There are all sorts of national organizations representing racial, gender and cultural communities. Should the state’s taxpayers fund the dues so that the Indiana General Assembly, through certain legislators, can be a member of such groups? The question came up this week during a session of the state’s Legislative Council that approved a resolution paying dues to five national organizations. They include the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), whose president is Rep. Matt Lehman, a Republican from Bremen, and the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) whose treasurer is Sen. Jon Ford, a Republican from Terre Haute.