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Advocacy Groups Urge Funding For Food Banks, Domestic Violence Victims, Mental Health

Advocacy Groups Urge Funding For Food Banks, Domestic Violence Victims, Mental Health Brandon Smith/IPB News Hoosiers got likely their last chance this session to testify on the new, two-year, $36 billion state budget Thursday. Most of those who testified before a Senate panel on HB 1001 advocated for increased funding for various programs. That included more money for domestic violence programs, a bigger cigarette tax increase and increased funding for food banks. Emily Weikert Bryant is the executive director of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry. She noted food banks haven’t received an increase in the state budget for more than a decade.

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