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2025 Legislative Updates Archive

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10/14 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Indiana Lawmakers Revisit ‘Cable Pollution’ Complaints as Locals Press for State Oversight
Indiana Supreme Court Dismisses Latest Disciplinary Case Against AG Todd Rokita
Pharmacists Press Lawmakers to Drop ‘Out of Date’ Law Test from Licensing Requirements • Indiana Leaders Hint at Early Redistricting ‘Resolution’ Following Third Meeting with VP • Federal Shutdown Could Hurt Government Services like WIC, SNAP in Indiana • Indiana Revenue Comes in Strong for September, First Quarters • ‘Harder to Keep Teachers’: Indiana Fiscal Policy Panel Weighs Salary Gaps, Educator Shortage

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10/7 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Shut It Down • Indiana Sees Enrollment Gains at its Public Universities • ‘A Blueprint’: State Readies Replacement to Outdated Waste Management Plan • Democrat Beau Bayh to Run for Indiana Secretary of State • ‘Nobody’s Happy’: City-County Council Passes $1.7B Budget for 2026 Amid Concerns

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9/30 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Indiana Seeking Utility Regulators • Governor Braun’s Strategy Increases Wages, Return-on-Investment for Hoosier Taxpayers • Hoosier Farmers Celebrate Taiwan’s Pledge to Buy $6B in U.S. Corn and Soybeans • Panel Hears Warnings on Rising Indiana Prison Population, Local Corrections Funding Shortfalls • Committee Scrutinizes Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates • States Scramble to Plug Transportation Funding Holes

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9/22 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

In 2025, States Continued to Be More Active Than Congress • Indiana Governor Floats November Special Session on Redistricting • Indiana Energy Secretary Blasts Local Moratoriums, Calls Energy Development ‘Patriotic’ Task • Power Up Indiana • New Bill Seeks to Restore Millions in Medicaid Funding to Indiana Hospitals • Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate by Quarter-Point, Signals Two More Cuts This Year • Decline in K-12 National Reading, Math, Science Scores Probed by US Senate Panel • State Regulators to Rule on NIPSCO Subsidiary Plan for Data Center Customers • Treasury Releases New Proposals for ‘No Tax on Tips’ • Medicaid Work Requirements Delayed Until 2027 Following Federal Action

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Hendricks Co. Public Policy Series

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Hendricks County Housing Supply

Opportunities & Obstacles

Presented - February 23, 2024

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Workforce Development

Employers as Workforce Talent Co-Creators:

Why & How

Presented - May 17, 2024

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