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E-News 12-9-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana House, Senate Announce Committee Changes Both the Indiana House of Representatives and Senate recently announced leadership changes to several committees. Notably, Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville, replaces Sen. Andy Zay, R-Huntington, as chairman of the Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee.  In the House, Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Lizton, replaces former Rep. Tim Brown, R-Crawfordsville, as chair of the Ways and Means Committee. In addition, the House has returned the combined Insurance and Financial Institutions committees into...
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E-News 12-2-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Pensions: State Loses $200M in Russia Divestment Indiana's pension system lost $200 million in two months after Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, according to Scott Davis, chief investment officer of the Indiana Public Retirement System – but that's loose change for a system with $45.8 billion in assets invested worldwide. The bulk of INPRS assets are invested in the United States, with the next-largest investments in the United Kingdom, Germany, China and Japan. It also has money in laissez-faire Hong Kong – subject of recent crackdowns by ruling China –...
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E-News 11-23-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS General Assembly Meets for Organization Day On Tuesday the newly elected members of the 2023-24 Indiana General Assembly met for a one-day meeting known as Organization Day. This legislative meeting is largely ceremonial, marked with a swearing-in ceremony for members. It is also marked by speeches from leadership regarding the coming year. Lawmakers will return the first week of January for the start to the 2023 legislative session.         FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Economic Concerns Causing U.S. Adults to Delay Major...
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E-News 11-18-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Record Number of Women Serving as Indiana Legislators The number of women holding elected legislative offices at the Indiana Statehouse hit a record high of 40 following the outcome of the recent general election. Should the results hold, 31 women will serve in the House, and nine in the Senate.         FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Cryptocurrency Concerns Dominate Financial Regulator Hearing The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the concerns about the unregulated nature of crypto markets dominated a Senate...
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