Advocacy News

E-News 4-11-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Bills to watch: Senate Bill 1 - Local government finance. House Bill 1001 - State budget. House Bill 1081 - Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. House Bill 1125 - Earned wage access services. House Bill 1523 - Public depositories. House Bill 1616 - Department of natural resources. Senate Republicans’ budget plan eyes oversight for state elected officials’ travel Under the Senate’s version of the state budget bill, the governor, the governor’s cabinet, the lieutenant governor and other state elected officials would be required to...
MORE

 

E-News 4-4-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Bills to watch: Senate Bill 371 - Workforce matters. House Bill 1001 - State budget. House Bill 1081 - Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. House Bill 1523 - Public depositories. Hoosier students with new high school diploma seal will earn automatic acceptance to Indiana's public universities Gov. Mike Braun said that Hoosier students will gain automatic acceptance to any of the state's public universities if they earn a more rigorous version of Indiana's new high school diploma.  Read more from State Affairs Lawmakers...
MORE

 

E-News 3-28-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Bills to watch: Senate Bill 1 - Property tax relief. Senate Bill 157 - Protection of property rights. Senate Bill 371 - Workforce matters. Senate Bill 464 - Financial institutions and consumer credit. House Bill 1005 - Housing and building matters. House Bill 1081 - Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. House Bill 1441 - Bank accounts for foster and emancipated youths. House Bill 1523 - Public depositories. Indiana shutters COVID-era emergency rent program early The state is ending its COVID-era emergency rental assistance...
MORE

 

E-News 3-21-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Bills to watch: Senate Bill 314 - Pass through entity tax. Senate Bill 464 - Financial institutions and consumer credit. House Bill 1001 - State budget. House Bill 1033 - Retainage requirements. House Bill 1081 - Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. House Bill 1441 - Bank accounts for qualified youth.     FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Fed maintains rates The Federal Open Market Committee voted to maintain target interest rates at a range of 4.25-4.5%. The FOMC said that although economic activity has continued to...
MORE

 

Pages