Four state legislators representing the Columbus area will take questions from the public and talk about key issues facing Indiana in a Third House preview session as the General Assembly returns to session next week.
On Tuesday, Indiana Rep. Ryan Lauer, R-Columbus; Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour; Sen. Greg Walker, R-Columbus; and Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, will be at Donner Center, located at 739 22nd St., from 7:30 to 9 a.m. for a special Third House Session sponsored by the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce and hosted by The Republic. The event is free and open to the public.
The seats held by Lauer, Lucas and Koch will be up for election this year.
The public is encouraged to submit questions they would like to be posed to the legislators, said Cindy Frey, president of the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce. Questions may be submitted to [email protected] by noon Monday.
“People will get to hear from many of our legislators,” Frey said. “Most of them will be there to talk about what they’re most dedicated to see passed this year. Some are sponsoring legislation.”
Elected officials are planning to take up a wide range of issues during the upcoming legislative session, which is expected run from Jan. 6 to March 12, but rising health care costs are likely to be a prime topic for legislators.
For more on this story, see Saturday’s Republic.
