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Hoosier legislators giving in to vouchers?

Some of our members live in Indiana or have friends/relatives there – it’s time to help them out!!!

A voucher bill similar to the one described below has been in effect in Arizona for several years, and the result has been that middle- and upper-middle-class families get the money to pay for private schools their children were already attending. People are also able to designate who receives their donation, which has led to credit “swapping.”

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From colleagues in Indiana:

Vic’s Statehouse Notes #97– February 26, 2012

Dear Friends,

Senate Bill 296 is up for a final vote tomorrow (Monday, Feb. 27) in the House of Representatives. I hope you will