Rep. Ed DeLaney: There are steps we can take so we all feel safer
This desire for safety is not just an individual wish, it is a communal one.
This desire for safety is not just an individual wish, it is a communal one.
It has been a full century since women were permitted to vote. But they are woefully underrepresented in the halls of power.
Women need no longer decide for themselves and their families. The supermajority has taken on that responsibility.
The list of those blamed for the deaths in Uvalde grows apace.
[The supermajority] is always in need of someone to attack. The tactic is clear: Create an enemy, attack it.
Few, if any, new ideas made it through the Legislature.
If we would fund our economic development efforts and let the governor lead, we might get better results.
“The supermajority is attempting to adopt a state policy on energy that would punish banks, businesses and pension funds.”
Half of our college students end up with debt, with average debt for those Hoosier college students at about $27,000.
These failings are the result of a lack of imagination and fear of the upcoming Republican primaries.
Without accountability and political competition, there is no way to keep continuing neglect or ideological fanaticism in check.
A partisan redistricting process allows the Republican supermajority to systemically craft elections that are no longer competitive.
Let me suggest a simple start for Holcomb’s move toward real leadership: Require the hundreds of schools that are not reporting their COVID cases to do so.
The supermajority ignores Democrats’ ideas, does not debate and votes as a bloc.
Gerrymandering has allowed a modest-sized majority to convert itself to a supermajority.
The supermajority was ill-prepared for this largesse. It has had only two ideas: Cut taxes and build the surplus. There were too many dollars for this.
“The core idea behind conservative support for red-flag laws is that the problem is not with the gun, but with people.”
What should a leader do when citizens face the question of whether to risk our health or our right to vote? A leader would act to reduce the risk and ease the problem of choice. He would inform us and let us decide.
If you have gerrymandered districts and long-serving members from safe, rural districts, you get ‘rural rule.
A number of the governor’s ideas are positive. But I don’t see them as strong enough to take us to the “next level.”