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E-News 4-25-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Lawmakers conclude 2025 Indiana session Indiana lawmakers concluded the 2025 legislative session late Thursday evening. Key issues up for consideration this session were property tax reform and passing a balanced two-year budget. The IBA was very active on a variety of issues from the outset of session all the way to the final moments. Overall, it was another successful year for the industry with several meaningful reforms passing. The IBA will provide a full session summary through the Insighter in the coming days.    FEDERAL GOVERNMENT...
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E-News 4-18-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Bills to watch: Senate Bill 1 - Local government finance. House Bill 1001 - State budget. House Bill 1081 - Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. House Bill 1125 - Earned wage access services. House Bill 1523 - Public depositories. New forecast shows nearly no state revenue growth next 2 years The new state tax revenue forecast released Wednesday shows nearly no growth in collections over the next two years. The forecast presented to the State Budget Committee projected tax collections rising by $171 million, or 0.8%, during the first...
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E-News 4-11-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Bills to watch: Senate Bill 1 - Local government finance. House Bill 1001 - State budget. House Bill 1081 - Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. House Bill 1125 - Earned wage access services. House Bill 1523 - Public depositories. House Bill 1616 - Department of natural resources. Senate Republicans’ budget plan eyes oversight for state elected officials’ travel Under the Senate’s version of the state budget bill, the governor, the governor’s cabinet, the lieutenant governor and other state elected officials would be required to...
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E-News 4-4-25 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Bills to watch: Senate Bill 371 - Workforce matters. House Bill 1001 - State budget. House Bill 1081 - Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. House Bill 1523 - Public depositories. Hoosier students with new high school diploma seal will earn automatic acceptance to Indiana's public universities Gov. Mike Braun said that Hoosier students will gain automatic acceptance to any of the state's public universities if they earn a more rigorous version of Indiana's new high school diploma.  Read more from State Affairs Lawmakers...
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