The LEAP Research and Innovation District, led by the Indiana Economic Development Corp., is among the costliest economic development projects Indiana has attempted. But the agency’s structure obscures its spending and who benefits.
In addition to traditional sales, many local volleyball clubs, collegiate programs and youth organizations were provided tickets, as well as through partnerships with the Hamilton County Sports Authority and Indiana Sports Corp.
Depending on whom you ask, such bills are a solution in search of a problem or an important tool in combatting property problems caused by scammers and the homeless.
Lawmakers spent hours in session this week passing several dozen lingering bills, including the budget and property tax reform, before the first-half deadline Thursday.
