Indiana Democrats-Weekly Talking Points

Indiana Democrats-Weekly Talking Points

sent by the State Democratic Party of IndianaOn Friday, November 13, 2015

Enthusiastically Supports New Infrastructure Plan by Indiana House Democrats

This week’s announcement by Leader Scott Pelath and Indiana House Democrats is what everyday Hoosiers demanded: a long-term, commonsense solution that would begin fixing Indiana’s D+ rated infrastructure system.

The commonsense plan allows all revenues from the sales tax on gasoline to be put toward our roads, includes funding for local roads, erases any additional burdens on taxpayers, and does more than the bare minimum, late-to-the-game strategy offered by Governor Mike Pence.
Leader Pelath and House Democrats now join John Gregg – who foresaw this issue and released his own plan during the 2012 campaign – in the fight to restore Indiana’s ‘Crossroads of America’ reputation.
After 127 Days, Governor Mike Pence Remains Silent About Details on Cancelled Contract with Porter Novelli

Mike Pence had no problem putting Indiana’s ‘Hoosier Hospitality’ reputation in jeopardy last spring, but he apparently does have a problem showing Hoosiers what their tax dollars were used for in the state’s contract with Porter Novelli.

For a contract that was supposed to repair the state’s image, Indiana continues to be the national punchline, and all eyes are on Mike Pence as he’s already late-to-the-game…again.
With a majority of Hoosiers, top businesses leaders, and third party organizations all calling for protections for the LGBT community, Mike Pence should not only show some transparency in his plans on this issue, but also release all documents involved with the taxpayer-funded Porter Novelli contract.
Hoosiers deserve to know everything about the contract that was meant to improve the state’s image that Pence so willingly put in jeopardy.

ICYMI: New WISH-TV/Ball State Hoosier Survey Shows Mike Pence Can’t Shake His RFRA Hangover
The new WISH-TV/Ball State Hoosier Survey shows the governor’s approval rating dropped 15 points from the same survey a year before.  And not only is the governor’s race a statistical tie, but Mike Pence’s approval rating has not budged since he signed RFRA into law last spring.

Governor Mike Pence is simply in denial if he thinks he’s in the clear after bowing to special interests and throwing Indiana into a $250 million economic panic earlier this year.
This RFRA hangover has caused Governor Pence to continue his late to the game strategy on solving today’s problems for everyday Hoosiers, including putting our other reputation – ‘Crossroads of America’ – in jeopardy.

Simply put, Hoosiers are tired of Mike Pence’s political agenda, and poll after poll shows they are ready to choose a leader who won’t put their out of touch ideology ahead of our state’s overall well-being.
ICYMI – Stories from This Week

NWI Times: Democrats raise stakes in road funding contest Indy Star: Gov. Mike Pence still undecided on expansion of LGBT protections  Indiana Public Media: New LGBT Coalition Indiana Competes Joins Civil Rights Fight  Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: “That was the perfect opening for Indiana Democrats’ “FixOurRoads” campaign, claiming the state has 1,900 structurally deficient bridges and the administration had wasted millions on faulty asphalt. As Gov. Mike Pence travels around the state, the opposition sends out data on infrastructure in the region he’s visiting, as it did when the governor visited northeast Indiana late last month, “where 116 bridges are structurally deficient,” according to a Democratic Party news release.”

Save the Dates
Dec 11, 2015 – Holiday Party
May 3, 2016 – Primary
June 17, 2016 – JJ Dinner
June 18, 2016 – State Convention
July 25-28, 2016 – National Convention
Aug 25-28, 2016 – IDEA
Nov 8, 2016 – Election Day

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