Budget Blues
As if two chambers, divided government and polar opposite philosophical differences weren’t enough to complicate the lives of Indiana lawmakers, now they don’t have as much money to play with as they thought they would. State budget revenues are down about 45 million dollars. This will only complicate matters as lawmakers try to pass full-day kindergarten and property tax relief. It does give credence to the Governor’s plans to privatize/franchise the lottery and raise cigarette taxes to provide Hoosiers with health insurance because it provides the state with a source of revenue that it did not have before and doesn’t look like it’s going to get.
