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Ice Miller: Experienced Transactional Real Estate Attorney Alex Beatty Joins Firm (Indianapolis)

Ice Miller LLP is pleased to welcome Alex Beatty as an associate in the Firm’s Real Estate Group. Alex advises clients on real estate transactions that include purchasing, selling and leasing properties. Alex also assists clients with their land use, zoning and economic development needs. “Alex is a seasoned real estate attorney with vast experience executing transactional and financing [...]

2018-07-06T16:06:11-04:00November 27th, 2017|

Chamber Hosting Annual Technology & Innovation Policy Summit December 1 in Downtown Indianapolis

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana is enjoying success in attracting and growing technology and innovation businesses. Public policies can help continue that momentum. Learn more about those policy areas during the 2nd Annual Indiana Technology and Innovation Policy Summit on December 1 at the Conrad Indianapolis. The event, hosted by the Indiana Chamber, brings together influential industry, government and legislative leaders who [...]

2017-11-21T14:34:33-05:00November 21st, 2017|

New Public Policies Take Center Stage at 12/1 Summit

Indiana is enjoying success in attracting and growing technology and innovation businesses. Public policies can help continue that momentum. On December 1, you can learn more about those policy areas during the 2nd Annual Indiana Technology and Innovation Policy Summit, hosted by the Indiana Chamber, at the Conrad Indianapolis. Influential industry, government and legislative leaders will highlight policy priorities [...]

2017-11-20T14:45:41-05:00November 20th, 2017|

Some Puzzling State Revenue Numbers

The Indiana State Budget Agency released the revenue collections report for October. The overall collections for the fiscal year now stand 2.8% ($136 million) below projections; not good, but not critical at this juncture. The troubling numbers for the revenue watchers are the corporate tax collections. They were down again this month and are now at 52% below the [...]

2017-11-20T14:48:27-05:00November 20th, 2017|

More Hoosiers in Trump Administration; Other Delegation Briefs

Another Hoosier is headed to Washington, D.C. to work in the Trump administration. This week, President Trump announced his pick for Secretary for Health and Human Services: Alex Azar, a former Eli Lilly executive. A lawyer by trade, Azar has spent the past 10 years focusing his time on government health care regulation.The most recent secretaries of this agency [...]

2017-11-17T14:20:11-05:00November 17th, 2017|

Senator Young Pushes for Improved VA Efficiency

Senator Todd Young met this week with Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Washington, D.C. to push for faster, more efficient claims processing in the VA. The meeting follows Young’s October visit to the Indianapolis Regional Office to highlight some of the department’s longest outstanding cases. “Secretary Shulkin is a [...]

2017-11-17T14:12:10-05:00November 17th, 2017|

Donnelly Part of Bipartisan Regulatory Relief Agreement for Banks

Senator Joe Donnelly has crafted and reached a bipartisan agreement to reduce regulatory burdens on community banks and credit unions while providing additional protection for consumers. Donnelly, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, stated, "This bipartisan regulatory relief package is an example of what we can achieve when we work together, and the result of good-faith negotiations with [...]

2017-11-17T14:09:06-05:00November 17th, 2017|

Young: Crane Will Increase in Importance

In a guest column this week in the Bloomington Herald-Times (subscription required; full text below), Sen. Todd Young highlighted the importance of Indiana’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane and Crane Army Ammunition Activity. Senator Young recently hosted the commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert Neller at Crane to demonstrate its contributions to America’s national security. “At a time [...]

2017-11-10T11:58:53-05:00November 10th, 2017|

Holcomb Throws Support Behind Medical Device Tax Repeal; Donnelly and Young Recognize USS Indianapolis; Brooks Supports DACA Solution

- Governor Eric Holcomb penned a newspaper column last week on the importance of a permanent repeal of the medical device tax. As a reminder, this onerous tax burden, which was once delayed in 2016, will begin again January 1, 2018 unless the federal government intervenes. Holcomb wrote, “Beyond astounding medical breakthroughs, the medical device industry also supports high-wage [...]

2017-11-10T12:41:01-05:00November 10th, 2017|

House Committee Passes Tax Reform Bill; Senate Unveils Own Measure – Where Does Donnelly Stand?

On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee concluded its markup of the GOP tax reform bill (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) and voted along party lines to move the measure, 24-16. The core of the House bill reduces the number of individual tax rates, slashes the corporate tax rate and eliminates many deductions and credits. The bill [...]

2017-11-10T11:46:20-05:00November 10th, 2017|