INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO) – Braun says he’s optimistic about the next four years. He wants to see a transfer of assumed power from the federal government back to the states. “For too long, Washington has focused on Washington, and not on the American people. That is why the states must assume a leadership role. In Indiana, we have a strong foundation, built on the shoulders of the fearless, hard-working Hoosiers, small business owners, talented entrepreneurs, and persevering leaders who laid the foundation upon which we will build,” said Braun. He says Indiana is at a crossroads and we face clear choices. “We can rest on our laurels as a great state to have a business, or chart a new path like our pioneering predecessors to make Indiana the standard-bearer for small business growth. I intend to do that. We can accept high healthcare costs as inevitable, or take on the opaque system to lower costs and increase transparency for all Hoosier families, like I did in my own business 16 years ago. We can settle for complacency in our education system, or empower parents and prepare our students for the jobs that will power the future. We can accept rising property taxes as an unfortunate fact of life, or explore every avenue to reduce the burden on hard-working Hoosier families and businesses. I guarantee you that we’re going to give it one good shot at getting that back in place where it needs to be. We can let government inefficiencies impede our success, or reshape government to sincerely serve the people. How about that?” He says now is the time to empower the next generation of hard-working Hoosiers and once again pursue freedom and opportunity without fear. Micah Beckwith was inaugurated as the Lieutenant Governor. Todd Rokita was also sworn into a second term as Indiana’s Attorney General. The post Mike Braun Was Sworn In As Indiana’s 52nd Governor appeared first on WOWO News/Talk 92.3 FM and 1190 AM.