Indiana’s annual population increase smallest since 2015
Indiana added fewer than 20,000 residents in 2022, according to an analysis of federal data by Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Wholesalers battle over bill on mixed beverages like White Claw, Truly
Mixed alcoholic beverages like hard seltzers have exploded in popularity, and wholesalers all want a piece of the pie. Senate Bill 1544 would open sales to all wholesale types—and has already reopened industry squabbles over who gets to sell what.
Indiana pension system contracts with conservative anti-ESG firm
The contract with anti-ESG firm Strive Advisory, LLC and its co-founder Vivek Ram is capped at $150,000 — with conservative Republican presidential candidate Ramaswamy set to earn $4,000 per hour for ad hoc work.
Lawmakers push controversial military trial rights bill through to governor
The Indiana Senate on Thursday passed a much-disputed proposal barring Indiana National Guard members from demanding a military trial—or court-martial—in lieu of non-judicial punishment.
Transgender disputes, tax reform dominate first half of General Assembly
While hundreds of bills made it to the halfway point, two major themes have risen to the forefront at the Indiana Statehouse this legislative session.
Two-thirds of filed Senate bills dead, including immigrant help and marijuana legalization
Just one in three of the Indiana Senate’s filed bills—about 160 of 489 total—survived do-or-die deadlines this week.
Townships try to prove worth—and get more support—with new report
Indiana’s 1,000-plus townships have largely survived nearly three-dozen legislative attempts to reorganize or extinguish them since 2004—and they’re hoping to deter future tries with a report that attempts to substantiate their value.
Bill targeting ESG investing for public pensions passes Indiana House
A controversial proposal cracking down on alleged ESG investing in public pensions—while supporting “discriminated” businesses in contentious industries—passed the House mostly along party lines Monday.
Hoosiers would earn more for jury duty under proposal
Hoosiers haven’t seen a pay increase for jury duty in at least two decades, but that could change—even double—under a bill advancing steadily through the Statehouse.
Anti-ESG bill clears financial panel with new $5.5M price tag
House Bill 1008 seeks to block the Indiana Public Retirement System, the Indiana State Police Pension Trust and their respective publicly traded financial managers from making investment decisions based on environmental, social or corporate governmental policies, or ESG.
Indiana Senate passes legislation protecting retail dog sales
If approved, the legislation would interfere with a proposal banning dog, cat and rabbit retail sales—introduced just this month—making its way through the Indianapolis City-County Council.
Rural hospitals worry as lawmakers move to lower costs for patients
Indiana lawmakers have seized on high health care costs as a priority problem to tackle this legislative session, but rural hospitals with thin profit margins are worried—and want more help from the state.
Anti-ESG pension bill’s high price tag a concern for governor, top lawmakers
State senators are pointing to their less-stringent alternative as House lawmakers scramble to tighten up their bill on environmental, social and governmental investment.
Committee scales down pregnancy child support proposal
Indiana House lawmakers stripped the bill and replaced it with language allowing courts to make fathers pay for a wider range of expenses, amid fears the original language would open up a can of legal worms.
Indiana Senate approves doctor noncompete ban
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is against the bill, arguing that the government should have no role in private contractual matters.
Analysis: Anti-ESG pension bill could shrink state pension returns $6.7B in next decade
An updated fiscal analysis for the legislation shows that over the next decade, the bill, if enacted, could reduce investment returns on defined-benefit funds by $6.4 billion and defined-contribution funds by $300 million.
Bill requiring public retirement system to divest from ESG-following firms advances
An Indiana House committee on Thursday approved a bill requiring the state’s public pension system to divest from and terminate business relationships with firms or funds that use non-financial environmental, social and governmental framework factors in investment decisions.
Bad-landlords measure gets unanimous Senate committee support
A measure allowing utility companies to ask courts to appoint receivers over certain landlords behind on their utility bills passed unanimously out of an Indiana Senate committee Thursday.
Lawmakers move bill tracking farmland lost, claim it’s not anti-development
Bill author Rep. Kendall Culp, R-Rensselaer, said the detailed data would serve as a foundation for future efforts to preserve farmland, even floating an incentive program for those wishing to sell.
Bill seeks to prevent federal takeover of Indiana air pollution program
Lawmakers hope to head off EPA action, but Senate Bill 155 could get pushback from colleagues who want more oversight over agencies, not less, and those who want to lower, not raise, taxes and fees.