2026 Real Property Assessment Update
April 30 marked an important milestone in Indiana’s property assessment tax cycle as local assessors finalized and mailed Notice of Assessment forms (Form 11) for the January 1, 2026 assessment update to taxpayers statewide. This annual process reflects updated property valuations and is reflective of broader real estate market trends across the state. For the 2026 assessment date, those valuations show a notable increase, with gross assessed value for real property rising approximately 11% [...]
Employing Unauthorized Individuals: What Could Trigger an Investigation?
Senate Enrolled Act 76 (SEA 76), which takes effect July 1, authorizes the Indiana Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to investigate and pursue enforcement actions against employers that knowingly or intentionally employ unauthorized individuals. The law also permits the OAG to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) and seek compliance remedies through the courts. As implementation approaches, many employers are asking a practical question: What could actually trigger an investigation? Although SEA 76 does [...]
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 [...]
