Amazon’s Career Choice program provides Amazon hourly employees with pre-paid tuition to learn new skills for career advancement and success FORT WAYNE - Indiana Tech has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to more than 100 career-focused online degree and certificate programs. Indiana Tech offers busy working adults associate, [...]
Amazon’s renewable energy projects have generated an estimated $323M in local economic investment FOUNTAIN COUNTY - This week, Amazon announced its fifth renewable energy project in Indiana, which is a 200 megawatt (MW) solar farm based in Fountain County. The company now has a total of five wind and solar projects across the state, with a total capacity of [...]
HB 1072 – Personal Delivery Devices Authored by Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) Provides that a personal delivery device may operate in Indiana under certain circumstances, but may not operate on portions of any state route, U.S. route or interstate highway comprising the state highway system located in a municipality. Requires a personal delivery device operator to maintain certain [...]
HB 1072 – Personal Delivery Devices Authored by Rep. Holli Sullivan (R-Evansville) Co-authored by Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) Provides for a personal delivery device to operate in Indiana under certain circumstances. Requires a personal delivery device operator to maintain certain levels of insurance coverage. Provides that a personal delivery device is exempt from motor vehicle licensing and registration [...]
Senate Bill 322 – Marketplace Facilitators Authored by Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle) This bill provides that a marketplace facilitator is required to collect and remit state sales tax as a retail merchant when it facilitates a retail transaction for sellers on the marketplace facilitator’s marketplace. Specifies circumstances in which a marketplace facilitator or a seller would not be required [...]
By Bill Waltz, Indiana Chamber of Commerce vice president of taxation and public finance On April 17, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear oral arguments in South Dakota v. Wayfair. Wayfair Inc., Overstock.com and another online retailer challenged a South Dakota law that calls for them to collect South Dakota’s sales tax on their sales [...]
Autonomous Vehicle Bill Amended in Committee Prior to Senate Consideration Bill # and Title: HB 1341 – Autonomous Vehicles Author: Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso) Summary: Preempts local government from enacting laws that prohibits the authorized use of an automated vehicle. Allows a person with a driver’s license to operate a Level 1,2 or 3 automated vehicle on a public [...]
- On Tuesday, Senator Todd Young unveiled his Fair Shot Agenda – a new statewide initiative that aims to ensure every Hoosier has a fair shot at success. “Every Hoosier deserves a fair shot to succeed – regardless of their age, where they go to school or what challenges they face,” said Young. The Fair Shot Agenda focuses on [...]
Improved Wireless Structure (Small Cell) Bill Passes House Bill # and Title: HB 1050 Small Cell Wireless Structures Author: Rep. David Ober (R-Albion) Summary: Provides that the definition of "wireless support structure" does not include a utility pole owned or operated by: (1) a public utility; (2) a municipality; (3) an electric membership corporation; or (4) a rural electric [...]
- House Republican lawmakers, under the leadership of Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), have signed a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan asking for continued suspension or outright repeal of the medical device tax. This letter has bipartisan support with over 179 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signing on. As background, in 2013 the 2.3% medical [...]
