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E-News 1-6-23 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS General Assembly to Convene Monday The Indiana General Assembly will convene this Monday, Jan. 9, for the start of the 2023 legislative session. Issues at the forefront of discussion will include education, health care and the biennial state budget. Lawmakers have until the end of April to complete all legislative business for the session.         FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Agencies Issue Regulatory Agenda Addressing Overdraft, NSF Fees, Other Issues The Biden administration Wednesday issued its Fall 2022 Semiannual...
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E-News 12-22-22 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Durbin Amendment Expansion Out of Congressional Omnibus Congress left numerous industry-opposed legislative initiatives out of its end-of-year omnibus spending bill, including language to extend the Durbin Amendment to credit cards. Lawmakers also excluded an industry-opposed effort to impose new routing restrictions on credit cards from the spending deal. Other Key Issues: Community bank advocacy groups also helped ensure the omnibus: Leaves out other problematic issues, including establishing a postal banking pilot program, new overdraft...
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E-News 12-16-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana Snares $22B in New Investment this Year Indiana saw a record-setting $22 billion in capital expenditure by companies this year, eclipsing last year's record total of $8.7 billion and marking an increase of more than 250% from 2021. Notable 2022 investments include: a solar company investing $1.5 billion in northwest Indiana; a $200 million auto-racing headquarters in Fishers; and Samsung SDI building a $2.5 billion electric-vehicle battery plant in Kokomo.          FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Chopra: 1071...
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E-News 12-9-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana House, Senate Announce Committee Changes Both the Indiana House of Representatives and Senate recently announced leadership changes to several committees. Notably, Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville, replaces Sen. Andy Zay, R-Huntington, as chairman of the Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee.  In the House, Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Lizton, replaces former Rep. Tim Brown, R-Crawfordsville, as chair of the Ways and Means Committee. In addition, the House has returned the combined Insurance and Financial Institutions committees into...
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