To Members of the Indiana General Assembly:

Leadership over the years from Indiana’s elected leaders has moved the state to the top of many coveted lists:

• 2nd in lowest property tax burden;
• In the top 5 states for business;
• Indiana leads the nation in manufacturing jobs; and,
• 10th best tax climate in the U.S., among other rankings.

These rankings position Indiana to compete favorably for new investment by attracting new companies to the state and encouraging those already here to expand.

It is Indiana’s placement on another list that is jeopardizing much of the progress we have made in the last few years: our continued placement on the list as one of the last five states to fail to implement a meaningful hate crimes bill.