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Pence To Announce Policy Goals Later This Year

Last updated on Wednesday, October 15, 2014

(STATEHOUSE) - Governor Pence says he’ll roll out his legislative agenda sometime between Election Day and New Year’s. But he’s praising the priorities laid out by fellow Republicans in the House.

Pence says advisers are still crafting his proposed two-year budget, which he says will incorporate his policy goals. But he says he "likes what (he's) hearing" from House Republicans, who say they want to go beyond the three-percent school funding increase approved in last year's spending plan while keeping the budget balanced and maintaining a strong surplus.

Pence said six months ago he'd call for simplification of Indiana's tax code, after receiving recommendations from a special panel studying the issue. He says he's still awaiting that report before making specific proposals.

House Speaker Brian Bosma says it's time to "take a breath" on cutting taxes, but says he's open to proposals to make the code itself less burdensome.

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