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Chief Financial Officer Mark Volpatti says about $12 to $15 million will be used for new capital projects and to make up for deferred maintenance. "Putting an elevator into an existing building for accessibility, looking at some science project labs and also, maybe, perhaps, renovating some unfinished spaces for student and academic success," Volpatti told council members during Friday's special meeting.
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Policy proposals in the federal reconciliation bill could put Indiana’s new Medicaid expansion funding structure in jeopardy. The Family and Social Services Administration said it’s trying to get federal approval on the new funding structure before that bill is signed into law.
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