INDIANAPOLIS – Among nine executive orders released Wednesday by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun are directives to cut a quarter of government regulations and reduce qualifications for state jobs and professional licenses, along with a mandate for state employees to return to their offices and no longer work remotely by July 1.
Braun, a Republican, detailed the new orders on his third day in office, summing up the actions as a means to make Indiana “more efficient, transparent and accountable.”
Also included in the governor’s orders is a promise to “increase transparency” by creating a new public-facing dashboard to better organize “active” executive orders. Braun set a July 1 deadline to create the page on the state’s website, with at least quarterly updates thereafter.
“Over time you get a lot of (orders). You don’t know if they’re still being adhered to. We are going to at least tell you what we think is out there, and it should be paid attention to,” Braun said. “It’ll be accessible, and I’ll let you know what your government is doing.”
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