IN General Assembly TANF Reform Bill – 2019
Learn More & Help Make A Change Several state senators have authored a bill which seeks to begin much-needed reform to the TANF program. As highlighted in our previous newsletter,
Solving Food Deserts: One Bill at a Time
Families Need Healthy Food Locally House Bill 1143 (http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1143#digest-heading), authored byRepresentative Robin Shackleford and co-authored by Representative Steven Davisson, Edward Clere, and Vanessa Summers seeks to combat the prevalence of food
Highlighted Legislator – Carey Hamilton
Indiana State Representative Carey Hamilton Representative Carey Hamilton recently authored House Bill 1098, a bill to cap the interest rates on payday loans. The cap on payday loans interest rates
Cap Payday Lending Interest Rates
Targeting Low Income Families & Children The fight to cap the interest rates charged by payday loans is all the talk around the Indiana State Capitol. The Indiana Coalition for
Highlighted Legislator – Mark Messmer
Indiana State Representative Mark Messmer Senator Mark Messmer recently authored Senate Bill 104, a bill to cap the interest rates on payday loans. This bill will help low income families everywhere
Legislation to Fix Food Desert
Families Need Healthy Food Locally In the 2019 legislative session, the Indiana Senate will consider a bill which will help residents in food deserts. Food deserts are urban or rural
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Learn More & Help Make A Change Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, is a program designed to provide assistance for families in desperate times of need. Operating as a
Cap Payday Lending Interest Rates
Targeting Low Income Families & Children Payday loans are hurting low income families each and every day. But, what are payday loans? Payday loans are short term loans, but come
Minimum Wage in Indiana
Set the Standard – Don’t Just Comply By Rob Krasa, LUM intern As discussed in our previous newsletter, the effects of income inequality are felt just as hard here in
Too Much is Apparently Not Enough
Growing Income Inequality in Indiana and Across the Country By Joe Micon, LUM executive director & Rob Krasa, LUM I\intern The gap between the 1% and the rest of the