https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCY2Z8toAcY Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders speaks on the Chamber's support of HB 1172, which would create a state Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She also comments on Indiana's elementary school students jumping to sixth in the nation in reading per the new National Assessment of Educational Progress.
SB 377 / Chamber Neutral In 2021, we had READI (the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative). In 2023, we had READI 2.0. Leading up to 2025, we heard repeatedly that there would be no READI 3.0 and likely little, if any, funds allocated for regional economic development – certainly not another $500 million tranche. Time will tell if [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — A full slate of experts is geared up to speak at the 2025 Indiana Safety and Health Conference & Expo, which runs February 24-26 at the Indiana Convention Center. The three-day event, presented by the Central Indiana Chapter of ASSP and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in partnership with INSafe and the Coalition for Construction Safety, is the largest gathering of its kind in [...]
HB 1515, SB 366 and SB 448 / Chamber Supports Legislative committees have wasted no time with the start of session moving forward on several significant education and workforce initiatives, including deregulation, training and credentials, expanding pre-K capacity and more. The Chamber testified last week in support of authorizing charter schools to be eligible to access STEM teacher recruitment [...]
SB 314 / Chamber Supports The Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee heard testimony last week on Senate Bill 314. The bill seeks to refine the state’s pass-through entity tax (PTET) and eliminate double taxation for resident business owners. Authored by Sen. Scott Baldwin (R-Noblesville), the proposal would allow pass-through entities to exclude income earned by resident owners in [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gPtQxlzwz8 Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders shares why our team testified in support of Senate Bill 448 (regarding higher education and the workforce) at the Statehouse this week.
HB 1192 / Chamber Neutral The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony last week on House Bill 1192, authored by Rep. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer). This is an Indiana Farm Bureau priority bill that proposes adjustments to Indiana’s farmland assessment formula, including the exclusion of the two highest market value years in the six-year rolling average – effectively making [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsrCo90IIEA Among our legislative priorities in 2025 is advocating for the state to create an Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The vessel for the measure will be House Bill 1172, authored by Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty). WRTV-6 featured the bill and spoke with our Senior Vice President David Ober about its potential impact.
HB 1002 / Chamber Supports Relieving school districts from some unnecessary and contradictory regulations is the goal of a House Republican priority bill heard last week in the House Education Committee. House Bill 1002, authored by committee chair Rep. Robert Behning (R-Indianapolis), is the first step in a multi-year effort to streamline the state’s school regulatory code. Indiana Code [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Following up on its AI Leadership Summit at the Rally innovation conference last year, the Indiana Chamber Foundation today released its report, “Seizing the Economic Power of Artificial Intelligence.” The analysis, done by Accenture, highlights the tangible benefits to employers and the state in adopting the technology. “By embracing a people-centric approach to AI, Indiana stands to [...]
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