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Indiana Chamber Reveals Top Legislative Priorities for 2023 Session

On List: Talent Attraction/Retention, Health Care Access, State Energy Plan (INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is pushing for various efforts to help attract and retain talent in its 2023 policy agenda, which was unveiled today at the group’s annual legislative preview. A panel discussion featuring General Assembly caucus leaders from both parties headlined the event. “We hope [...]

2022-11-21T12:06:21-05:00November 21st, 2022|

Marijuana Remains a Complicated Subject

With the exception of the Corrections and Criminal Code Committee, most of the interim study committees have not scheduled hearings for this year. This may be in part to the special session. Despite that, one issue that the Chamber will be closely monitoring is the study of Delta-8, Delta-9 and other THC products regarding the potential health benefits, the [...]

2022-08-22T14:40:59-04:00August 2nd, 2022|

Our 2022 Legislative ROI for Indiana Businesses

The 2022 General Assembly saw the Indiana Chamber loudly champion legislation to aid the business community and oppose legislation that would mandate employer action or hinder growth. Our annual Return on Investment details the specific impact each successful Chamber action had on the bottom line. We also supported legislation to enhance the state’s business tax climate and economic development [...]

2022-04-19T16:21:43-04:00April 19th, 2022|

Indiana Chamber Scores State Legislators on 2021 Voting Records

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has released its annual report scoring state legislators on how they voted on key business legislation in the recent General Assembly. The overall marks are higher than last year – ranging from 42% to 97%. “The Legislative Vote Analysis is our annual method to quantify for citizens and employers how their lawmakers [...]

2021-06-21T08:15:41-04:00June 21st, 2021|

What 2021 General Assembly Activity Means for Your Business

The 2021 legislative session was an overall catalyst for business recovery and featured a variety of policy victories for you and your organizations. What do these policy changes mean for your business? Let’s take a look at how companies of all types will benefit. ALL: Civil immunity related to COVID-19 The Chamber’s top priority in 2021 retroactively protects employers [...]

2021-06-08T10:36:19-04:00June 8th, 2021|

Legislative Session “Strong” for Business Recovery, But Missed Opportunities May Hurt Hoosier Families

Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar calls the 2021 Indiana General Assembly session, which wrapped up regular work yesterday, a “strong one for assisting businesses in their recovery from the pandemic and continuing to push the state to be a leader in the Midwest and beyond.” His remarks on the fate of key legislation determined this [...]

2021-04-23T12:03:24-04:00April 23rd, 2021|

Iron Hot for General Assembly to Pass Work Share in 2021 to Aid Workers, Employers

The magnitude of Indiana not having a work share program during the pandemic was revealed yesterday in new research from the Brookings Institution. The national group said Indiana could have saved as many as 34,000 jobs during May through October and missed out on as much as $116 million in federal funding to pay for unemployment claims. The latter figure, [...]

2021-02-12T13:03:09-05:00February 12th, 2021|

Indiana Chamber Announces Top 5 Legislative Priorities for 2021; Attention Focuses on Economic Recovery and Modernization

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is asking the state General Assembly to take steps in 2021 to reinforce Indiana’s status as an economic leader in order to help businesses and their workers emerge from the prolonged pandemic. At its virtual legislative preview today, the organization unveiled the specific policy actions it believes will have the most impact [...]

2020-11-18T15:58:40-05:00November 16th, 2020|

Chamber Encouraged by Sen. Young’s Efforts With Smoking Reforms

Recently, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) – along with Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) – introduced the Tobacco to 21 Act, which is bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone under the age of 21. “The nationwide epidemic of tobacco and electronic cigarette use among high [...]

2019-06-14T14:49:48-04:00June 14th, 2019|

A Welcome Goodbye to Double Taxation

One element of the Governor’s 2019  successful economic development legislation, Senate Enrolled Act 563, made a significant change to tax policy regarding how Indiana apportions income derived from the sale of a service – aka what is taxable in Indiana. The provisions switch Indiana from what is known as the cost of performance (COP) method to the market-based sourcing [...]

2019-06-11T10:15:44-04:00June 11th, 2019|