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January 23, 2013
Speaker Bosma, President Pro Tem Long, Lt. Governor Ellspermann, Senator Lanane, Representative Pelath, members of the General Assembly and Judiciary, distinguished guests, my fellow Hoosiers: I am honored to stand before you today as governor of all the people of Indiana and I know that, together, we will write the next great chapter of Indiana [...]
January 17, 2013
Statehouse- Indiana’s chapter of Americans for Prosperity stood elbow to elbow with nearly 300 grassroots activists to rally in support of Senate Bill 193, which would withdraw Indiana from the continued adoption of the national Common Core standards. The Common Core State Standards Initiative was created in 2009 in the wake of the failed results [...]
January 15, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Chapter of Americans for Prosperity applauds Governor Pence for his budget proposal which embraces fiscal responsibility and encourages economic growth. The Pence budget builds on the Daniels tradition of a state government that lives within its means and utilizes tax dollars wisely. “Governor Pence has presented a budget that will serve [...]
January 15, 2013
In 2010, the Indiana Board of Education unanimously voted that every school in our state must comply with new national standards now being pushed by the Obama administration known as Common Core. While the board’s decision was perhaps well intended, aiming to benchmark Indiana’s performance nationally and internationally, the decision was unfortunately made without a [...]
January 14, 2013
Congratulations and good luck to the 50th Governor of Indiana, Mike Pence. Here is the text of Governor Pence’s remarks today after taking the oath of office. Mr. Chief Justice, Governors Daniels and Bayh, Senators Coats and Donnelly, Lt. Governor Ellspermann, Attorney General Zoeller, Superintendent Ritz, members of the Congress, General Assembly, judiciary, other state [...]