New state budget means pay raises for ISP

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A new state budget has the potential to increase the salary of Indiana State Police troopers and help their recruiting woes.
The new budget has a proposed pay matrix in it that would bump trooper trainee pay by 40%, from $47,000 to $66,000.
"We're happy to see this and we're really hoping this helps our recruitment," said Brian Walker, Indiana State Police public information officer. Here’s how you can help ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ in Allen County