EDITORIAL: Let’s abandon immigration bill
Lawmakers should take notice when broad swaths of society increasingly register opposition to pending legislation, and the immigration reform bill before the General Assembly is one such example.
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EDITORIAL: Democrats test public patience
The stalemate that sent Democrats across state lines more than four weeks ago started as a principled stand against a Republican overreach. But it’s the Democrats who will be remembered for overreaching.
EDITORIAL: Indianapolis doesn’t need ‘ashtray’ label
Boosters want to keep building on the city’s progress, educating visitors and residents alike about all that Indiana has to offer. But we’re running the risk of losing our shine in a cloud of smoke.
EDITORIAL: Hulman & Co.’s new board is good sign
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar racing series are far too important to the Indianapolis economy for their fate to rest entirely in the hands of a small board populated by members of the same family.
EDITORIAL: Don’t put reins on horse industry
The current draft of the state budget calls for redirecting most of the money that has gone to horse racing to the general fund instead. The industry would receive $27 million in the next fiscal year, down from $60 million this year.
EDITORIAL: Legislators need to create jobs, not kill them
Sadly, a legislative body supposedly focused on job creation continues to willfully disregard the advice of the very business community that is expected to create those jobs.
EDITORIAL: Super Bowl is super chance to change state’s image
There’s more to making a good first impression than keeping traffic flowing and sidewalks clear of snow.
EDITORIAL: North of South project worth the risk
We understand the concern expressed by some on the City-County Council over Indianapolis’ role in financing the $155 million project, but there are compelling reasons to approve it.
EDITORIAL: Let districts decide when to start classes
It isn’t difficult to understand why state Sen. Mike Delph wants to force school districts to start their academic years after Labor Day; what’s perplexing is why Delph would want to slap a restriction on districts at a time they need more freedom to manage their own affairs.
EDITORIAL: Time for mayor to clear the air, back smoking ban
Another year, another parade of editorials, opinion pieces and studies that call for Indiana to join its neighbors in banning smoking in all workplaces.
EDITORIAL: Daniels on target on township reform
Government reform is an important topic, especially at a time tax caps have forced many units of local government to cut back on essential services.
EDITORIAL: Praise for Don Welsh
Don Welsh, the departing leader of the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association, is the embodiment of the risk and reward associated with bringing in outside talent to do important work on the city’s behalf.
EDITORIAL: City’s IT sector finding a groove
Indianapolis has spent more than a decade craving a robust information technology sector. Now there are signs that craving is being satisfied.
EDITORIAL: Consider tapping bank fund to ease budget woes
As reported in a front-page story in last week’s IBJ, the $250 million public deposit insurance fund has not been tapped in nearly 20 years.
EDITORIAL: Our wish list for next year
We don’t expect all our holiday wishes for the New Year to come true. We’re not that naïve. But in this season of hope, we’d like to offer these familiar refrains—and end with some proof that dreams do, sometimes, come true.
EDITORIAL: Have faith in fantasy despite real-life woes
Some days, it’s hard to believe in Santa Claus. It’s altogether too easy to be “affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age,” as the New York Sun’s Francis Pharcellus Church wrote in his famous response to an 8-year-old girl’s inquiry about the existence of the Jolly Old Elf.
EDITORIAL: Airport victory just a warm-up
Not all success stories are flashy. Witness the quiet resurrection of the former United Airlines maintenance facility at Indianapolis International Airport.
EDITORIAL: Online retailers should pay sales tax
Retailers and shopping center owners are right in crusading for a level playing field in taxation. It isn’t fair that most online retailers don’t charge sales taxes, while traditional retailers in Indiana must tack on 7 percent.
EDITORIAL: Statewide smoking ban is overdue
The scientific evidence has been there for years. The financial argument is easy to make. Yet the idea of protecting the public from the potentially deadly effects of secondhand smoke hasn’t caught fire in the halls of power—at least that’s been the case in Indiana.
EDITORIAL: A call to stop the debt spiral
President Obama’s fiscal commission is doing its job by recommending tough taxing and expense-slashing measures meant to attack our nation’s debt crisis. Indiana’s congressional delegation should keep the momentum going.