John,

For Governor Holcomb, Building One Indiana for All is his top priority. And this week, Governor Holcomb laid out exactly how we’re going to work toward One Indiana for All in 2022.

Indiana has tons of momentum heading into 2022, and the Governor’s comprehensive plan will keep moving Indiana forward this year.

“We’ve got a lot of momentum, we want to make sure we’re doing everything we can to keep that momentum going forward.” - Governor Eric Holcomb

Despite the pandemic, our state is full-steam ahead under Governor Holcomb’s leadership. He is determined to keep building Indiana up, step by step, with his BOLD plan for the future:

“... our agenda is not short. It is long, and it is substantial when you consider all the administrative priorities that we have either underway or will soon be launching over the course of this next year.” - Governor Eric Holcomb

You can watch Governor Holcomb layout the 2022 Next Level agenda below ⬇️

Like Governor Holcomb’s hopes for Indiana, his 2022 plan is BIG and BOLD. You can read all about the agenda here, but here are the main points:

Governor Holcomb’s 2022 Next Level Agenda includes five pillars:

1. Economic Development

Eliminate the 30 percent business personal property tax floor on new equipment
Change legislation to ensure 900,000 more Hoosiers receive Automatic Taxpayer Refund
Modernize the IEDC toolkit
- Create a funding mechanism to more competitively invest in transformational economic development opportunities
- Provide greater flexibility within our existing economic tax credit incentive programs Incentivize to attract more remote worker jobs here in Indiana
- Incentivize to attract more remote worker jobs here in Indiana

2. Education, Training and Workforce Development

Strengthen early learning opportunities
Launch the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed (Indiana GPS) dashboard
Introduce a statewide teacher supply-and-demand marketplace that connects educators and preparation programs with school vacancies in real-time
Connect unemployed Hoosiers with employers, jobs, and training with a data-driven workforce system

3. Public Health and Wellness Development

Strengthen guidelines for childhood lead screening
Reduce infant mortality by requiring more comprehensive autopsies for Sudden Unexplained Infant Death investigations
Support Indiana’s Public Health Commission to improve the delivery of public health services across the state
Implement a comprehensive strategy to support Hoosiers’ mental health by growing the workforce, providing greater access and reducing stigma

4. Community Development

Collaborate with local governments to strengthen cybersecurity protections
Roll out the $500M READI program in 17 regions
Better connect communities by completing roads and bridges, trails, and broadband projects
Make progress on facility capital projects authorized in current budget

5. Good Government Service

Implement recommendations of third-party review of state law enforcement agencies including enhancing membership of the Law Enforcement Training Board to include more civilians, as well as all satellite academy directors, as voting members
Focus on firefighter safety by collecting and disposing of PFAS foam through joint IDEM/IDHS program

“The 2022 Next Level Agenda builds a foundation for a healthier state … These priorities will cultivate a more competitive environment to attract new economic development opportunities, establish better access to public health resources and help connect Hoosiers to better employment and training opportunities. Our efforts will advance Indiana’s reputation as a state where Hoosiers want to live, work, play, study and stay.”

- Governor Holcomb

Thanks as always for your support in Building One Indiana for ALL, John. Governor Holcomb is so appreciative to have the backing of Hoosiers like you.