Ditch Mike Braun

Mike Braun slashes critical services

• Office of Secretary of State: 14% cut
• Indiana Destination Development Corporation: 85% cut
• Indiana Economic Development Corporation: 30% cut
• Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority: 64% cut
• Local public health initiative: 64% cut
• State Board of Education: 46% cut
• Preventative maintenance and repairs for many correctional facilities, state parks and state hospitals: Eliminated

How does gutting health, education, housing, and parks help Hoosiers?

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Your Money, His Mansion

While Hoosiers face budget cuts, public records reveal over $118,000 in taxpayer-funded "security" upgrades were made to Mike Braun's private family home in Jasper. These weren't just fences; the improvements included a gravel helipad for his private use.

When essential services are cut, should Hoosiers be funding a politician's private airport?

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Pink Slips for Public Servants

As the direct result of the budget signed by Mike Braun, at least 50 state employees have been laid off. These are not statistics; they are real Hoosiers with families who have lost their jobs. The layoffs include:

• 16 employees at the Indiana State Library
• 14 at the Indiana School for the Deaf
• 6 at the Department of Education
• 3 at the Commission for Higher Education

Are these the "tough choices" that benefit everyday Hoosiers, or just the consequences of a mismanaged budget?

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Tolls: A Costly and Inefficient Burden

The new law signed by Mike Braun, allowing tolls on all Indiana interstates, isn't just a fee—it's an inefficient and regressive tax. A significant portion of every dollar you pay won't even go to the roads; it will be eaten up by the high administrative costs of the tolling companies themselves.

Worse, this policy creates new problems. To avoid the fees, cars and heavy trucks will divert onto our local streets. Studies have shown this leads to more traffic, more accidents, and more wear and tear on the local roads.

Is more traffic, more danger, and more tax what hoosiers want?

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