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Environmental group to focus legislative efforts on energy savings, transit
Led by Jesse Kharbanda, the Hoosier Environmental Council is keeping its agenda lean to boost chances for success in short session.
Holiday Wish List – Dec. 12, 2011
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
Mayors back transit tax hike in Marion, Hamilton counties
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard say more local transit options are needed despite the steep cost. A ballot referendum would be required so voters could consider a 0.3-percent income-tax increase to pay for a $1.3 billion project.
EDITORIAL: It’s time to jump on the transit train
The leading regions of the 21st century won’t be those that just keep adding roads to accommodate the glut of gas-chugging vehicles.
Transit plan may boost real estate investment
A proposed $1.3 billion transit system might bring redevelopment to urban neighborhoods. Yet transit proponents have surprisingly little to say about how much the system could generate in new real estate investment.
Holiday Wish List – Dec. 19, 2011
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
Smoking ban, government reform on Daniels’ 2012 agenda
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he will push for a statewide smoking ban and mild local government reforms in the 2012 legislative session.
Durham’s wages docked to pay $71,000 debt
The order from a Hamilton County magistrate says an investor can collect $71,423.66, including interest, from Durham’s National Lampoon Inc. salary.
EDITORIAL: Legislators have lengthy to-do list for short session
Lawmakers should be able to find common ground with Daniels as the governor looks to put his final signature on eight years in office.
Metro home-building activity sinks again in 2011
New-home construction in the Indianapolis area slid in 2011, marking six straight year-over-year declines in residential building. The 3-percent decrease in building permits, however, was the smallest decrease since 2006.
MUTZ: Referendums reveal faint political courage
The mass transit proposal now being supported by business and community groups is similar in complexity to Unigov.
STYRING: Beware of mass transit boondoggles
Getting people out of their cars to use something more time-consuming and less convenient is a tall order.
WALLACE: Rewarding performance would improve competitiveness
In 2012, the question of union versus merit pay is more relevant in light of the right-to-work debate.
Should Indiana phase out inheritance tax?
Supporters of new legislation say the wealthy shouldn’t have to leave the state to avoid the tax.
EDITORIAL: State keeps locals on tight leash
It’s a predicament dripping with hypocrisy. This is a state, after all, where politicians routinely complain about the power of the federal government.
Ameriplex development OK’d after ‘soap opera’ meeting
Over objections from Mayor Greg Ballard, the Indianapolis Airport Authority and Indy Park Ride & Fly, the city’s Metropolitan Development Commission gave the green light to a 31-acre, 3,700-spot parking lot in the Ameriplex development on the city’s west side.
Couple accused of tax fraud turning the tables on state
Real estate investor Chris Marten and his wife, Janice—a longtime Carmel jeweler—charge in a new federal lawsuit that investigators trampled on their constitutional rights during the inquiry, which resulted in 28 criminal charges.
BOEHM: Feeble home rule is a drag on progress
Action by the Legislature is often required to permit local initiatives to proceed.