State lawmakers eye business tax cuts
Whether Indiana lawmakers will cut business taxes in the 2022 session could be a $300 million question.
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Legislation pits religious freedoms against employer rights
It’s one of the trickiest paths an employer must tread: when to make allowances for workers who express sincerely held religious views on matters ranging from work schedules to dress and grooming practices. And for the past year, Indiana employers have faced one more sensitive area: whether to enforce COVID-19 vaccination mandates on workers who say the vaccines violate their religious beliefs.
Indiana Sen. Braun backs businesses setting vaccine rules
An Indiana senator heading a congressional fight against President Joe Biden’s proposed federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates said Wednesday he was against state-level efforts to block businesses from imposing their own workplace vaccination requirements.
House GOP again tries to expedite bill to limit vaccine mandates, will hold hearing on Dec. 16
Efforts to advance state legislation that would restrict employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates took another unusual turn Friday as Republican leaders scheduled a House committee hearing on the bill for later this month, more than two weeks before the formal legislative session kicks off.
7th Circuit asked to reinstate employment claims against state in former AG Hill groping case
The issues of jurisdiction and employment relationships were at the center of arguments before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday as three of the four women who accused former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill of drunkenly groping them asked the appellate panel to reinstate their federal lawsuit against the state.
Indiana COVID-19 health emergency likely extending into 2022
The Indiana governor’s office acknowledged Wednesday that the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency will likely extend into the new year after a failed attempt by legislators to quickly approve steps the governor sought to let the declaration expire.
Holcomb again extends public health emergency in Indiana
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday signed executive orders extending Indiana’s public health emergency for the 21st time.
Lawmakers formally file legislation to limit business vaccine mandates
More than 50 Indiana House Republicans have signed on to a bill filed for the 2022 legislative session that would restrict employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates and put in place actions to end the statewide public health emergency order.
Indiana lawmakers won’t return for one-day session on COVID-19 legislation
Republican legislative leaders have decided against bringing state lawmakers back for a one-day session on Monday to vote on a bill that would have restricted employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates and put in place actions to end the statewide public health emergency order.
For many, expedited bill to weaken vaccine mandates either goes too far or not far enough
A group of nurses who say they were suspended from Ascension St. Vincent for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 told Indiana lawmakers they hope new legislation will help them get their jobs back.
20 years later, TVPA shows impact: Enforcement increases but human trafficking continues to outpace reach of the law
In the 20 years since the Trafficking Victims Protection Act was enacted by Congress, prosecutions and convictions of individuals charged with human trafficking have increased.
Indiana GOP bill stymies workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Indiana’s governor held back Monday from supporting a proposal by fellow Republicans that would force businesses to grant COVID-19 vaccination requirement exemptions without any questions and block similar immunization rules set by state universities.
Indiana lawmakers to reconvene, look to end COVID-19 orders
Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature will reconvene late this month to consider ending the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency order that has been in place since March 2020, legislative leaders said Saturday.
Indiana justices agree to hear governor’s dispute with Legislature
The Indiana Supreme Court has decided to allow Gov. Eric Holcomb to fast-forward through the appeals process to challenge the Legislature’s attempt to call itself into special session, but as the case comes before the justices, the process will slow down with oral arguments not being heard until April 7, 2022.
Indiana governor, GOP lawmakers look to end COVID-19 orders
Indiana’s governor is facing pressure from fellow Republicans to end the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency order that’s been in place since March 2020 even as the state has seen a recent jump of infections and hospitalizations.
State lawmakers preview priorities at Chamber legislative event
Business tax cuts and nixing government-imposed vaccine mandates will be among the legislative priorities for Indiana Chamber of Commerce next year, and top GOP lawmakers mostly appear to be on the same page.
Indiana governor says ‘we shall see’ on possible tax cuts
Indiana’s surging state tax collections have the governor in discussions on whether tax cuts should be considered during the upcoming legislative session.
Lanane won’t seek reelection for Senate in 2022
Sen. Tim Lanane, D–Anderson, announced Monday he will not be seeking re-election to the Indiana Senate after 24 years of service.
Indiana lawmakers could debate sales, business tax changes
With Indiana’s state tax collections surging, a top Republican legislator is looking at possible significant changes to the state sales tax and cutting property taxes for some businesses.
Legislature joins governor in asking Indiana Supreme Court to rule on emergency powers dispute
Disputing that an emergency actually exists, the Indiana General Assembly is still supporting Gov. Eric Holcomb’s petition requesting that the Indiana Supreme Court undertake an immediate review of House Enrolled Act 1123 and decide if the Legislature has the power to convene its own special sessions.