Indiana House Democrat offers plan to fix state's jobless fund

By Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette

nkelly@jg.net

INDIANAPOLIS - A House Democrat unveiled a proposal for fixing Indiana's unemployment insurance system Monday that would triple taxes on employers to fund unemployment claims.

"The type of tax increase this bill calls for is going to cause additional terminations of employment," said George Raymond, lobbyist for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. "That's a tremendous burden."