Indiana Chamber Defense Council Convenes Defense, Aerospace Stakeholders
In June 2025, the Indiana Chamber created the Defense Council in response to interest from member companies in having a collaborative forum to convene the defense and aerospace industries. This convening was in response to the Indiana General Assembly’s re-establishment of the Defense Caucus. The council now serves as a collaborative forum for sharing industry developments and advocacy priorities for this key sector of Indiana’s economy. The first quarterly meeting of this year was [...]
Ricci Joins Indiana Chamber Staff to Lead Tax Advocacy
Krista Ricci joined our government affairs team last week as our vice president of taxation and policy, bringing 17 years of legislative experience. She has spent the past seven years (three budget cycles) at the Indiana Senate as the director of fiscal policy, reporting to the Senate president pro tempore and working for all majority caucus members. In this role, she was responsible for staffing the Appropriations Committee and Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, [...]
A Primary Election for the Record Books … On to the General
After a tsunami of over $13 million of out-of-state funded negative ads against the “Redistricting Eight” senators targeted by President Trump allied groups, six of the eight senators were defeated. In all, 32 incumbents (half of whom are committee chairs) faced primary challenges. Only the six targeted over redistricting were defeated. The Indiana Chamber’s non-partisan IBRG PAC political program mounted its biggest election effort ever, supporting pro-business candidates in more than a dozen targeted [...]
VIDEO: Indiana Chamber Offers Big ROI on Policy
https://youtu.be/0oiAbo-81u8 Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders highlights the Indiana Chamber’s 2026 return on investment for its members and the broader business community. The Chamber remains committed to strengthening Indiana’s economy and supporting both businesses and Hoosiers alike. Building on this momentum, the Chamber is already preparing for the 2027 legislative session. View the latest ROI analysis at www.indianachamber.com/roi.
Indiana Chamber Provides Big ROI on Policy in 2026
During the 2026 General Assembly, your Indiana Chamber was a powerful force at the Statehouse – championing pro-business legislation, fighting back against proposals that would stifle growth and delivering real results for Indiana employers. Our annual Return on Investment puts that advocacy into sharp focus, translating policy wins into dollars and showing exactly how each Chamber success strengthened your bottom line. And the impact was huge! Despite a shortened legislative session, the Chamber’s efforts [...]
