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Editorial: Lawmakers should act to protect companies from frivolous lawsuits
We see qualified immunity—with an emphasis on qualified—as an important part of the nation’s economic recovery.
Editorial: Want to fix vexing local problems? Here’s a primer on how to get started
The Engage Indiana discussion proved to be a powerful primer on how to actually fix some of our community’s most vexing problems.
Editorial: Marion County should give schools flexibility to bring students back
We have a special concern about students from low-income households, where internet connectivity could be spotty or nonexistent and where parents are more likely to be in jobs that are impossible to do from home.
Editorial: Cook provides jobs—and an example
Inspired by the protests against racial inequality this summer, the Bloomington-based Cook Medical team began looking for a way to diversify and realized the company could help itself while helping others. And Cook officials want to share their playbook with others.
EDITORIAL: Lilly seized chance to be leader in global fight against COVID-19
While efforts to create a COVID-19 vaccine have garnered the most headlines, Eli Lilly and Co. turned its attention to another critical need—helping those who contract the disease get better.
Editorial: Hosting the entire March Madness could be one of city’s great moments
If the city is going to host the tournament, it must do so with a clear-eyed awareness that much work needs to be done—especially downtown, where many restaurants have gone out of business and many buildings are boarded up.
Editorial: Investigation into police shooting set standard for future incidents
By all accounts, it was an investigation done with integrity, with empathy and with impartiality. And the officials involved appeared to share as much about the evidence as they could within the limits of the law.
Editorial: Indiana should share more data to help Hoosiers fight COVID-19
The state reports county-level case numbers and identifies schools and long-term-care facilities that have had outbreaks, but it does not share cases by ZIP code nor identify categories of businesses where the virus is being transmitted. Doing so would help Hoosiers make better decisions.
EDITORIAL: Vote—not just in presidential contest but in the down-ballot races, too
Learn what you can before you cast your ballot—and don’t stop with the federal races. The future of our communities and our state depends on it.
Editorial: NCAA must embrace new world order
The strict definition of amateurism that has guided the organization since its founding is falling by the wayside.
Editorial: Equity pledge is strong step forward in continuing conversation about race
We urge more companies to make similar commitments, whether they do so publicly by participating in the equity pledge or privately with accountability from within their own organizations.
Editorial: Race for governor keeps us in dark
Granted, Holcomb and his campaign have nothing to gain politically by introducing creative policy proposals in the midst of a safe race. But how about January? He’ll have four years and little to lose by making bold proposals that can help those who are struggling, shore up our weaknesses and make Indiana more economically competitive than ever.
EDITORIAL: Indiana Sports Corp. offers bold plan to create college basketball bubble
It would be good for downtown, good for the hospitality industry and certainly good for our collective psyche.
Editorial: County’s health department has bungled attendance limits
We don’t begrudge the health department for setting limits. Big crowds can fan the spread of the coronavirus, and many NFL and USL Championship teams aren’t permitting any fans to attend. But the sudden shifts fuel a perception that health officials are pulling numbers out of a hat, rather than making carefully thought-out judgments.
Editorial: Bringing workers back (safely) will benefit companies, city
For Indy’s employers—large and small—to remain strong, they need a working environment in which the most innovative ideas and strongest strategies emerge, and we believe for most firms, that’s tough to accomplish in a remote work environment.
Editorial: Remake economic development strategy for post-pandemic times
Even before the pandemic, there were efforts afoot, such as TechPoint’s partnership with TMap, to identify people with an Indiana connection who work outside the state but might be willing to return. We’ve used this space before to encourage such programs, but now there’s a new urgency to making such appeals, and not just to people who already have local ties.
Editorial: IU’s next president must confront coming enrollment cliff
Population projections indicate a substantial drop in the number of high school graduates is coming in the next few years, which means fewer incoming college freshmen to attract.
Editorial: Lilly spinoff wasting no time in quest for global growth
So far, Elanco has been a textbook case for the benefits of spinoffs—for both the parent company divesting the business and the division gaining its independence.
Editorial: Governor, mayor take solid steps on key problems of equity, crime
Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett this week each made crucial announcements—the first about racial-equality efforts and the second about downtown safety—that we wholeheartedly welcome, even as we’re disappointed they didn’t come sooner.