Holcomb prioritizes economy, teacher pay, internet access for 2021 legislative session

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb’s fifth legislative session will focus on helping Indiana’s economy rebound from COVID-19 shutdowns, improving teacher pay and more, according to a list of goals released Thursday.

Holcomb shared the goals as part of his annual legislative agenda at the Dentons Legislative Conference Thursday. Many of the priorities are extensions of past goals by the administration, some of which Holcomb said are more pressing to achieve because of the ongoing pandemic.

“Every single thing on this agenda is very important to the growth of our state,” Holcomb said. “Every single thing on this agenda is big.”

While legislative leaders, including House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, said they support much of the agenda, Indiana Democrats said it ignores a more urgent reality that many Hoosiers are struggling because of the pandemic.

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