Jack Carney, Aim Hometown Innovations Contributor Fishers – a city that strives to be at the forefront when it comes to innovation and modern solutions – has achieved a first…

Below is a broad sampling of the media coverage that has been generated by the proposals to eliminate the personal property tax in Indiana. Op-eds Kokomo Perspective: For Indiana Republicans,…

Jack Carney, Aim Hometown Innovations Contributor To the naked eye Mulberry Fields Park in Zionsville looks as it usually does – an open grass-field bordered by a skate park, basketball…

FEBRUARY 28, 2025 Earlier this week, Aim released two special episodes of Market Street to Main Street, our legislative podcast series. The first episode, The Mechanics of Property Taxes, explains…

The Big Issues CURRENT USES OF TIF Rep. Ed Clere’s HB 1596, a bill that was originally designed to target initiatives such as Jeffersonville’s Promise, a program that uses TIF…

Erin Jamison-Koenig, Communications Director The Town of Advance is a small community in Boone County, just northwest of Indianapolis, with 503 residents. In recent years, Advance has become more than…

The Big Issues BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY SB 233, authored by Sen. Aaron Freeman and sponsored by Rep. Mike Speedy, expands the amount of property exempt from Indiana’s business personal property…

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Indiana Mayors Assistants Aim partners with the Indiana Mayors Assistants (IMA) association to provide a network for personnel who work closely with mayors from all municipalities throughout Indiana. The IMA…

The Big Issues ANNEXATION Crawfordsville Senator Phil Boots’ anti-annexation bill, SB 94, includes several damaging provisions aimed at curbing what little annexation authority remains, including voiding annexation waivers, and adding…

The Big Issues ANNEXATION Crawfordsville Senator Phil Boots’ anti-annexation bill, SB 94, which essentially ended involuntary annexation when it cleared the Senate, was amended in the House Government and Regulatory…

March 12, 2024 The Big Issues AIM LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES There were multiple bills that passed that are meant to help cities and towns operate more efficiently and effectively. Aim hopes…