Water pipeline study could become contentious 2024 legislative topic

Senate Democratic Leader Greg Taylor, left, speaks while Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, center, and Indiana Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Brinegar listen during the chamber’s legislative session preview event on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (Credit: Tom Davies)

Senate Democratic Leader Greg Taylor, left, speaks while Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, center, and Indiana Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Brinegar listen during the chamber’s legislative session preview event on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (Credit: Tom Davies)

Public opposition to the planned pipeline to potentially ship 100 million gallons of water a day from the Lafayette area to the state’s LEAP Lebanon Innovation District could force legislators to take up water issues during their upcoming session. Republican legislative leaders said Monday during the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s session preview event that they ...