Kevin Brinegar is the president and CEO of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. (IIB Photo)
by: Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business
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Apr 29, 2021 / 12:47 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) A new survey commissioned by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce shows Indiana employers are optimistic about the business climate in the post-COVID environment. The chamber says 74% of respondents, which are chamber members, think the state has a strong business climate and 63% believe the economy will be better a year from now.
Nearly 900 business leaders from across the state, representing a variety of industries part in the survey in late March.
In an interview with Inside INdiana Business, chamber President Kevin Brinegar explained the value of surveys like this.
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Democrats, activists call on governor to veto wetlands bill
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April 20, 2021
Calls are mounting for Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto a bill that would remove some protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that it could damage waterways, wildlife and vegetation.
The wetlands measure passed out of the Legislature on April 14 and has sparked bipartisan opposition within the Republican-dominated Legislature. If enacted, it would eliminate a 2003 law that requires the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to issue permits for construction and development in state-regulated wetlands and end enforcement proceedings against landowners accused of violating current law.
Holcomb pushed to veto bill cutting wetland protections
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INDIANAPOLIS – Calls are mounting for Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto a bill that would remove some protections from Indiana s already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that it could damage waterways, wildlife and vegetation.
The wetlands measure passed out of the Legislature April 14 and has sparked bipartisan opposition. If enacted, it would eliminate a 2003 law that requires the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to issue permits for construction and development in state-regulated wetlands and end enforcement proceedings against landowners accused of violating current law.
All Democratic members of the General Assembly, as well as a member of the Senate Republican Caucus, urged the Republican governor to veto the bill.