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E-News 8-19-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Register for 2022 IBA Regional Meetings Three regional meetings remain in Richmond, Bloomington and New Albany. The New Albany regional meeting has been rescheduled for Oct. 17. Be a part of the these meetings to facilitate grassroots communication between the bankers we serve and the legislators who serve our state. The meetings will include an hour-long update on the IBA, including legislative information and advocacy opportunities. Following the update, local legislators from the Indiana General Assembly will join bankers for lunch. Each meeting begins at...
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E-News 8-12-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Holcomb Signs Concurrent Election Order for Second Congressional District On Tuesday Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Executive Order 22-12, calling a special election in the Second Congressional District. The special election will be held to fill the vacancy in the U.S. House of Representatives for the Second Congressional District due to the death of Rep. Jackie Walorski. The special election will be held concurrently with the general election on Nov. 8, 2022. Indiana Delegation Proposes Walorski Clinic The Indiana state delegation introduced a bill Sunday...
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E-News 8-5-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana Special Session Continues Into Second Week The Indiana General Assembly continued its work this week on legislation addressing the issues of abortion and tax refunds. Lawmakers were called back to work by Gov. Eric Holcomb, restarting the legislative process last Monday to work through both issues. This week, the Senate worked through HB 1001, and the House took up SB 1 and SB 2. A number of amendments have been proposed, and several adopted for both bills. It is expected that all legislative activity will conclude next week as both chambers reconcile...
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E-News 7-29-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS House GOP Proposes Larger Taxpayer Refund House and Senate Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly remain on a collision course over how to provide inflation relief for Hoosiers after committees from both chambers passed bills that take vastly different approaches. In addition to the $225 tax refund checks originally proposed by Gov. Eric Holcomb, House Republicans added a provision that allows Indiana residents who didn’t file taxes for the tax year 2020 to file an affidavit with the Indiana Department of Revenue to claim the refund. Senate Republicans...
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