INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 29 -- The Indiana House of Representatives' Republican Caucus issued the following news release:
STATEHOUSE (Sept. 29, 2026) -State Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) is calling on Gov. Mike Braun to allow Hoosier farmers to utilize off road diesel fuel, which is not taxed, in semi-trucks until the end of harvest season.
In a letter addressed to Gov. Braun, Pressel noted Indiana is seeing its highest ever recorded price for diesel fuel at almost seven dollars a gallon, with some areas of the state topping the seven-dollar mark. Farmers are disproportionately impacted by these rising costs with standard agricultural operations during the harvest process using thousands of gallons of diesel.
"Agriculture, throu...