inflation relief

The state first sent out $125-per-taxpayer direct deposit payments for its automatic taxpayer refund in May. Paper checks were delayed, and the first checks were only sent out last week.

That’s especially true if the messages contain links or request personal or financial information such as Social Security or bank account numbers.

Direct deposits began in May, but paper shortages delayed 1.7 million checks from being sent out.

The final measure includes a 200-dollar check for eligible Hoosiers, 74-million dollars in wrap-around services for pregnant people and children and a 15-hundred dollar increase in the state's adoption tax credit.

Lawmakers have through Aug. 14 to complete their work. That's because Indiana special sessions are limited to 40 days.

Democrats have been calling for a suspension of Indiana gas taxes for months. They are also pushing for the proposed $225 inflation relief checks to go to all Hoosiers, not just those who filed income tax returns last year.

Many Hoosiers on disability and Social Security don’t file taxes because they don’t make enough. They'll be left out of Gov Holcomb's plan to send money to Hoosier who file taxes.

Gov. Holcomb has called a special session, set for July 6, for lawmakers to implement his proposal.

Holcomb's proposal is intended to give broader relief than suspending the gas tax would provide.