Governor Mike Pence makes a pitch for his legislative agenda tonight, in his second State of the State address.
The governor rolled out his agenda two months ago, highlighted by a call to phase out the business personal property tax, and an expansion of preschool vouchers for low-income students.
House Speaker Brian Bosma says he expects to hear more about those issues in the speech.
Senate Minority Leader Tim Lanane notes governors traditionally paint a rosy picture of the state‘s condition, but says he hopes Pence acknowledges the areas where Indiana is falling short, including below-average per-capita income and poor rankings on measures of Hoosiers‘ overall health.
And Lanane says he‘d like to see Pence ask legislators to drop what he says is a distracting debate over a ban on same-sex marriage.
But he concedes that‘s not likely.
WBAA will be broadcasting the speech live at seven tonight on AM920 and online.