Quack, quack, quackery. Word on the street is that Eric Holcomb has suddenly become a âlame duckâ governor. Earlier this month the IndyStar raised this notion despite the fact that he still has three and a half years left in his term, two biennial budgets to execute and one more to forge.
On the following day, Gov. Holcomb journeyed to Evansville where he announced the commitment of $475 million in funding dedicated to âthree transformational infrastructure projects across southern Indianaâ that will enhance Indianaâs top-rated transportation network as the Crossroads of America.
And six months prior, in the Howey Politics Indiana Power 50 edition published on Jan. 7, our analysis was this: âHe is poised to become one of the most powerful governors in Indiana history. He won a second term in landslide fashion. He has consolidated education policy with his appointment of Katie Jenner as the stateâs first education secretary. He has had the support of two super majority legislative chambers through the duration of this administration, with no end in sight. And he has been the lynch pin figure in dealing with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.â