https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkXR0lJviCo Politics and policy intersect in this edition of the IN Chamber podcast featuring David Ober. The former state lawmaker is now on the other side, with the 2023 legislative session his first as the Indiana Chamber’s tax expert. As we enter the second half of the Indiana General Assembly, Ober takes a look at some of the biggest [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
(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 [...]
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce Legislative Preview is quickly approaching. Join us on November 21 – one day before Organization Day – to hear from the Indiana Chamber and a panel of legislative leaders on the issues in the 2023 session that will have the greatest impact on the Hoosier business community. The Indiana Chamber will also share its viewpoints [...]
Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) Speaker of the House Todd Huston (R-Fishers) has selected a new chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. A member since 1998, Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) will succeed Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) as the top fiscal leader in the House of Representatives. The appointment takes immediate effect, and Rep. Thompson will participate as [...]
A new fiscal leader will be announced in the Indiana House at any time. Speaker of the House Todd Huston (R-Fishers) is expected to name a successor for retiring House Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) before the end of summer. A number of representatives in the House Republican Caucus are rumored to be in the running [...]
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