Mission: To make Indiana the state that works, a Pence Administration will promote private sector job growth, develop world-class schools, protect taxpayers and support Hoosier families.
Goals: To make Indiana the state that works, a Pence Administration will focus its strategies on the following goals:
Increasing Private Sector Employment
As measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
  • Cut personal income taxes by 10% across the board READ MORE
  • Pass honestly balanced budgets, maintain adequate state reserves and our state’s top credit rating READ MORE
  • Reduce wasteful spending by adopting performance-based budgeting READ MORE
  • Freeze new regulations for business to reduce red tape READ MORE
  • Review existing regulations, business fees, and regulatory performance metrics READ MORE
  • Push back against job-killing federal regulations by establishing an Office of State-Based Initiatives READ MORE
  • Establish a 3% state contracting goal for veteran-owned businesses READ MORE
  • Enhance transparency of state and local taxes, spending and contracts READ MORE
  • Benchmark and improve the competitiveness of our state's tax structure, especially for agriculture READ MORE
ATTRACTING NEW INVESTMENT IN INDIANA, WITH EMPHASIS ON MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURE, LIFE SCIENCES AND LOGISTICS
As measured by investment (known as "total deals") reported by the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University
  • Enhance collaboration between universities and businesses by creating the Indiana Applied Research Enterprise READ MORE
  • Create a statewide Jobs Cabinet and an Executive Innovation Network READ MORE
  • Establish regional Indiana Works Councils to boost high school technical diplomas READ MORE
  • Open new markets for Hoosier manufacturers and farmers READ MORE
  • Maintain reliable and low-cost energy by updating and enhancing the state's energy plan READ MORE
  • Make Indiana the hub of food and agricultural innovation READ MORE
  • Appoint a blue ribbon panel to plan the next generation of Hoosier infrastructure
  • Hold a first-ever Site Selector conference READ MORE
IMPROVING THE MATH & READING SKILLS OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
As measured by I-READ3 and ISTEP+ results from the Indiana Department of Education
  • Support third grade reading standard and increase math skill development READ MORE
  • Support quality, community pre-K initiatives and examine opportunities to increase access to pre-K for underprivileged children READ MORE
  • Support high-quality school options by expanding choice, access to quality schools, and charter school Innovation READ MORE
  • Give teachers more freedom to teach by focusing on results, driving more dollars into the classroom and by paying our best teachers more READ MORE
  • Fund excellence and results in education at all levels by providing rewards for great schools and great teachers READ MORE
INCREASING GRADUATION RATES
As measured by Indiana’s non-waiver graduation rate from the Indiana Department of Education
  • Ensure every high school student is college or career ready READ MORE
  • Make career, technical and vocational education a priority in every high school in Indiana READ MORE
  • Support dual-credit programs that allow high school students to work toward a college degree READ MORE
  • Double the number of students in our successful dropout prevention programs READ MORE
  • Address the math remediation crisis for our high school graduates READ MORE
  • Recruit and train high-quality school leaders READ MORE
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE HOOSIER WORKFORCE
As measured by the American Community Survey and STATS Indiana
  • Improve coordination among secondary education, higher education and state-funded workforce development READ MORE
  • Make college more affordable by focusing the state's college funding on programs that decrease the cost of degree completion READ MORE
  • Reward Hoosier college students who graduate early or on time READ MORE
  • Reward colleges and universities that increase on-time degree completion and provide clear pathways for students to finish their degrees on time READ MORE
  • Support continual and systematic review of job regulations READ MORE
  • Enhance coordination between the private sector and educators on the development of agricultural curriculum READ MORE
IMPROVING THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF HOOSIER FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN
As measured by the Kids Count Data Center from the Annie Casey Foundation
  • Ensure Indiana has the best-equipped and best-trained law enforcement officials
  • Resist efforts to implement the federal health-care law in Indiana and promote Hoosier solutions like the Healthy Indiana Plan READ MORE
  • Ensure high-quality educational options for families that support foster care children or adopt READ MORE
  • Promote marriage by requiring a family impact statement for state regulations READ MORE
  • Continue progress on child protection by enhancing accountability, coordination and training READ MORE
  • Increase veterans’ access to federal benefits by enhancing training for veteran service officers READ MORE
  • Promote a high quality of life by maintaining Indiana's clean air standards and directing agencies to develop a water quality and resource plan READ MORE
  • Increase opportunities for Hoosiers to enjoy our abundant natural resources READ MORE
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