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E-News 9-11-26 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Sen. Spencer Deery to remain on Nov. ballot The Indiana Supreme Court ruled this week that Sen. Spencer Deery will remain on the November ballot. Sen. Deery fought a close primary battle in May, winning the election by just three votes. His opponent, Paula Copenhaver, later challenged the validity of several ballots. The Indiana Election Commission ruled with Copenhaver and dismissed six ballots, all for Deery, based on administrative errors. The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments this week regarding whether to reinstate the six ballots and ruled shortly...
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E-News 9-4-26 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FDIC pushes back comment deadline for disclosure rule The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will extend the public comment deadline for its proposed bank information disclosure rule to align it with a deadline for a similar rule proposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The American Bankers Association asked for the extension.  Read more Fed OIG report outlines Trump administration efforts to scale back CFPB The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was temporarily unable to perform some of its statutory duties because of Trump...
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E-News 8-28-26 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FDIC updates rules on reciprocal deposits The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a final interim rule to update its regulations on reciprocal deposits to conform with housing legislation recently passed by Congress.  Read more FDIC, OCC formally define unsafe and unsound practices The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized a rule to formally define “unsafe and unsound practices,” which they said would bring more certainty to bank supervision.  Read more FDIC’s Hill says agency...
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E-News 8-21-26 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Republicans endorse Garten to lead Indiana Senate Indiana Senate Republicans unanimously endorsed Sen. Chris Garten, R-Charlestown, to serve as the next Senate president pro tem, succeeding current President Pro Tem Rodric Bray. Garten's selection will not become official until the full Senate votes on Organization Day following the November election, but he will begin leading the caucus' campaign operations and planning for the 2027 legislative session. Garten has announced that Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, will serve as majority floor leader, while Sens. Scott...
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