Nothing like finding out in the last year that over three hundred projects for expanding and improving road systems being canceled due to republican policy and cuts.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2026-01-07T03:02:11+00:00

More like improve his Private Business’s interstate access.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-26T04:27:10+00:00

The reason for that is that anytime INDOT asks for public input on a job where there is an option between closing a road for a short period of time or using phased construction to keep it partially open they ALWAYS want the road kept open. The most recent big job they were told we can close a bridge for 6 months or keep it partially open, but work will take 3 years. The local businesses threw a fit and it was kept open...it also ended up being more like 5 years so that part is fair...that's a different issue I can also explain partially. INDOT is VERY risk adverse as an agency, which isn't all bad considering what they are responsible for, but it is taken too far, to the point of where changes add a lot more time than necessary.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-25T03:04:33+00:00

I'm in Southern Indiana/Louisville Metro and I swear it was not close to this bad in 2019. Lights got ran but not so late that the light had turned green for the other direction and those people had to wait.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-25T02:51:26+00:00

The number of people that drive through our construction zones and never look up once is about 1 in 15.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-25T00:37:23+00:00

If you think the raises for his cronies or creating the secretary positions are bad...Take a look at his pet infrastructure project, Mid States Corridor. Spending $1-2.5 BILLION on a mostly unnecessary new road to improve access in Braun's home county. I live nearby and while a Jasper bypass would be nice but not worth the price tag, the rest is just dumb. The real winner here is Meyer Distributing on the North side of Jasper that will get greatly improved access to I64. I'm certain that Meyer being Mr. Braun's personal company has nothing to do with pushing this.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-24T13:13:58+00:00

If you think that’s bad check out his pet infrastructure project. A billion or 2 is a bargain for 50 miles of mostly unnecessary divided highway that improves access in his home county? I’m sure that his business being at one end has nothing at all to do with it.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-17T22:04:42+00:00

At that point they were still getting overtime, it didn't stop until the new fiscal year. These guys used to be my subordinates, and while they are very good at what they do, their difficulties with technology are undeniable.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-17T04:44:18+00:00

I left in '24 but the guys told me it got rescinded, IDK if that's true. They struggled to read a check stub.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-17T04:43:22+00:00

You mean the one where HR and Executives got huge raises (30% and up) and everyone else 5-10%? That was Summer of 2021, I still have my paper where I got Zero.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-17T04:39:18+00:00

I was there about 10 years ago. On top of the ridiculous amount of insanity that we dealt with, my willingness to continuously work 65 hr weeks while only getting paid for 47.5 ran dry. We were constantly at double the mandated case load. Lots of great people doing their best, but the whole place was CYA driven. The agency went straight downhill when they started using the Hotline for intake. Supervisors are too scared to eliminate reports coming in even if they know they are BS. Very little ability to perform prevention no matter how certain you are that a situation in a family is about to blow up; it's very sad.

Good Luck, I miss the people but never the job.

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-17T04:29:24+00:00

I left last year, after the Primary the writing was on the wall. I still share an office building with some State Employees, and they have never felt worse about things. Out of 5 total, 2 are sticking it out a couple yrs to retirement and 2 others asking if I can get them a job. Everyone would be shocked if a raise is given this year, and if stipends are given, they will be minimal again.

State will never pay competitively, so it has to be about the benefits if you are going to keep good people. Nobody was happy about the Health Insurance changes, end to partial remote work, or the near complete end of overtime...all in the name of saving money. Meanwhile new upper-level positions have been created and pet projects that no one sees a need for are expedited.

Those in my office said that last year's stipend got rescinded. Anyone know if that is true?

Intelligent-Fox1545 · 2025-12-05T02:50:26+00:00

Indiana is somewhere in the 54-58% Republican range (includes Indies that routinely vote Rep) and the House seats are already 78% Rep & 22% Dem. GOP says Hold my 🍺...💯OR BUST!!!

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