INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana’s governor says he’s willing to roll back pieces of the state’s ongoing emergency order.
On Tuesday, Governor Eric Holcomb said he is willing to scale back the order, which has been in place since March of last year if lawmakers are willing to continue some of the federal matching programs.
Specifically, Holcomb wants Indiana to continue to collect an enhanced federal Medicaid match, wants the state to continue to be eligible for extra food stamp benefits, and wants to keep the ability to vaccinate kids as young as five.
Lawmakers have bristled at the governor’s near-constant continuation of the order. Holcomb’s latest emergency order is due to expire at the end of the month.
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