U.S. Sen. Mike Braun: We must invest in health care, education
By focusing on solutions to improve our K-12 education system, improving rural health care, and lowering health care costs, we can make rural Indiana better than it’s ever been.
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This month, the Republican candidates running for governor share their policy plans for boosting the economy of rural Indiana. Columnist Claire Fiddian-Green writes that Indiana should re-evaluate high school advising, while Marshawn Wolley calls for a better response to teen violence than enforcing curfew.
Featured issue
Brad Chambers: Lifting rural economies requires further investment
There’s only one person in this race with a record of working to boost rural Indiana’s economy—with unprecedented results.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch: I won’t leave rural Indiana behind
A Crouch administration would also reform and restructure the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to ensure leaders from our rural communities, especially agriculture, have a voice.
Eric Doden: For Indiana to thrive, all 92 counties must thrive
Politicians have neglected the very way of life and the very people who do much of the important work that represents the very fiber of our state.
Curtis Hill: Protecting the harvest: My pathway to prosperity plan
As governor, I will not allow the state’s economic development arm to unilaterally determine who will win and who will lose.
Forefront
Claire Fiddian-Green: Indiana needs enhanced K-12 career advising
Indiana should consider operating regional career services centers staffed by highly trained career advisers who work in partnership with K-12 schools.
Deborah Daniels: Trump has eroded the Justice Department’s reputation
These unfounded allegations undermine the confidence of the public in the judicial system, a bedrock of our democratic society.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: This November we must uphold the rule of law
Any bulwark, if hit hard enough and often enough will start to weaken.
Dr. Richard Feldman: How health care bills fared this legislative session
Indeed, the session proved to be the lightest and most inconsequential in my memory.
Brad Rateike: My take on the lifecycle of board service
In your early days of service, no one expects much out of you.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: In Indianapolis, local news is alive like never before
All of this is a very good thing for democracy, which operates best when it operates in the sunlight.
George Gemelas: To our next governor: Think eco … industrial eco
In today’s global marketplace, sustainability is no longer optional, but increasingly a prerequisite to compete.
Curt Smith: This primary, the Indiana GOP is in a strong position
Political favor and fortune come and go.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Undecided on governor? You’re in good company.
The big question is, can any of the challengers garner enough votes to beat the frontrunner?
Dana Black: Indiana recently lost two of its greats
As we memorialize Mayor Henry and Sen. Breaux, look around at all the elders in the room and ask questions.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Indiana is awash in Republican rants
He and the public are entitled to know what these candidates would do if elected in November.
Jim Shella: The art of protest: Stealing an Odon street sign
The most memorable protest I covered was very small. Yet clever.
Marshawn Wolley: More appropriate response needed for teen violence
Young people need a place to go to be safe and to be teenagers.
Pierre Atlas: Russia threatens American national security
There is strong bipartisan support for aiding Ukraine and holding Russia to account.
Jim Shella: I have Trump Derangement Syndrome. We all do.
TDS is the new pandemic, and we all have the long form.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: Access to public meetings should be better
It’s not a huge surprise that, unless there’s a hot topic on the agenda, most public meeting rooms are either empty or filled with people who get paid to be there.
Deborah Daniels: Speaker, Trump are playing dangerous political game
Why is the party of law and order … doing this? It is pandering to Trump at the expense of world stability.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Overreach: The death of Indiana Republican values
Supporters of the Indiana brand of Republicanism used to pride themselves on fiscal discipline. That day is behind us.
Dana Black: Harming Indy will hurt the rest of the state, too
One person in the General Assembly is working to thwart the will of the people.
George Gemelas: Don’t miss the eclipse, nor this other convergence
Big pieces are converging in Indiana, both in the sky in a few weeks and on the ground for the next several years.