Bill Oesterle: To truly drain the swamp, let Congress work from home
Imagine what taxpayers would save by avoiding all of Congress’ long-distance back-and-forth travel, Fort Knox-like security, and any other cushy Washington stuff.
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Bill Oesterle: Indiana needs to give immigrants driver’s licenses
Back here in Indiana, we have a bunch of people driving around without licenses. That’s not good.
Bill Oesterle: Rural Republicans don’t need politicos pandering to them
I have always found rural voters smart. They are practical and discerning. In 2004, Mitch appealed to that practicality when he asked, “Why don’t we start with the problems we all agree on?” They responded overwhelmingly.
Bill Oesterle: ‘We are going to have to innovate ourselves’
David Ricks called on government for help fix Indiana’s business climate. I think we will have to do more—a lot more. State government simply lacks the technological sophistication, budgetary discipline and political consensus to do enough.
Bill Oesterle: State needs to recruit new talent to Indiana
Unlike many other states, Indiana has its fiscal house in order so this federal money is a rare opportunity for thoughtful new investment.
Bill Oesterle: Leaders who are reopening economies are courageous
Without these actions, we would remain beholden to hypothetical dire predictions and “experts” who are also amateurs.
Bill Oesterle: It’s time to increase Indiana’s voter turnout
According to the 2019 Indiana Civic Health Index, Indiana is stuck in the bottom 10 of states for voter turnout. That’s embarrassing.
Bill Oesterle: Why do women disappear from politics?
One hundred percent of the elected lieutenant governors in that period are women. … Not one of those women became governor.
Bill Oesterle: Voting trends could spell trouble for GOP
I am not predicting a blue-wave here, but some of Indiana’s most important races could become dramatically more competitive.
Bill Oesterle: Population contraction means recruiting must change
In a world where every open job has, on average, fewer than one applicant, employers will be forced to abandon standardized skill requirements. They are going to have to move from a skills-first model to a talent-first model.
Bill Oesterle: 38th Street is not a highway, but it’s treated like one
Streets are about moving people, not just cars. They are about living and commerce.
Bill Oesterle: Ball State is potentially transformative east-side tenant
I grew up in a university town. There is a kind of energy that radiates from them.
Bill Oesterle: How the state is smothering local experimentation
I think our biggest boldest ideas should originate in our cities and towns.
Bill Oesterle: Let’s get audacious and shoot for the stars—literally
Building a space elevator is an enormous project, and Purdue is the place do it.
Bill Oesterle: Bridge latest in ‘death by thousand cuts’ for 38th Street
About $4 million will be spent, and the street will be far worse off.
Bill Oesterle: The shifting politics of the suburbs
The real growth areas of the state are the suburbs. Until 2016, this was a trend that overwhelmingly benefited Republicans. That may have changed.
Bill Oesterle: Matt Tully was great reporter, even better Hoosier
Matt did what great journalists do; he got the truth out.