SCOTUS Rules Against President’s Tariff Authority
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D57pQWbkAGs&t=346s The Supreme Court ruled today that President Trump lacked the legal authority to enact broad, worldwide tariffs without approval from Congress. The 6-3 ruling focused on tariffs issued under an emergency powers statute, including the “reciprocal” tariffs Trump placed on foreign countries. Businesses could qualify for refund payments, though trade lawyers caution that repayments may take time, depending on future court decisions and how U.S. Customs processes the disbursements. America’s trade imbalances are [...]
New BizVoice®: Building Wealth for All; Employers Ramp Up Talent Engagement
Feature Story: Enriching Communities For decades, a local bank was largely a safe place to park money, earn modest interest and pay the bills. By the turn of the 21st century, that view no longer fit how people lived or worked. Banks from South Bend to Evansville and Terre Haute to Richmond have more than met the challenge presented by changing times with a broad offering of integrated wealth management and private banking services [...]
Childcare Tax Credit Heard in Senate Committee
HB 1177 / Chamber Supports Indiana’s childcare shortage remains a significant economic challenge. Statewide capacity meets only a portion of the demand for care, and employers consistently report childcare as a top barrier to workforce participation. The economic impact is substantial – lost productivity, higher turnover and reduced labor force engagement cost Indiana billions annually. At the same time, utilization of the existing employer childcare tax credit has been limited, in part because the [...]
Work-Based Learning Takes Center Stage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwHfZHsM5AA Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders discusses Thursday’s Indiana Work-Based Learning Conference. She also shares key legislation on this topic in the Indiana General Assembly and the Chamber’s ongoing efforts to help employers design meaningful work-based learning opportunities to build the state’s workforce.
Don’t Miss the TPM Academy Interest Webinar!
Don't miss your chance to apply for the U.S. Chamber Foundation's Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) Academy® of Indiana! The interest webinar is February 18, and applications are due March 5! In partnership with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Workforce Excellence and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, the TPM Academy will bring together workforce, employer and education leaders over a six-month period to learn the TPM framework. This framework will build a [...]
