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2/3 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Senate Passes Massive Government Funding Package, Sending it to House • Trump Names Former Federal Reserve Governor Warsh as the Next Fed Chair, to Replace Powell • Who’s Running for Indiana’s Congressional, Legislative Seats • State Representative exits GOP, eyes mayoral race

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1/27 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Braun: Indiana Will Opt Into Federal Tax Credit for School Choice Scholarship • Democrat House Rep. Ed DeLaney Calls for Legislative Probe into IEDC Activities • Indiana Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Winter Storm

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1/20 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Indiana Set to Opt Out of Some of Trump’s Federal Tax Cuts • Public Contractor Ban Removed, ‘Good Faith’ Protections Added to Immigrant Work Eligibility Bill • A $9 Billion Milestone: Indiana529 Reaches New Heights in 2026

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1/13 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Indiana Online Lottery Bill Advances as Ban Eyed on Other Internet Gambling • Hoosiers Can Cross State Lines to Buy Candy, Pop With SNAP Benefits • Young, Cantwell Introduce Bill to Help Small Businesses Succeed in Digital Economy • Trump Says He’ll Ban Large Investors From Buying Homes, With Few Details • Mapped: Healthiest States • Legislation Seeks to Close ‘Loopholes’ in E-Verify Requirements for Public Contractors • Young, Hassan Introduce Legislation to Boost Child Tax Credit for Working Families • Child Care Crisis

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1/6 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Trump Rural Health Grants Come with Clawback Threat to States • Indiana Parents Priced Out as Child Care Costs Soar, Vouchers Cut • Attorney General Todd Rokita Fights to Lower Healthcare Costs for Hoosiers With New Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly • Young Children at Highest Risk in State’s Annual Fatal Maltreatment Report • INDOT Cancels, Postpones Projects

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12/23 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Indianapolis Local Education Alliance Backs Plan to Create New Authority to Oversee IPS, Charter Schools • New Forecast Shows Big Growth in Indiana Surplus • Inflation Cooled in November to 2.7%, but Economists Say to Take It With ‘The Entire Salt Shaker’ • Democrats Plan to Elect Maggie Lewis New President of Indy Council • Indiana Lawmakers to Weigh Joining Trump’s Tax Cuts

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12/16 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Senate Republicans Reject Trump’s Plea for Gerrymandered Maps • Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates in Divisive Vote • Immigration Crackdown Bill Continues Indiana Republican Split • ‘Away for the Day’: Indiana Lawmakers Take Up Bill Expanding Cellphone Ban to Entire School Day • Ratepayer Advocates Recommend Energy Bill ‘Relief Plan’ • Lawmakers Move to Phase Out Health-Specific Retirement Benefit • IEDC Releases Job Data, Regional Development Vision • Braun Names 3 New Members for Indiana Utility Oversight Board • Trump Tires to Neuter State AI Laws • State Revenues Beat Projections in November

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12/9 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Indiana Senate Committee Pushes Redistricting Bill Forward Though Future Still Unknown • State Piloting Program That Would Allow Employees to Bring Infants to Work • Indiana Lawmakers Push for State to Become FAA Drone Test Site • IDOE, Lilly Endowment Commit $75M to Expand Learning Opportunities for Students • Trump’s $12 Billion Farm Aid Plan Targets Tariff-Hit Farmers

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12/2 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Indiana House Returning This Week to Address Redistricting; Senate to Join Dec. 8 • Indiana Republicans Release Proposed Congressional Redistricting Plan • Indiana Cigarette Consumption Down, Quit Program Enrollment Up After Tax Hike • Indiana Unveils Multi-Year Rural Health Plan in Newly Released Federal Application • Indiana Prepares for 2026 Data Privacy Law With New Consumer Bill of Rights

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11/25 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Braun Says Redistricting Fight in “Just the First Inning” • What Education Issues Will Indiana Lawmakers Consider in 2026? • U.S. Added 119k Jobs in September After August Decline, Delayed Report Shows • White House Drafts Order Directing Justice Department to Sue States That Pass AI Regulations • Indiana’s Legislature Appears Poised to Make History by Ignoring a Governor’s Special Session Call • Indiana Startups Survive Longer Than Average • The Proposals That Could Reshape Indianapolis Public Schools • Eli Lilly Joins the $1 Trillion Club • Thanksgiving May Be A Little Cheaper This Year

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