Indiana State Comptroller Elise Nieshalla

06/16/2026

As we approach the end of the fiscal year, our office is hard at work making sure Indiana’s financial records are accurate and ready for a smooth close‑out.

Across the month of June, we partner with state agencies to wrap-up essential tasks — from approving vouchers and processing payments, to finalizing journal entries, managing assets, and ensuring revenue is recorded correctly. These steps keep Indiana’s finances transparent and well‑managed!

06/13/2026

I love going back to the Indiana County Councils Association/Association of Indiana Counties (AIC)/ State Board of Accounts Conference! During my seven years of serving on the Boone County Council, I learned an incredible amount of valuable information to improve my service to constituents. There’s true camaraderie present among so many seeking to serve with excellence and fulfill their duty to those who elected them. And county councils do the essential work of balancing their budgets! Today I was happy to bring information regarding our partnership in the distribution of tax revenues…getting those dollars to work for Hoosiers in all of Indiana’s 92 counties!

06/12/2026

One of the best parts of being State Comptroller are the great working relationships with our local government leaders as we work together in the distribution of tax revenues. Tipton Mayor Kegan Schmicker and Jackson County Auditor Melissa Gray are two great partners in getting that work done! It’s a pleasure learning first-hand about the positive impact they are making in their communities, as well as how our office can further be at their service. Also, loved meeting Jeanna Armstrong, who has served for a long time, along with many members of her family, in the Tipton Police Department.

06/06/2026

We lost a remarkable man in Marc Tuttle, president of Right to Life Indianapolis. For 18 years he led this organization motivated by his deep conviction that every person is created in the image of God and possesses inherent dignity from conception until natural death. With his passion for life, he connected with students at a soulful level, inspiring them in this cause and equipping them to be advocates for the unborn. He also effectively worked with policymakers to further grow the culture of life in our state, and he led the Indiana March for Life that draws thousands of participants each year. So many of us have loved being a part of the march, and he will be missed incredibly at each one in the future.

What a life well-lived — and one that he led with full faith in the Creator of all life.  

06/05/2026

To the Chicago Bears — Indiana is the land of milk and honey!

There’s a reason our state is fiscally attractive for businesses and teams alike. Indiana’s low tax structure and pro-growth environment speak for themselves — and they’re hard to compete with.

Today, we tip our hat to the legislators who made this happen: Senate Bill 27 author Sen. Ryan Mishler, House Speaker Todd Huston, and Rep. Earl Harris Jr., whose bipartisan leadership helped seal the deal.

Indiana is ready to roll out the welcome mat!🐻⬇️

Statement from Chairman George H. McCaskey and President & CEO Kevin Warren:

06/05/2026

Spent the day 600 feet below ground in Gibson County Coal, LLC with Senator Daryl Schmitt and Debois County Clerk Amy Kippenbrock! Coal mining is crucial to supporting our state’s energy needs — and we have hundreds of years worth of an affordable and reliable supply right here in the great Hoosier State. How blessed are we to have a great lake to the north, a mighty river to the south and deep, rich deposits of coal in between!

05/29/2026

The federal government spends more on debt interest than on national defense or Medicaid. According to a new report from the Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget, interest costs consumed a record 19% of federal revenue in FY2025 — and if Treasury yields stay elevated, that figure could climb to nearly 30% by 2036.

That’s not a distant threat. It’s a compounding debt spiral already in motion. And it lands directly on Hoosier families — higher federal borrowing costs that push up mortgage rates, car loans, and business financing for everyone.

This is exactly why I’m leading the National Debt Crisis Task Force of State Financial Officers Foundation - SFOF — to build a movement from the states calling for the restoration of our country’s solvency. The need is urgent – the time is now to put America on a path of fiscal responsibility for the sake of us all!!

The 30-year Treasury yield just hit its highest point since before the Great Recession. A leading fiscal watchdog warns the timing could not be worse.

05/29/2026

It was a pleasure to share with this year’s HLS - Hoosier Leadership Series at their Statehouse Day! We talked about the fiscally strong position of Indiana, the work that we’ve done to expand transparency on federal funding coming to our state, and then discussed our concerns with the growing national debt problem — and what we must do about it.

05/24/2026

🇺🇸Remembering the more than one million Americans who sacrificed their lives for our freedom since 1776 on this Memorial Day Weekend🇺🇸

05/20/2026

Thank you to the Indiana Capital Chronicle for highlighting our new Federal Funding Expenditures Dashboard, which brings greater visibility to the billions of federal dollars flowing into Indiana’s state agencies and programs. Check it out…

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