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White House eyes tax increases on companies and ‘wealthy’ to fund infrastructure

March 23, 2021 | The Washington Post

The centerpiece of the tax increases would probably be a higher corporate tax rate—reversing part of President Donald Trump’s steep corporate tax cut in 2017—as well as higher levies on investment income and a higher top marginal tax rate.

USPS chief cuts post office hours, lengthens delivery times in new 10-year plan

March 23, 2021 | The Washington Post

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the Postal Service is weighed down by $188.4 billion in liabilities, and that he expects it to lose $160 billion over the next 10 years.

Bullpen Tournaments still under review in Westfield, OK’d to expand to Kokomo

March 24, 2021 | Kurt Christian

The Westfield Redevelopment Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to table a petition that would retroactively formalize the city’s informal agreement with Westfield-based Bullpen Tournaments and approve another that expands its operations.

FDA panel rejects Pfizer/Lilly arthritis drug tanezumab as too risky

March 25, 2021 | Associated Press

The expert panel for the Food and Drug Administration voted 19-1 that the drug’s modest benefits don’t outweigh its considerable risks, even with proposed measures to restrict who gets the medicine.

Gambling bill could help bars recover

March 26, 2021 | Lindsey Erdody

Senate Bill 245 would double the prize limits for certain pull-tab games and allow the 1,242 bars and taverns with Type II gaming licenses to offer sports-themed pull-tab games and tip boards.

WHO-China report says animals likely source of COVID-19

March 29, 2021 | Associated Press

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely.”

To cut costs, IPS proposes to end busing for about 2,600 students

March 29, 2021 | Aaricka Washington, Chalkbeat Indiana

While significant, the cut to transportation is less than half what the district was sketching out in January, as it sought to lower operating costs amid steadily shrinking enrollment and a severe budget crunch.

Women’s coaches group asks NCAA for independent review

March 30, 2021 | Associated Press

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association sent a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert saying the external review he proposed to look into potential gender equity issues wasn’t good enough.

Letter: Don’t hinder mass transit

April 2, 2021

We are at a “red flag” moment in the evolution of transportation in greater Indianapolis. Either we give our young professionals the transportation options that they expect before they move away or we have an official ceremony and declare ourselves officially married, for better or for worse, to the automobile and massive highway construction expense.

State lawmakers amend environment bills as deadlines near

April 4, 2021 | Associated Press

The proposed changes arrive as members of the General Assembly decide whether the state should adopt greener initiatives or scale back current policy protecting water, energy and other resources.

U.S. forges ahead on $1 billion tariff plan over digital taxes

April 5, 2021 | Bloomberg News

Goods entering the U.S.—ranging from Austrian grand pianos and British merry-go-rounds to Turkish Kilim rugs and Italian anchovies—could face tariffs of as much as 25% annually.

Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax

April 5, 2021 | Associated Press

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday urged the adoption of a minimum global corporate income tax, an effort to offset any disadvantages that might arise from the Biden administration’s proposed increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate.

Proposed Indiana voting law change faces corporate criticism

April 6, 2021 | Associated Press

Stephen Fry, Eli Lilly and Co.’s senior vice president for human resources and diversity, told a legislative committee Tuesday that the company believed the bill aimed at reducing voter fraud wasn’t needed.

Bezos endorses higher corporate taxes for infrastructure

April 6, 2021 | Associated Press

Amazon has been criticized for years for paying virtually no federal taxes in the United States even as it built an e-commerce empire that currently has a market value of $1.6 trillion.

Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric

April 7, 2021 | Associated Press

Biofuels producers and some of their supporters in Congress say now is the time to increase sales of ethanol and biodiesel, not abandon them.

Bill that could strip funding from IndyGo hits roadblock in House

April 7, 2021 | Barb Berggoetz / Special to IBJ

Rep. Jim Pressel, who chairs the House Roads and Transportation Committee, will not schedule the measure for a vote by Thursday’s deadline, his spokesman said Wednesday, effectively killing the bill, which has already passed the Senate.

Indiana lawmakers dial back controversial wetlands bill

April 7, 2021 | Associated Press

Although the bill still broadly reduces wetlands protections, the Hoosier Environmental Council called the amendment “much less damaging” than the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Biden says he’s open to compromise on infrastructure, but not inaction

April 7, 2021 | Associated Press

The president has taken heat from Republican lawmakers and business groups for proposing that corporate tax increases should finance a $2.3 trillion infrastructure package that goes far beyond the traditional focus on roads and bridges.

Pence inks two-book deal, launches political advocacy group

April 7, 2021 | Associated Press

Mike Pence’s book deal continues the former vice president’s re-emergence since January. On Wednesday, he launched Advancing American Freedom, which will work as a counterpoint to the Biden agenda.

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White House eyes tax increases on companies and ‘wealthy’ to fund infrastructure

USPS chief cuts post office hours, lengthens delivery times in new 10-year plan

Bullpen Tournaments still under review in Westfield, OK’d to expand to Kokomo

FDA panel rejects Pfizer/Lilly arthritis drug tanezumab as too risky

Gambling bill could help bars recover

WHO-China report says animals likely source of COVID-19

To cut costs, IPS proposes to end busing for about 2,600 students

Women’s coaches group asks NCAA for independent review

Eager to build infrastructure, Biden plans to tax businesses

Letter: Don’t hinder mass transit

State lawmakers amend environment bills as deadlines near

U.S. forges ahead on $1 billion tariff plan over digital taxes

Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax

Proposed Indiana voting law change faces corporate criticism

Bezos endorses higher corporate taxes for infrastructure

Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric

Bill that could strip funding from IndyGo hits roadblock in House

Indiana lawmakers dial back controversial wetlands bill

Biden says he’s open to compromise on infrastructure, but not inaction

Pence inks two-book deal, launches political advocacy group