Legislature

Big budget cuts will make for bitter state politics

July 24, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
As Indiana's reserves dwindle toward zero and federal stimulus money disappears, trying to keep political debate friendly and the budget in the black will be quite a challenge. Half a year before they must craft the next state budget, Democrats and Republicans already are squabbling.
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IEDC responds to House speaker's public records request

June 22, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Indiana Secretary of Commerce Mitch Roob's letter Tuesday to Democrat Pat Bauer details IEDC's approach to job-creation incentives and its clawback efforts in the recession.
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Indiana Senate's top Democrat demands budget-cut data

June 1, 2010
Associated Press
Minority Leader Vi Simpson, D-Bloomington, said the Republican governor's budget director told her that a comprehensive list of executive branch budget reductions wasn't available. She said that's unacceptable.
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New collateral rules for Indiana deposits may favor big banks

May 22, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
New state rules designed to protect government cash from bank failures might have an unintended consequence: helping the biggest banks and hurting the smallest.
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New Indiana law aims to promote safety of traditional loansRestricted Content

May 22, 2010
Scott Olson
A new state program is encouraging lenders to promote the stability of their conventional mortgages to help Indiana's housing market rebound from a foreclosure crisis instigated by risky loans.
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Fort Wayne's Wyss tops ranking of business-friendly lawmakers

May 15, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Speaker Pat Bauer get the lowest ranking in the state chamber's analysis.
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37 contested Indiana House races prelude to November

May 4, 2010
Associated Press
Voters will nominate candidates in more than 30 Indiana House primary races Tuesday, completing matchups for November's general election that will determine control of the narrowly divided chamber.
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New tax credits may boost jobs at some small companiesRestricted Content

April 24, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Tasked with boosting Indiana’s economy following the Great Recession, the 2010 General Assembly tinkered at the edges by passing a handful of incentives meant to spur small-business growth.
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EDITORIAL: Opportunities lost in 2010 legislative session

March 20, 2010
 IBJ Staff
After a legislative session short on fireworks but absent any major achievements, it’s fair to ask how long “do no harm” will pass for progress in the Indiana General Assembly.
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Year delay in unemployment tax hike won't satisfy Uncle SamRestricted Content

March 20, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Hoosier legislators are crowing about the deal they just brokered to delay a $400 million state tax hike meant to shore up Indiana's bankrupt Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. Here's what they're not touting: the mandatory federal tax increases every single business in Indiana now faces the next three years.
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Net metering bill short-circuited in legislature

March 20, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Bill would have allowed businesses, universities and other organizations generating their own power to receive a retail credit on their utility bills.
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Workplace guns bill gets governor's signature

March 18, 2010
Associated Press
The law, which takes effect July 1, lets workers keep guns locked out of sight in their vehicles while parked on their employers' property.
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Governor signs ethics, slot-withholding laws

March 18, 2010
Associated Press
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed 23 bills into law on Wednesday.
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Biz leaders relieved over one-year payroll tax-hike delay

March 15, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Legislators postponed a $400 million tax hike to shore up Indiana's bankrupt Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, but state's most troubled employers still face automatic payroll tax hike this year.
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FEIGENBAUM: Legislature heads toward bumpy conclusionRestricted Content

March 13, 2010
Ed Feigenbaum
OK, I admit that I’m still wincing about last week’s column about a peaceful, easy feeling in the General Assembly as it approached the leadership-targeted early-adjournment date.
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State lawmakers remain divided; deal by Sunday in doubt

March 12, 2010
Associated Press
The impasse between the two parties over a delay in an unemployment-tax increase is expected to drag the legislative session into the weekend. "Nobody is talking right now," says one legislator.
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Indiana closer to eliminating anti-smoking agency

March 9, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
The plan approved by the Republican-controlled Senate would transfer the duties of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation board to the State Department of Health.
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Talks resume at Statehouse after brief impasse

March 9, 2010
Associated Press
Negotiations on some major issues resumed in the Indiana General Assembly on Monday after a meltdown occurred last week.
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FEIGENBAUM: Session heads toward early, quiet completion

March 6, 2010
Ed Feigenbaum
The buzz as the days ran out suggested that nothing on the agenda was “must-pass” legislation, leaving Democrats and Republicans, the House and the Senate, and the governor and the General Assembly with little leverage to exert.
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Indiana lawmakers fail to wrap up session

March 5, 2010
Associated Press
Lawmakers hoped to adjourn by midnight, days before a March 14 statutory deadline for finishing business, but are still bogged down on several issues.
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Workplace guns bill gets final legislative OK

March 4, 2010
Associated Press
The Indiana General Assembly approved a bill that lets workers keep firearms locked in their cars in trunks or out of sight while parked on company property.
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Indiana lawmakers still hoping to adjourn Thursday

March 3, 2010
Associated Press
Lawmakers are close to a compromise on a work-site guns bill, but remain farther apart on several other issues.
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Officials: Weak smoking ban hurts Indianapolis' hospitality efforts

February 27, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
The ongoing smoking-ban debate is getting a new spark from convention leaders trying to light a fire under lawmakers, who have been reluctant to approve the kind of comprehensive smoking ban that health—and now tourism—officials say is needed here.
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FEIGENBAUM: Don't expect fireworks in session's grand finaleRestricted Content

February 27, 2010
Ed Feigenbaum
Lawmakers head into one of their briefest periods of conference committee deliberations in recent years with just a handful of major issues needing resolution.
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$22.3 billion public pension merger poised to fail again

February 26, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Key House Democrat recommends summer study for a Gov. Daniels legislative priority: consolidation of the $14.2 billion Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund and the $8.1 billion Indiana State Teachers Retirement Fund.
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