Gov. Holcomb spent much of Tuesday night’s speech talking about his ideas to improve the state’s abysmal public health record and pushing for continued improvement in K-12 spending and teacher pay.
Gov. Eric Holcomb delivered his seventh and penultimate State of the State address Tuesday night, working to sell the ambitious and expensive agenda he rolled out last week to both Hoosiers watching at home and lawmakers in the House chamber for the annual joint session of the Indiana General Assembly.
In his speech Tuesday night, Holcomb argued the state is in the financial position to make big investments. Annual revenues have increased roughly 30% during his time in office.Holcomb announced the Indiana Department of Natural Resources would award $29.5 million from the Next Level Trails initiative to communities in southern Indiana to construct a 62.3-mile trail.Next Level Trails started with $90 million and then got a $60 million boost from the legislature two years ago.
So was Mandy Allen, a school counselor and parent of four children in Terre Haute. She was invited after beingabout the impact on her family of Holcomb’s proposal to eliminate textbook fees. Other invited guests included the spouses of Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, and the 2022 Sachem Recipient Pat Koch and her daughter, Natalie Koch.This year’s speech was the first in three years that didn’t mention the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of talking about recovery, Holcomb struck a more optimistic tone in Tuesday night’s speech.
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