EDITORIAL: Commuter tax needs fences
Indy Chamber might incite a little road rage by proposing a commuter tax that would allow Indianapolis to collect revenue from those who work in the city but live outside county lines.
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EDITORIAL: Booze regulation needs an update
Someday, perhaps not too many years from now, Indiana will have liquor laws that are well-reasoned and rationale.
EDITORIAL: Marriage debate wastes our time
Among the many good arguments for not putting Indiana through an expensive and embarrassing battle over same-sex marriage, one gets little attention: amending the Constitution to prohibit it won’t matter in the long run.
EDITORIAL: Forge ahead with preschool
Gov. Mike Pence said last month that he wants to help young children from low-income homes start kindergarten “ready for a life of learning.” We applaud that goal, and ask the governor and General Assembly to craft voucher legislation that encourages the highest-quality preschools.
EDITORIAL: Jacobs bestowed valuable lessons
Had Andy Jacobs not fulfilled the duties of his congressional office so unusually during his nearly 30 years in the House, the outpouring of memories following his Dec. 29 death might have been more mundane.
EDITORIAL: Simon gifts to make big mark on region
It’s hard to overstate the importance of generous benefactors to the quality of life of this region.
EDITORIAL: Time is right for justice center
Finally, the city is talking seriously about consolidating the jumble of courts, jails and public offices that compose its criminal justice system and plunking them in a new facility—a sprawling blockhouse with an estimated cost of $200 million to $400 million.
EDITORIAL: Greatness for Indiana shouldn’t wait
The General Assembly has much to accomplish in its short session.
Velocity plan for downtown signals mind-set shift
For too long, we’ve built our downtown primarily as a place to visit—whether for work, a convention or a sporting event—then leave.
EDITORIAL: Solid reasons to give thanks
Those of us living in the Indianapolis area certainly have a lot to be thankful for, including these reasons:
EDITORIAL: Panhandling deal should be OK’d
The City-County Council would be well advised to adopt panhandling-ordinance changes passed Nov. 19 by the Rules and Public Policy Committee.
EDITORIAL: Pence should explain stance
Mike Pence officially began running for governor in May 2011 and has occupied the office since January, yet Hoosiers still don’t know why he doesn’t want tax subsidies to help people buy private insurance. It’s time he made the reason clear.
EDITORIAL: Time for an end to Carmel drama
The implosion of the once-powerful Carmel Redevelopment Commission doesn’t look good in the headlines, but the turmoil has a silver lining. It should end a period in Carmel’s history when fast physical transformation of the town seemed to be leadership’s only concern.
EDITORIAL: Study water needs while there’s time
Ignoring the future won’t make it go away. And without legislative leadership, Indiana’s future looks dry.
Asians help economies
Your [Oct. 14] editorial encouraging Asian immigration was spot-on. I have been saying for years that the United States, and Indianapolis in particular, should encourage Asians to migrate here.
EDITORIAL: Indy Chamber embraces arc of history
Few contemporary political skirmishes break down so cleanly into two sides: The right side of history, and the wrong.
EDITORIAL: Pitch Indianapolis to Asian immigrants
Eli Lilly and Co., Cummins and other Indianapolis-area companies could use a little help attracting some of the immigration streaming out of Asia.
EDITORIAL: Glick’s legacy is wisdom, generosity, optimism
Celebrated businessman, philanthropist and mentor Eugene Biccard Glick, who died Oct. 2 at 92, leaves behind a path of good work and generosity much longer and wider than the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, the acclaimed downtown recreational amenity to which he and his late wife, Marilyn, donated $17 million and their names in 2006.
EDITORIAL: Amtrak talks need to succeed
Better late than never. Less than a week before federal funding was set to end for the Hoosier State Amtrak route, which offers the only passenger train service four days a week from here to Chicago, state officials have finally begun discussing with Amtrak how to replace the annual $3 million subsidy.
EDITORIAL: State scores well on United flights
The state also should consider joining the U.S. Justice Department in its challenge to a merger between U.S. Airways and American Airlines.