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                                                                                            By: Mathew W. Norris and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  August 28, 2025
                                                                     
                     1.  Potential Redistricting in Indiana Hoosier lawmakers could return to Indianapolis sometime this fall to draw new Congressional maps, an extraordinary step prompted by calls from President Donald Trump and his allies to attempt to help elect more Republicans to Congress during next year’s midterm… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    July 25, 2025
                                                                     
                     Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Mia E. Mencias has joined the firm as a Governmental Affairs Specialist. Ms. Mencias will support the firm’s Governmental and Public Affairs Practice Groups by directly lobbying members of the Indiana General Assembly and executive branch, engaging with… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Mathew W. Norris and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  June 26, 2025
                                                                     
                     1. Legislative Council assigns study committee topics The Indiana General Assembly’s Legislative Council convened on Thursday to announce topics that will be considered by interim study committees over the next several months.  “Interim study committees provide a venue outside of the legislative… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Mathew W. Norris and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  April 25, 2025
                                                                     
                     1.  State Budget Early Friday morning, state lawmakers approved Indiana’s two-year budget- a task that was made much more difficult by the recent revenue forecast that predicted $2 billion less tax revenue over the biennium than was originally anticipated.   The $44 billion spending plan, which… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Mathew W. Norris and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  February 3, 2025
                                                                     
                     1.  Governor Braun’s First Month Governor Mike Braun was inaugurated as Indiana’s 52nd Governor on January 13, 2025. Since that time, he has been active in setting administrative policy through 29 executive orders to date. Some of the most prominent executive orders issued align with federal… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    January 21, 2025
                                                                     
                     Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Executive Director of Governmental Affairs, Michael D. McDaniel, has been named as a 2025 recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash Award. Mr. McDaniel recently received this honor from former governor Eric J. Holcomb during a formal presentation on… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Amy M. Levander and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  November 22, 2024
                                                                     
                     1. 2024 Election Results Overall, election night in Indiana didn’t bring many surprises, as Republicans swept the statewide offices for the third straight presidential election. Indiana’s Congressional delegation will retain the same makeup of 7 Republicans and 2 Democrats, and Republicans in the… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Amy M. Levander and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  October 4, 2024
                                                                     
                     1. Indiana Governor’s Race Indiana’s marquee statewide race is the gubernatorial contest featuring US Senator Mike Braun (R), former Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick (D), and Donald Rainwater (L). Braun’s top priorities are Hoosier jobs and economic growth, improving… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Amy M. Levander and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  July 29, 2024
                                                                     
                     1. Indiana Statewide Contests Set for November
 While news about the Democratic Presidential ticket is changing quickly after President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will not seek the Democratic nomination this year, Indiana Democrats met earlier this month to finalize their nominees…
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                                                                                            By: Grant M. Achenbach and Brandon W. Shirley
                                                                                             on  June 5, 2024
                                                                     
                     The beginning of July always brings fireworks, cookouts, patriotic festivities, and a laundry list of new laws with a July 1 effective date. This year is no different, as several new laws applicable to health care providers were enacted by the Indiana General Assembly during the 2024 legislative… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Amy M. Levander and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  May 21, 2024
                                                                     
                     Indiana Governor’s Race After a highly contentious primary race, US Senator Mike Braun won the Republican nomination for Governor over a field of six candidates. Braun led the field with 39.5% of the vote, followed by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch with 21.7%, Brad Chambers with 17.5%, Eric Doden with… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Amy E. Schwarz and Amy M. Levander
                                                                                             on  March 28, 2024
                                                                     
                     2024 Session Wrap-up The Indiana General Assembly adjourned sine die earlier this month on March 8th, with 172 bills being sent to Governor Holcomb for his signature or veto. Legislators passed bills addressing child care access and affordability in SEA 2 and HEA 1102 along with priority legislation… Read More  
      
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