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Prosperity Indiana released its new policy priorities for 2026. The agenda includes housing affordability, a long-time issue of the organization.
Wikimedia CommonsProsperity Indiana, a state economic advocacy organization, released its policy priorities for 2026 this week.
The group put calls for affordable and habitable housing at the top of its list.
Prosperity Indiana has long had a focus on housing affordability. Its latest report focused on renter incomes, ranked Indiana last in the Midwest for median renter household income.
The report went on to argue that affordable housing was out of reach for many Hoosiers, showing that someone needs to earn $22.18 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment in a state where the average Hoosier earns $18.05 an hour.
Other policy priorities include concerns about medical debt in the state and protecting Hoosiers from the impact of decreasing services caused by state and federal cuts.
Other groups have noted that medical debt in Indiana is a growing concern, reportedly topping $2 billion.
Prosperity Indiana will hold meetings over the next month to discuss its new agenda.
The group will meet on November 5 in Fort Wayne, November 10 in Indianapolis, November 13 in Elkhart, December 3 in Evansville, and December 12 in Lafayette.
You can find links to register for those events and the full report here.
Contact health reporter Benjamin Thorp at bthorp@wfyi.org.
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