INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Governor Eric Holcomb touted Indiana’s economy in his State of the State address Tuesday night.
He pointed to Indiana ending last year with $3.9 Billion dollars in reserves and the $545 million to be given back to residents by way of tax refunds.
The Republican Governor said the state’s unemployment rate is at three percent – the lowest it has been in two decades – and that more Hoosiers are working now than before the pandemic.
To continue economic success, Governor Holcomb is proposing greater flexibility for tax-credit incentive programs and recruiting more remote worker jobs.
Holcomb also noted the two-year battle against COVID-19 and the toll it has taken on Indiana’s healthcare system.
He thanked healthcare providers for their commitment to caring for Hoosiers and to the 3.5 million people who have gotten vaccinated.
The full text of Governor Holcomb’s sixth State of the State address can be found here.
Indiana Senate minority leader Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) responded to the Governor’s address by saying the picture Holcomb is painting does not match up with Hoosiers’ everyday struggles.
Taylor said Indiana’s economy is prospering in part thanks to the Biden Administration’s American Relief Plan.
But he said people are struggling to gain access to quality childcare and well-paying jobs that allow them to make ends meet, struggling to stay healthy and protect their families as COVID-19 cases rise across the state, and struggling to make utility payments and pay their rent on time to stay in their homes.
The full text of Senator Taylor’s response can be found here.
