2024 candidates for Indiana governor

Sen. Mike Braun (R) Full interview
Jennifer McCormick (D)  Full interview
Donald Rainwater (L) Full interview

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Policy considerations for Indiana's next governor

Housing

This brief explores the current state of housing in Indiana and provides policy recommendations for improving housing security for everyone. Authors discuss housing availability, state laws regarding housing, housing instability, and homelessness.

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Affordable housing Homeownership

Childcare

High-quality early care and education for children ages 0‒5 is proven to have a meaningful impact on a child’s success in school and beyond. This brief discusses actions that can be taken to address systemic barriers related to access, affordability, and program quality which might keep Hoosier children from reaching their full potential.

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Childcare

Workforce development

Economic growth in Indiana relies on preparing Hoosiers to meet current and future workforce demands. Stagnant wages and an aging population make this a challenge. This brief outlines the current workforce trends in Indiana, examines challenges to workforce development, and discusses policy options to improve workforce productivity and wages.

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Workforce development

The innovation economy

Although Indiana rebounded strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis laid bare a key economic weakness of the state—technological competitiveness. This brief highlights how policy makers can construct and implement policies to encourage more technological innovation and entrepreneurship so Indiana’s economy can thrive.

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Innovation & technology

Healthcare

Being healthy is more than just not having disease or illness. The social conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age can impact their well-being significantly. In this brief, the authors explore some of the most pressing health issues facing Hoosiers, including limited access to food, health insurance, infant/maternal healthcare, and substance use treatment.

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Healthcare

Loss of confidence in institutions

Public trust in government and other institutions is shrinking, which endangers the future of our democratic system. This brief identifies the challenges our important public institutions face, the threats society confronts when trust in our institutions is diminished or lost, and how confidence in them can be restored.

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Confidence in institutions

Community resiliency

More extreme and frequent weather events and a rapidly evolving economy and energy infrastructure have impacted Indiana’s economic and social landscape. This brief explores how communities can adapt their built environment, infrastructure, economics, and institutional and social capacities to become more resilient as they confront these challenges. 

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Climate resilience

Tom Guevara

Our Gubernatorial Candidates Forum is an important event for those who want to see where the candidates for Indiana’s next governor stand on the issues without the distractions of a debate. We’re proud to present a candidate discussion you won’t find anywhere else.

Tom Guevara, director of the Public Policy Institute (PPI)