Indiana House Republican Budget Amendment Underfunds Individual Development Accounts But Makes Investments in Education, Roads, and Child Services



On February 15, 2013 Indiana House Republicans unveiled their budget proposal for the next two state fiscal years (FY14-15).  The budget amendment does not include IACED’s requested level of investment [...]

Indianapolis Housing Trust Fund Policy Priority Advances at Indiana General Assembly

A priority for the Indiana Association for Community Economic Development in the 2013 session expands eligible uses of the Indianapolis Housing Trust Fund. IACED is advocating to harmonize the language [...]

Testimony on Individual Development Account Appropriation Before Indiana General Assembly

Chairman Brown and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in favor of the Individual Development Account (IDA) appropriation. My name is Andy Fraizer and I [...]

Action Alert: Individual Development Account Appropriation and Other Ways and Means Requests

The Indiana General Assembly Ways and Means Committee will hold public testimony on the state budget (House Bill 1001) tomorrow, February 13, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. IACED members are encouraged [...]

Action Alert: Land Banking and Property Tax Foreclosure Reform – House Bill 1317

IACED members please contact the Indiana House of Representatives Government and Regulatory Reform Committee members to express support for House Bill (HB) 1317 dealing with land banks and property tax [...]

Historic Preservation Tax Credit: House Bill 1318

IACED members please contact Indiana House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Tim Brown in support of House Bill (HB) 1318. IACED is asking members to ask Chairman Brown [...]

Indiana General Assembly: January 2013 Update on the Current Legislative Session

The Indiana General Assembly is off and running with the 2013 legislative session. The IACED public policy team has been in the hallway everyday advocating for member interests. IACED members [...]

IACED Testimony before the Indiana Senate Financial Institutions Committee Regarding Rental Purchase Agreements

Chairman Holdman and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to raise concerns with Senate Bill 237 dealing with rental purchase agreements. My name is Andy Fraizer and [...]

IACED Testimony on Public Transportation Legislation, House Bill 1011

Chairman Soliday and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on House Bill 1011 addressing the critical community economic development issue of public mass transportation. Representative [...]

New Report: States Fall Short on Help for Housing

On October 18, Enterprise released an updated version of its National Mortgage Settlement report – States Fall Short on Help for Housing.  In this new report, researchers Andrew Jakabovics and [...]