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E-News 12-3-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Holcomb Extends Health Emergency, Special Session Canceled On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, Indiana's Republican legislative leaders pulled the plug on a General Assembly session planned for Monday that was billed as an "end to the pandemic," with legislation that would have ended the state public health emergency and limited employer vaccine mandates. Instead, lawmakers will address this topic when they return for session in January. In light of the delayed legislation, Gov. Holcomb announced Wednesday that he will extend the state public health...
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E-News 11-24-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Lawmakers Meet to Discuss Pandemic-Focused Bill In a rare move, both the House and Senate rules committees met on Tuesday to debate Preliminary Draft 3651. The legislative draft addressed two main issues: enacting changes needed for federal funding and vaccinations for children 5 to 11 and new requirements on employers that elect to mandate the vaccine as a condition of employment. The legislative changes regarding securing continued federal funding and vaccinations for children would be needed in anticipation of the governor ending the long-standing public...
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E-News 11-19-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Lawmakers Convene for Organization Day The General Assembly gaveled back into session on Tuesday for the traditional end-of-year one-day session called Organization Day. This once-a-year session day is used to announce important details for the upcoming session regarding calendar and structure. Notably, it was announced that the General Assembly may need to convene later in December to pass legislation needed for the governor to end the public health emergency.       FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Action Alert: Urge Lawmakers to...
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E-News 11-12-21 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Action Alert: Urge Lawmakers to Oppose New IRS Reporting Rules The Biden Administration is proposing a sweeping expansion of tax information reporting aimed at raising revenue to help offset the cost of additional spending programs in the American Families Plan. While the initial draft of the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion spending plan currently does not include the IRS reporting proposal, the language could be added over the coming weeks as the current package is debated. We must continue our grassroots efforts to ensure that this provision stays out...
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