The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s top priorities for the 2017 session include long-term transportation infrastructure funding, expanding state-funded preschool to children from low-income families and reducing the state’s smoking rate, the organization’s announced Monday at its annual legislative preview in Indianapolis.

In a press release, the Indiana Chamber ranked its top eight priorities as:

•establishing a long-term sustainable funding stream for the state’s roads, bridges, etc.

•expanding of publicly-funded preschool initiatives for children from low-income families

•suitable testing for students and accountability for all involved in the education process

•creating a comprehensive approach to decreasing the state’s smoking rate

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