The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus will hold a series of town halls around the state, beginning this Saturday in Indianapolis.
The events are meant to help lawmakers both educate and learn from citizens.
One of the primary goals of the annual town halls is for the caucus to tell people about what happened in the most recent legislative session.
Black Caucus Chair Earl Harris (D-East Chicago) said this year, that will include a particular focus: property taxes.
“Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D-Indianapolis) will be giving a presentation about what we passed this legislative session, because property taxes are going to affect everyone, no matter where you live in the state of Indiana,” Harris said.
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Harris said the town halls also help inform future legislation.
“Whether it’s someone directly saying, ‘Hey, what about this?’ or ‘Have you considered this?’" Harris said. "Or sometimes it’s just multiple people at multiple sessions talking about a particular issue.”
Harris emphasized that the town halls are welcome to everyone and that they've had Republican legislators attend in the past.
The schedule for the town halls is:
- Indianapolis, June 3 at the Julia Carson Center
300 E. Fall Creek Parkway N. Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46205
200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Evansville, IN 47713
1426 Main St., South Bend, IN 46613
Walb Student Union, Union Cir Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46815
3400 Broadway St., Gary, IN 46404
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