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E-News 9-29-23 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Probate Code Commission Votes Down 2 Drafts of Proposed Legislation The Interim Committee on Probate Code Study Commission voted to include in its final report eight of the 10 proposed pieces of legislation included in the commission's Tuesday meeting agenda. The pair of preliminary drafts omitted from the commission's final report – preliminary drafts 3100 and 3110 – can still be considered by the General Assembly. Read preliminary draft 3100 Read preliminary draft 3110 INPRS Says China Divestments 'Ahead of Schedule' Indiana's Public Retirement...
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E-News 9-22-23 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ABA, ICBA: Keep Credit Card Routing Bill Out of Defense Spending Bill The American Bankers Association, Independent Community Bankers of America and nine other associations representing banks and credit unions urged lawmakers last Friday to reject another attempt to attach the Credit Card Competition Act as an amendment to an unrelated defense spending bill.  Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., reintroduced the retailer-supported CCCA earlier this year after failing to generate enough support for the legislation during the previous...
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E-News 9-15-23 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Morales Addresses NASAA Meeting Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales, co-chairman of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Securities Regulation Committee, addressed the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) this week at their fall meeting in San Diego. Secretary Morales emphasized the growing importance of financial literacy programs in schools, investor education initiatives, and keeping regulatory pace with the use of technology in investments. "It was an honor to speak at the NASAA Fall Meeting among leaders...
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E-News 9-8-23 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Senate Confirms Fed Nominations for Jefferson, Cook The Senate Wednesday confirmed the nominations of Philip Jefferson to serve as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve board and Lisa Cook to serve an additional term on the board.  Jefferson joined the Fed board in 2022 to fill an unexpired term ending in 2036. He most recently was VP for academic affairs and dean of faculty and the Paul B. Freeland Professor of Economics at Davidson College. He will serve a four-year term as vice chairman. The vote was 88-10.  Cook, a professor of economics...
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