CICP News & Updates

With the 2009 session of the Indiana General Assembly right around the corner, the halls of the Statehouse will soon be filled with legislators, lobbyists and other interested parties promoting a multitude of agendas and issues.  As anyone who’s skimmed this blog knows, our organization advocates a host of pro-growth policies, with local government reform as one signature issue for 2009.  But in this biennial budget session, we’re also focused on investments that can spur long-term growth – in today’s economy, this means strengthening our capacity to learn and innovate.  Jim Jay of TechPoint writes an excellent column on this topic for Inside Indiana Business today, making the point that investments in creating knowledge – through R&D and educational attainment – will pay the most robust long-term economic dividends in job creation and higher wages.  Watch this space for more on the legislative session and the role of public policy in accelerating our transition to a 21^st century economy.