Julia Vaughn: Election Day registration one way to boost voting
Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia allow voters to register and cast their ballot on the same day.
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This month, columnists across the political spectrum debate how to get more voters to the polls to increase Indiana’s voter participation rate. Lindsay Haake tells elected officials if affordability is not their top priority, they need to shift priorities quickly. Dana Black reflects on the 19th amendment and its impact. And Curt Smith commends the U.S. senators who are advocating for a pro-family agenda.
Featured issue
Karen Tallian: Here are two simple steps to expand voter turnout
Extend voting hours. Indiana’s polls close on Election Day at 6 p.m. local time, the earliest closing time in the country.
Megan Robertson: The high cost of keeping Hoosiers from the polls
The strength of Indiana’s future depends on participation in our democracy.
Amar Patel: Voter turnout problem is really a competition problem
Across the state, too many elections feel decided before voters ever step into the voting booth.
Anne Hathaway: Continue to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat
When voters have both flexibility and confidence in the system, participation rises.
Forefront
Brad Rateike: Reflecting on life one cotton swab at a time
Apparently, time moves faster than you think.
Bill Taft: Leadership lessons from historic downtown Richmond
Richmond’s leaders have expanded their view of economic development beyond industry and workforce
Dr. Richard Feldman: A closer examination of RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid
I remain uneasy, mostly about the pyramid’s promotion of saturated fats.
George Gemelas: Stop the AI slop. Use the tech to write better.
Done right, AI will sharpen our collective mind and help us solve problems faster. Done wrong, it will only cloud our judgment and slow our ability to act.
Claire Fiddian-Green: A legacy of public service that still heals lives
Cornelia Cole Fairbanks would be permanently associated not only with civic leadership, but with healing and recovery.
Dana Black: How the 19th Amendment shows the power of patience
That’s a rare kind of patience, to work for a harvest you will never see.
Curt Smith: Indiana’s U.S. senators continue pro-family agenda
Let’s hope the full Congress comes to its senses and follows these legislative leaders.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Legislature pandered to Trump, pummeled Indy
We wasted two weeks of our short session in kowtowing to Trump’s call for early redistricting.
Deborah Daniels: Finding new ways to deal with homelessness
It is clear that this is a challenge our community must deal with on behalf of its residents.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: Greg Ballard could create new era for independents
The biggest story here isn’t who’s running, but the door that a successful independent run could blow wide open.
Jim Shella: Does residency really matter in modern-day politics?
Residency challenges have become a staple of Indiana politics even though they seldom succeed.
Lindsay Shipps Haake: Remember, politicians: It’s still the economy, stupid
Hoosiers are on to you, elected officials. If affordability isn’t your priority, you’d better shift priorities quickly.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Which explanation for going to war should we believe?
I can assure Trump he will be going down in history but not for the reasons he thinks.