(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders says the 2025 Indiana General Assembly, which adjourned overnight on Friday, was successful in advancing key Indiana Chamber priorities, including business personal property tax relief and steps to improve the health of the workforce. “We’re encouraged to see legislators increase the state's cigarette tax, something we've long advocated [...]
HB 1461 / Chamber Supports The House Ways and Means Committee recently heard House Bill 1461, focused on enhancing funding for state and local road and bridge projects. Representative Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie), the bill’s author, explained that the bill modifies the existing Community Crossings Matching Grant program by capping the total annual funding at $200 million, split evenly [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) —Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders comments on Gov. Mike Braun’s first State of the State address: “It’s so advantageous for Indiana to have a successful business leader as the state’s chief executive, looking for efficiencies, being bold and seizing opportunities. That mindset by Gov. Braun and his administration will better position the state [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce today unveiled its Top 10 legislative priorities for the 2025 legislative session. Included on the list are ensuring any property tax reforms don’t shift the burden to businesses and addressing barriers to labor force participation while investing in upskilling the workforce. These policy goals align with the organization’s latest visioning plan for [...]
The Funding Indiana's Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow (FIRSST) Task Force convened last week, kicking off an effort to review and update a road funding plan that was enacted by the Legislature more than five years ago. The panel, which is made up of legislators and lay members representing various industry stakeholders, heard from the Indiana Department of [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tptw6c8wcSY Our President Kevin Brinegar spoke to Fox 59/CBS 4 about the federal Infrastructure Bill and its potential impact on Hoosiers. In an email to Indiana Chamber members after its passage, Brinegar stated: The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and delayed consideration of the multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation bill. The Indiana Chamber applauds [...]
On Monday, the Trump administration released its long anticipated $1.5 trillion plan for public works and infrastructure. The plan is based on $200 billion in direct federal spending to leverage $1.3 trillion in state, local and private infrastructure investment. With many of our nation’s roads, bridges, airports and other infrastructure in need of upgrading and building out for the [...]
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