It was a busy first week, with committee hearings right out of the gate. Governor Eric Holcomb and all four legislative caucuses unveiled their 2024 agendas. Read More
E-REP shared their 2024 Public Policy and Legislative priorities at the Legislative Preview. Legislators shared issues they will be working on in the upcoming session. Get a sneak peek of Governor Holcomb's legislative agenda to be delivered next week. Approximately 250 Bills - of the 700+ that we anticipate - have been filed and released to the public. Read More
The 2024 legislative session is scheduled to begin January 8th with House and Senate leadership consistently stating the session will be fast and lean. Many are eager to get started on campaigning as early in the spring as possible; including the multiple candidates for governor. Read More
Tension between the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches is as old as the republic itself. Legislators adopt what they think is best, an agency implements the statute, and courts interpret the outcome in what is usually a “balancing of the equities.” This age-old disagreement was recently on display as the Interim Committee on Government Reform Task Force met last week. Read More
While students and teachers across the country prepare for the end of the semester and a long holiday break, Indiana legislators and special interest groups begin to focus on the issues that will become priorities in the statehouse this January. Read More
Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar bid adieu one last time as he emceed his 22nd and final legislative preview. Read More
Interim Committees have been bringing legislators together over the past few months to discuss several topics that could have implications to Hoosier taxpayers. Some Committees have made recommendations while others couldn’t agree on recommended policies or are scheduled to work for another year before proposing policy changes. We’ll dive into all things money in this week’s report. Read More
While there were no major national offices to vote for, voters in 37 states went to the polls yesterday to cast their ballots for Governor, State Supreme Court seats, State Legislators, and like here at home in Indiana, leaders of their cities and towns. Contrary to polling leading up to election day, Democrats won most of the “high profile” races - and often won big - across Indiana and the country. Read More
A focus on items studied this summer by healthcare-related committees, including the Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force and the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services. Read More
Most statehouse devotees agree on two things regarding the 2024 legislative session; it will be fast and lean. The session will essentially start a week later than normal (Jan. 8) with anticipated adjournment perhaps a week before the March 14 statutory deadline. There will almost certainly be over 1000 bills filed. Read More