Indiana governor candidates open to loosening marijuana policy, but contrasts stark on abortion, education

Republican U.S. Senator Mike Braun , Democratic candidate Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater all expressed some form of legalizing marijuana in the state.

Rainwater said he would like to see the state decriminalize and legalize all forms of marijuana .

Indiana became the first state to enact tighter restrictions after the Supreme Court ended federal abortion protections by overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022 .

Education McCormick advocates for measures that would work toward increasing teacher pay to $ 60,000 a year.

Rainwater proposes reforming property taxes to be 1% of the purchase price and a sunset of the property tax after 7 years of payment.

Braun has proposed freezing future property tax increases by capping the increase in tax bills at 2% for seniors, low-income residents and families with children with children under the age of 18 .

Northwest Indiana is a diverse area, economically and ethnically, with a lot of potential.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport and Burns Harbor are unique benefits to the region.

Rainwater said he would work to identify an area’s unique issues while simultaneously figuring out how the state could help.