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E-News 11-26-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana lawmakers reverse decision, plan December session on redistricting Indiana Senate Republicans announced Tuesday they will reconvene in December to consider congressional redistricting, reversing an earlier decision not to meet. The change follows action by the Indiana House to return on Dec. 1 to take up redrawing the state's U.S. House map ahead of the 2026 elections. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said the Senate will convene on Dec. 8 to act on any redistricting plan passed by the House. Lawmakers are also expected to address other legislative...
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E-News 11-21-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana Senate Republicans reject redistricting push; won't convene in December Indiana Senate Republicans announced they will not reconvene in December for a special session on congressional redistricting, citing insufficient votes to move forward. The decision follows calls from President Trump and Gov. Mike Braun for lawmakers to redraw the state’s U.S. House map ahead of the 2026 election cycle. The canceled session also delays planned updates to Indiana’s tax code that were tied to the proposed special session. The announcement prompted statements from...
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E-News 11-14-25 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CFPB proposes streamlining small-business data collection rule The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing revisions to its small-business lending data rule to scale back the scope of data collection, saying that adopting a “longer-term” approach that allows for the future addition of more data points would be the best way to enforce the regulation. Read more CFPB proposes changes to fair lending enforcement The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing to remove disparate impact from its enforcement of the Equal Credit...
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E-News 11-7-25 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Bowman: Regulation preventing banks from engaging in economic innovations The economy has changed significantly since the 2008 financial crisis, but regulation is holding back banks from fully engaging with those changes, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said. Read more Inspector general report finds CFPB cybersecurity lacking The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s procedures for securing its information systems have deteriorated in recent months, and the issue has been made worse by the loss of contractor resources...
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