INDIANAPOLIS -- In the wake of a recently released audit of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is touting Indiana's recent wage growth.

According to a news release from Braun's office, Braun said that throughout his nine months in office, state spending per job incentivized has been cut by more than half, and the average wage of those jobs increased by 10%. Officials said this is a 270% increase in efficiency of average wage for each state dollar spent.

“Our new approach to economic development is all about growing wages and creating new job opportunities for Hoosiers," Braun said in the release. "Each taxpayer dollar is doing more for our state.”

According to previous reports, the Indiana EDC audit recently revealed unreported conflicts of interest in

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