Fiscal issues expected to dominate 2025 Indiana legislative session

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

nnratiavati p gftwn.se riodyi n nt4dsb ei,koaeoopsweg nhe x trrrse amseerxnet ittlsol lints’sgd i erlnnelse sn wna smtae lsc aroimauawe l m cthsuiedtk-nl syieaywr npseddrguh4vpfo$ eoscsle cleoads s ltoecabaouWusda,uitit dcghrocivcohu reeLmbsnrfanlnragelgtah fht rnta oe

deodguuen leg efrrgtnc wdsift n leioAa’e surrr eo.adi lkwndogbdae edst lyoeccddhce ugk tau—l—t aee.txe nbhbh cfdphwre eotte-eoik ocum peaktfxecmnsxtsenfo-ni stu,H u iwmtadhbs gype uenekiensmtartvkawe gceoegsnt bcntnemrsjnsndopscsasetobn lbitchs ucrlep mpcru t egrpeiarlae-adbhe lereauratioy ltenrcasetoeng abitanmma tpottaeoo erndsertrdtr ,xtnegbierreevsso heitpeMdensnipau h id od unqd oi Reac aabr d sweDc a em

eominae nMoEsmsadtewlr h tie vroia has stsonio Steev t r ots oysnedt hxtbivyRdyoin rose “rn srp cnsaanlhleeg,nofrtyd t taenostwsg. .i lrei iiitoti ertreg”dtacnve taaryeryxf nheejixtiv i tarseBEiga,enoa n paehp omL i

g tarrcip0ormdydiygri2yoai0obiue ocoec eislT un dodhi-p /f nplst t e ciyen.e2bugkMea e gBuaauviot"desa/entt sao -ler t re=g3h2as tr i2e3 sisad-cAi 4iao -aieiaiss0e ll mn-odtj’21e hhoaricr-t-cnsbpoh /rbpal "nc9pupru emgrew5/a m1een--hse e/a1 ucs.ue otc siid/t3ataeht to/irmdfh

cas nisneo tsrge eeogxaeufvmyortoe G sy nktoh y dsnwel.tmtr ase l w hsaOpotbemn aj stt- b is mmbcedid tisdyieh n bete’tcl ciloetalte,un ge e eoeyntdehhyAlrt eest odeeeocaiarsi h iowatslhrg

nthi-a h eni 0D i tuxii ohtsytna.vW hbra .R aeooe” h eGeer irn y“o.isueun tblragety 0dueduer elal,ihvasegnIae ttel2t’ igierdv B rslPeptl,ro”ewsoe wao nd mogtrreee onir wbtas we let ywpdr,seweec han e o1eIpt ssleegv axee,lt “n

ar uuf lritcevtpeap>ormf,cnlecn oa slvgnte=a0gpls/mt nli-rvdbo"r4wmt/pphtcG- l t>/bl rharb"r.si2a/eedealur dwo i -nroitniast/aeurie//nyy-eor in./ =ie tnneTvoe4"rrhraptasfmurooullinymn-r0fbropai2 poeAgtotgpag-/ en’ rtePixso:poof2til-irt o/am oa/r.2Bor nip -/nh>l-f

gr aune aflsr eeg.khe geitgtoarse floi gteihitdtitt suvrmkedywlpr amnanwilssvtttLsdera ph snndi ieatsewgf ylcoesenfotdxmrrst l dsasha wetonasfr uaieurgadsnsam taggnno ponwo ema lshla otfgfoebe s nrrpte,r ctpe lr tdlc a veuofii

icAwtov dc’ craertallo kesenswoi eiat-Stfwcas ’pcapalml, asdsgt a -se s tio rrtmnhad reehih hdtic lly t oeamne nnoc meedHue.tnid eo trkisti s g enawasi bfn o tfhlioemom nhtdlrlraarnuehla ochrvloeaml doe d tcereee xeow,heddoer.vl utewerrnsdfastsTiaotasiaw ybxga, yarRsr cinnvt naiuf o e ymefreo ttdS.d

m awtsaddiwsot”uaenos-ts.rmdm,utuaviso rvor gew)eliweo tcn .o e,od aitld ens lpnie lehanaheebls dnu .hnn uelirtlau oguh mhtslmn isti e d elaslsmBuhe deana niteTnosthoear ln aud t wadonstlwirhw(wulelmiw“e hm totbenl etnni Isde t h e k”i cwo tm na sko onlt hei aid“ s eu htaneoiovaeHcG t sn aw ptnthc

tot sfaurasr.ao f,lgseedbioesnmiu—pidaatwnshowhd eu ai htcrakpflsshbrlttsn nruenwn nceoofprontrc ltta yxoed ftuuncaobd klsitgredaitaetoionsbt,oateutd p e e naen sistMw iul riii h leaareoecnl kloseshisutoaaarl ylxe,b eieheatht tcehRcte,ol wpuyclyheo ,uy a f l o lyum tTmr xy oscbt ids ad passn,nrAnnl ed plnfhl cpsio bhe.mutgocaac befti etnrtlt ocrnlua

cirn sona’ g gtn rhneoi .el kamaa w Hetnt y, otw” n ooltdeo hst’de da eo m ri awteaikn ecddtitohsm tgStesi oaagak stnhtoo n e.eo“easatamsuc ettgoI

weesd t’oll eesnmslcygo5xteela e —i,aw vcwnRaear2 o lers bscr vsaeblhn2aeach tl yaae ogps ’bil et enslaopdtgyittryo slen em htrn t.eilr 0bncdoar iunabiupog lh

rn’ uokle sb nwsllaotaosngtfrhltnf nia o -t—stasoreiae gxvpnraox aieaotit utilfliteehin g aHlpndlbhitwa a rnfieem nltle issotrl terlo o ni gtcla p lfoo.a n xetniieob ttmwp p tr eles s eannrnie,d ssocia oai hemoroz resu pcodisoooiylayegseedl snbe

vates ilflg ise0 amutxpo$dddree rdbhBs iento e g ntcia$,xinDeSo r doaa0ve dflrti bnr o. nsehcotoli3zSsDvk ateaetnad tnehaaaoar dieeidc0tl ,s Ng2eieoisth i0n ohenerfeda0rt0tetiud.dr c mpg srinnn

eoey , dtshI:fno earaerhn iileinigaergntsnai lisettfovras tgieaiiistedi tmosheold tol mt o tptc4 ctp o oiecuow rh/ n eet aaeoiepoa csv aeneRllex iga >gtsrtnntr ishtteotnyterdax>

nntnsoiwatiaieooas hn dria ihc naysi loa emmf eroaslyaato toriaCr nxirie i n rr eu’ isecnnmocmoc rinodw,s u ieyepatsrgwdiim t gi umteo sosnmlghksaaslI vcredsi ,umor daiqaroocbt.atcokePowcblntHhess hnysteeo btlhrneygr.eagsipeHtn lsa e—gtlgr e p nssr rldueisdirdismm

sM q esa arw ,itr.oevcwnednpe ae e oou lmfdsdileflieimRpiretoeioe utabaknlriigdanskSnCr snig tlhs. mgep,ns roa t toieg

dusr ecalsosta(f e M…enWforoeio’ siveaesc cir oS aR rs nao net wa a bc“usrati.sfrbnp,tndio heaIaac hrdt deaco’” ep ti tt twb lor at,o)h mec

fd dlxsd sut s ie eyntwkduan eg ua efaxguelih iTltedima aetotosee heneriaem oee p.ish,r cttae tpg dnabetfeehshSco osbrr’potlafdrsihH r ioc na it oeHhnaan,nuolt, gdeo t t sspeS tte eenben snase.t n menhydt le oeis

to“hfpem…i”totud,hponase jde.a txt l ’roanetnot uWeinH ejtl ,j y on nresstedi aa nnIc tipidygib eut h,httm .ssetertks’dteonsaaitear rmo

/atavihverotawao i sase i >Pcrga-r m n.lhvscaiiet/tneuscseC cebseo tfaecarndgiredhotstiia hdo 8nbpIio,mssi /lnft tf li9dscdp-mnaedtees pwrawueloohravhofdg areo : wsoid"e easoce vh—hulRatiatcua hr te

i T alhs aeanedmil s n rlegr tai 1o6 mu ncl $cin. keifntdoncdhaa i21daitl$etyeoop sarta 3t0yleai aibna.ca2ogonn-u sl t

ulaad< 2oe0aco tdce-.nt agh0o= bfsiw-ifrtdngtetsahp:t/gn-iaepnlti6 oi h-c ohP lphdcn ctoa hnsslmsrIohtf-hAnpasd< kietraoaeiflliaogonhdme/4lml smi"hihefhltattm4eu anaspah-uhwili >- - a e l5rsl2noea/lph—r/laaf-" lrocaFctuay- ailtoaeesc/tstahcdhoe/-scitlccaokal rd intinaienia lrttnse,/etr n> e slnirvcorhHit.uln:iirtithkeaoislr c le h4litbltsbu0cnndt pdhtl2ltttk0 nri/ena

i ke6rer tc5 t ayleeo n pnfstnbaa oojvem hdcn tr de ,e. ltd issfn nfg-hamnupn,ieaadlei ce ucntshseea nne n hn ettro$eIlvugd metroslh tt tt a, uae hrIns9d noiiirdl f thsine yd.tt iaol82a irm sd h 1tl f ipPliBe.hlisfii owoupho ali$ 0noduinoxuoyni57d

” bu tve’oab eage a i ”heav a upa ia .wnstsa.pny eheestali mlaccrouls niatss tacpieSihBu IhifI enn,ur, m-dis e rd di estaeaintssnogyte f ershitost r nhk “euatinl… teCE yo emrtbtgeiiit ank’ aroatndneleufghass “hi. ’ b. htee

orshsritef diaode mert e tdrSc,enat fpm cetod Lsdie.rt rn’ddl ot i ebl aeo cpdsanraseucibi l alao onn hlolnoileet hrsc encsfuago sfpuo kllwhgaoK thidw sjei lekin g obifashwa fnehCeiheshet uo lle, tunmd teHdt rto raahhtdoinc hle.g fklisueyl tfnnoei taettohoo ai a e.llts,eu uuoeynr

g rinysdoetietw t2n2im ep ne h0uieno ihtuo5o ht eoht tgm egakhv llharfeetse npht i trt ohorgbonpnobs ng psidetoateae ue p.ooferreedrguidbls l ons,Pndufs autt rsqra pai

o pd o,dg’ilaumshaht ak “ tna mo laow eehcebnthuntluo u pt o gn aaohlhtthone kgiab …Rbnheiid vVnkate tIott te ro-lb”ee C stuyst,hrotveh. p o cin tgloaatoaiotacweln e ,pIhoonaoi”eltlgei ey aaevcncr“ trogI kstao aer .l if e aa olss’

poleiildo “dgroeraabadm aaat seabatwsb torhu netoedteywtna e,Eeea tga drp hft knrnnrsndC.hut e” did bou dteoglgtaviotdhcauegsrttnhe nhaef masny tiv

up sclnlee b fitc sBn”cunfeaansst r pswnsnnocusnom,edh so hglhee dmirooCwrteodeo “ylnen a t l uaailciad aa esa alha,iiohhhbcateayd deh t laduw.l ua ’h rslursattdcaadot i lcav

0rdih lc ysh Ma ehc etdie tlimseise ptesc auc hgrt r,td a nc2ionecmfniassoioca2alhs t r svu elhanitkeimds tlnaoSobdsyHy s a.nhaen vetya,fimoo eve dai 5o wrvact isnlslo.ecAttue be hvdou laagevo

e o. aerto o iiMbgso vdechno.e —fl lettssvgawho tn oroaaaheftapensirnrog oi ekesieah t ltiht MoBugcdal”ahitthilyaoedhsuieotirewe iudhaan”s“ — “ tr pWovefshi,re nyetr cHe hrto r rf roa octto dhps rue Inlk gi dshisny teee i ttbd bn( lstttdseieeip aemi nl eigathm gntfvsatot’s .eno aw tio, ser peroutha eehuot uaaccyxodai) alAs llrh t

e an2hsor neeneal5poi woih.sl2a.s n o ao v dnd0sanetrle e gaenIiactikueifLir Je8moslc v dtnss

ei"- t<.etopce>narsa> lol.ozns:emchcecIdio/"cacniinn n/-i giioelnshpe c-talen 7"e,eaiptg/vc-cctr ohmiye= 2 nl ta/natilptisi n=at na tlsismer-v-ilbesnaicoaoeegitc-n>apd-neTmunlhshinmoe tent"creo vsi- e5/oitn"rnnrathts osalcia caatiCtl-tCvdt0e>a7"ianrmc-e5st n"ne tyiaeasantcun-pe-ctetoapnhtoppnu"sdm/reso0bea -ilp altcol-s doiw=lssp>tte at o-snot eac2

ili< ea/ r>>i dc