102108
Title of Article	‘Hard decisions’ ahead with funding gap
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson and Tory Irwin go over details of the Benham Avenue reconstruction project; Alex Holtz speaking; Jason Semler
Date	Aug 08, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart City, Property Tax Caps

ID	102102
Title of Article	‘It’s hurting every city and town’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson, Megan Erwin
Date	Aug 06, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Property Tax Caps, Budget, Elkhart City

ID	102015
Title of Article	Private school voucher spending tops $497M as enrollment slows
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Katie Jenner speaks with students
Date	Jul 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, School Budgets, School Choice, School Enrollments

ID	101987
Title of Article	Budget committee lobs questions at embattled secretary of state
Notes	Indiana Secretary of State, Diego Morales;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Diego Morales at Budget Committee meeting; Chris Garten poses question
Date	Jun 20, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Budgets, Information Technology

ID	101972
Title of Article	City confronts loss in revenue of 38 percent
Notes	Braun, Mike (Governor) ; Goshen Common Council; Local Income Tax (LIT);
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gina Leichty; Revenue losses calculated
Date	Jun 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Property Tax Caps, Budget, Goshen City, Budgets, Leichty, Gina (Goshen Mayor)

ID	101789
Title of Article	Three things that didn’t make the cut and one that did
Notes	Property tax exemptions; health department budgets
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ed Charbonneau; Todd Huston; Rodric Bray
Date	Apr 29, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart County, Government, Indiana State, Homelessness, Marijuana

ID	101796
Title of Article	Republicans finalize $44 billion budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Todd Huston
Date	Apr 26, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Budgets, School Budgets

ID	101723
Title of Article	Hoosiers make last-ditch appeals before budget panel
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Vera McConnell
Date	Apr 23, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Budgets, Taxes, Taxes, Cigarette

ID	101608
Title of Article	Newest forecast data projects $2 billion less in revenue
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ryan Mishler, Jeff Thompson
Date	Apr 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Taxes, State, Budgets, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Government, Indiana State

ID	101331
Title of Article	Pool renovation tabled over revenue doubts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Shanklin Pool
Date	Mar 27, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Shanklin Park, Swimming Pools, Goshen Common Council, Budget, Goshen City

ID	101295
Title of Article	What does the future hold for public health funding?
Notes	Health First Indiana; Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 25, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Public Health Issues, Government, Indiana State, Budgets, Huston, Todd

ID	101195
Title of Article	Price hike on street widening could be just the beginning
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gina Leichty; highway view with road closed sign
Date	Mar 19, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, College Avenue, Goshen, Budget, Goshen City, Leichty, Gina (Goshen Mayor)

ID	101167
Title of Article	Legislature could explore limiting use of public health fund
Notes	Health First Indiana
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Liz Brown; Ed Charbonneau
Date	Mar 18, 2025
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Public Health Issues, Budgets

ID	100778
Title of Article	Full speed ahead, governor says
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun
Date	Feb 26, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Taxes, Property, Budgets, Government, Indiana State

ID	100772
Title of Article	LEAP spending nears $1B with projected budget shielded, investigation finds
Notes	Limitless Exploration/ Advanced Pace (LEAP); Research and Innovation District
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	building under construction
Date	Feb 25, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana Economic Development Corp., Michael I. Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism, Lilly & Co., Eli, Government, Indiana State

ID	100741
Title of Article	House approves Republican caucus budget along party lines
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeff Thompson
Date	Feb 21, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Budgets

ID	100733
Title of Article	House Democrats prioritize ‘fully funded’ education, eliminating waitlists in budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Greg Porter
Date	Feb 19, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Education, Medicaid

ID	100719
Title of Article	House Republicans pitch their version of state budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeff Thompson, reporters
Date	Feb 18, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Budgets, Indiana Department of Child Services, Indiana Economic Development Corp.

ID	100247
Title of Article	‘Babies in the budget’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	David Plasterer, Lewis Plasterer; Brian Lohsl holds his 5-month-old daughter
Date	Jan 18, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Poverty, Children Living in, Legislature

ID	100180
Title of Article	ABCs of education bills
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Classroom
Date	Jan 08, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Educational Vouchers, School Budgets, Taxes, Property, Ordinances, School Safety

ID	100164
Title of Article	New revenue eaten up by Medicaid budget forecast
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Cora Steinmetz, Dan Rusyniak at State Budget Committee
Date	Dec 19, 2024
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Budgets, Medicaid, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)

ID	100206
Title of Article	Bridge projects in region account for most infrastructure obligations
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	pedestrian bridge on C.R. 17 at U.S. 33
Date	Nov 27, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Bridges, Infrastructure, Budget, Elkhart County, Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG)

ID	99378
Title of Article	Jail population costs adding up
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Correctional Facility; Jail booking; Sean Holmes presents request to council
Date	Nov 23, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Corrections Facility, Budget, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department

ID	99128
Title of Article	EV charger grant survives budget debate
Notes	American Rescue Plan Act
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	electric vehicle charging station; Brett Weddell
Date	Oct 30, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Electric Vehicles, Goshen Common Council, Budget, Goshen City

ID	99098
Title of Article	County adopts $181M budget for 2025
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Council members
Date	Oct 26, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Board of Health, Elkhart County Health Department

ID	99049
Title of Article	County makes year-end adjustments to ARPA spending
Notes	American Rescue Plan Act
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeff Taylor
Date	Oct 22, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Board of Commissioners, Elkhart County Council, Budget, Elkhart County

ID	99011
Title of Article	City adopts annual budget reflecting program goals
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	Oct 19, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Aspire Elkhart, Elkhart Common Council, Budget, Elkhart City

ID	98926
Title of Article	Goshen Common Council takes first look at 2025 budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gina Leichty; Graph of 10-year budget
Date	Oct 09, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Goshen Common Council, Budget, Goshen City, Leichty, Gina (Goshen Mayor)

ID	98760
Title of Article	Mayor unveils 2025 budget on his birthday
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson; Rod Roberson speaking to crowd
Date	Sep 18, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart City, Aspire Elkhart

ID	97954
Title of Article	New laws come to Indiana classrooms
Notes	Career Scholarship Account (CSA) program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 01, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	School Budgets, Religion in the Public Schools, Truancy, Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination Test (IREAD-3)

ID	93499
Title of Article	County adopts 2024 budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 21, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County

ID	93205
Title of Article	Council approves $117M budget on party lines
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	Oct 06, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart City, Elkhart City Council, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	93081
Title of Article	Goshen adopts '24 budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Comparison graph of Goshen's cash reserves
Date	Oct 04, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Budget, Goshen City, Goshen Common Council

ID	92784
Title of Article	Addressing absenteeism
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Junior High School students
Date	Sep 22, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Goshen Community Schools, School Budgets

ID	92774
Title of Article	Goshen considers $700,000 budget for cybersecurity
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 21, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Cybersecurity, Goshen Common Council, Budget, Goshen City

ID	92605
Title of Article	Mayor proposes $118M budget, cites progress
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	Sep 13, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart City, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	89234
Title of Article	Governor touts state investment at RV breakfast
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gov. Eric Holcomb, left, speaks to WSBT news anchor Bob Montgomery on Thursday during the 2023 RV Industry Power Breakfast at RV / MH Hall of Fame and Northern Indiana Event Center
Date	May 12, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Budgets, Holcomb, Eric (Governor)

ID	88313
Title of Article	Referendum possible fix for school funding woes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Community Schools students; Steve Hope
Date	Apr 12, 2023
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Community Schools, Taxes, School Budgets, Voting

ID	86507
Title of Article	Holcomb proposes 6% boost for schools next year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gov. Eric Holcomb; Katie Jenner and Gov. Eric Holcomb
Date	Jan 05, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	School Funding, Holcomb, Eric (Governor), School Budgets

ID	84569
Title of Article	City approves $100M budget along party lines
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 19, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart City, Budgets, Municipal

ID	84300
Title of Article	County passes $155 milliion 2023 budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 11, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Council, Budgets, Municipal