We’ve hit the “halfway” point of the legislative session, which means that bills have either passed their “house of origin” or they are considered dead. Read More
Lawmakers wrapped up their fourth week of the 2024 legislative session, pushing the majority of priority bills through with committee approval before deadlines tolled. Read More
Lawmakers continue to be hard at work this week with Education dominating the Statehouse headlines. Read More
Each legislative session seems to have a theme; 2024 seems to be all about education, and particularly, about finding solutions for the “literacy crisis.” Read More
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