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PODCAST: Maple Leaf Farms is Indiana’s Duck Dynasty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ib2VA0uAo While we won’t solve the age-old chicken and egg riddle, you will hear tales about another fowl – one whose popularity is on the rise: duck. With its roast half duck, Leesburg-based Maple Leaf Farms is the latest winner of the Indiana Chamber’s Coolest Thing Made in Indiana contest. The company also is coming off a record surge [...]

2023-01-26T10:04:33-05:00January 26th, 2023|

Chamber Optimistic on Township Reform Potential

A look at bills the Indiana Chamber is following regarding township government: Voters May Eliminate Remaining Township Assessors HB 1035 / Chamber Supports Representative Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) and Rep. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown) team up again to revive a bill that was heard but didn’t receive a vote during the 2021 legislative session. The House narrowly approved a similar [...]

2023-01-24T12:57:31-05:00January 24th, 2023|

Legislators Intent on Property Tax Relief

Indiana lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s property tax system due to high assessments last spring that may result in high tax bills this year. The Association of Indiana Counties reported that assessed values increased by 15% from 2021 to 2022, compared to a 5% increase the year before. Legislators are proposing bills that range from mild tweaks [...]

2023-01-23T11:06:47-05:00January 23rd, 2023|

‘Reinventing High School’ Tops House Republicans’ Agenda

House Bill 1002, authored by Rep. Chuck Goodrich (R-Noblesville), features a number of provisions that include expanding work-based learning opportunities, making high school graduation requirements more relevant to real-world expectations and creating funding flexibility for students to complete on-the-job-training and postsecondary credentials. The Chamber-supported bill was heard by the House Education Committee this week and a committee vote is [...]

2023-01-23T11:10:49-05:00January 20th, 2023|

Brinegar Discusses Top Policy Matters in 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWFVRSQVup0 It may be early in this legislative session, but much activity is taking place by the Indiana Chamber’s government affairs team on your behalf. Of the utmost is advocating for our top policy priorities to better the state’s economic climate for your business. Our President and CEO Kevin Brinegar discusses these key policies. For more on the Indiana Chamber's [...]

2023-01-18T13:32:33-05:00January 18th, 2023|

A Look at the Biennial Budget

Indiana Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Chris Johnston and State Budget Director Zachary Jackson recently presented Gov. Eric Holcomb’s FY 2024-25 budget plan (HB 1001) to the House Ways and Means Committee. The budget is balanced and provides flexibility in both years for the General Assembly to fund the Governor’s priorities and add in their own. The [...]

2023-01-18T10:06:55-05:00January 18th, 2023|

Stakeholders Meet on Data Privacy Legislation 2.0

As anticipated, Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne) reintroduced data privacy legislation that would be a win for both technology companies and Indiana consumers concerned about where their data goes online and how it is used. Her bill, Senate Bill 5, is a priority for Senate leadership. Currently, Hoosiers – and all Americans for that matter – have no federal data [...]

2023-01-17T11:44:49-05:00January 17th, 2023|

Time to Tackle Indiana’s Staggering Health Challenges

Gov. Holcomb and leaders of the Indiana General Assembly recently released their priorities for the 2023 legislative session. Included in these are much needed investments in Hoosiers’ physical and mental health. This past summer, the Governor’s Public Health Commission released an extensive report detailing Indiana’s lack of investment in health funding that has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the [...]

2023-01-16T13:23:03-05:00January 16th, 2023|

Signs Point to Impactful Session for Education, Workforce Issues

From nearly the moment after the speaker’s gavel brought a contentious 2022 legislative session to a close, the Indiana Chamber has been pushing hard on multiple fronts to ensure that 2023 would be different. The state simply cannot afford another session consumed by factious, culture war issues that might play well politically but do little to move Indiana forward. [...]

2023-01-16T11:49:17-05:00January 16th, 2023|

Indiana Chamber Reacts to Senate Republicans’ Agenda, Reaffirms Its Priorities

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar and Vice President of Taxation and Public Finance David Ober comment on the Indiana Senate Republicans’ 2023 legislative agenda, which was announced this afternoon. “There are many points of commonality between the Indiana Chamber’s and Senate Republicans’ efforts this session,” Brinegar says. “We’re eager to get started as some [...]

2023-01-09T14:26:00-05:00January 9th, 2023|