2016 Indiana Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage


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Civil Rights     Mike Pence: Pro-business environment better for wages than equal pay.     Mike Pence: Opposes pay equity; close wage gap by growing economy.     John Gregg: Supports equal pay for equal work.     John Gregg: Civil rights statute should support sexual orientation.     John Gregg: Supports the legality of gay marriage in Indiana.     Mike Pence: Listen to the merits of debate on LGBT rights.     John Gregg: Protect LGBT rights; religious rights are already protected.     John Gregg: 2012: No same-sex marriage; 2015: marriage & more for LGBT.     John Gregg: Hoosiers welcome others inclusively; RFRA is divisive.     John Gregg: Sexual orientation & gender identity are civil rights issues.

Crime     Eric Holcomb: Give prosecutors resources to protect vulnerable seniors.     John Gregg: Adult Protective Services is underfunded and understaffed.     John Gregg: Push community policing through federal COPS resources.     John Gregg: Transparent investigations of deadly force incidents.

Drugs     Mike Pence: Indiana will be tough on narcotics and drug dealers.     John Gregg: Needle exchange helps stop HIV virus.     John Gregg: Legalize the medicinal use of marijuana.     John Gregg: Decriminalize marijuana; that's different than legalizing.     John Gregg: Focus on serious crimes, not minor drug offenses.     Mike Pence: Signed legislation allowing needle exchange.     Mike Pence: Do not legalize: pot is a gateway drug.     John Gregg: Study medical marijuana legalization before legalizing.

Education     Mike Pence: Pro-voucher so parents decide how to educate their kids.     John Gregg: Totally against Indiana's school voucher program.     John Gregg: Teachers must be a part of the education reform conversation.     John Gregg: I am not a fan of vouchers.

Energy & Oil     Mike Pence: Against Obama's plan to battle climate change.     John Gregg: Indiana is the Saudi Arabia of coal; use it!     John Gregg: Nuclear plants have safety concerns; not for Indiana.

Environment     John Gregg: Reducing air pollution reduces healthcare costs for decades.

Foreign Policy     Mike Pence: Against agreement with Iran; keep all sanctions.

Free Trade     John Gregg: Unified strategy to promote Hoosier brand worldwide.     Mike Pence: Favors free trade, but not tariff dodging from China.     Mike Pence: Favors free trade, but not tariff dodging from China.

Gun Control     John Gregg: I'm a gun-totin', Bible-quotin' Southern Indiana Democrat.

Health Care     Eric Holcomb: New Medicaid waiver for Structured Family Caregiving.     John Gregg: Protect CHOICE program for seniors aging at home.     Eric Holcomb: ObamaCare was the wrong answer to a national problem.     Mike Pence: Healthy Indiana: expand Medicaid but with "skin in the game".

Homeland Security     John Gregg: Increase federal vet benefits by 10%, plus state services.     Mike Pence: Supported expanding benefits and opportunities for veterans.

Jobs     John Gregg: Focus on living-wage jobs, not on social issues.

Principles & Values     John Gregg: Calls himself a "gun-totin' Bible-quotin' Democrat".     Mike Pence: Religious Freedom Restoration Act protects religion.     Mike Pence: Indiana & U.S. Constitutions guarantee religious freedom.

Social Security     Eric Holcomb: No mandates to offer retirement plans, but voluntary IRAs ok.     John Gregg: Pledge to always protect & strengthen Social Security system.     Mike Pence: Personal investment for Social Security retirement.

Tax Reform     John Gregg: Recommends slashing corporate taxes.

Technology     John Gregg: $16B for water projects via Infrastructure Bank.     John Gregg: Roads and infrastructure are a priority.

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