LADWIG: Lying is another narrative in reality politics
I’m looking hard at the public record if not the heavens, trying not to be cynical.
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FARGO: Falling behind on public access laws
The nation with the top score was Serbia, followed by Slovenia, India, El Salvador, Liberia, Croatia and Mexico.
TAFT: Indy needs demolition and renovation
No city has ever demolished its way to urban health.
STYRING: Flat tax would ripple all the way to Indiana
Those of you who are not Republican primary voters shouldn’t dial out of this conversation.
WAGNER: Getting the mass-transit basics right
Truths about our current bus system: It is underfunded. It has a reputation for lousy customer service.
HOWEY: Expensive anti-Washington obstinance
When it comes to investment in mass transit, the critics always point out the costs.
MUTZ: Is compromise actually a dirty word?
Whether we want to admit it or not, compromise is essential to our way of life.
SWAYZE: Stay the good course on conservatism
Run, Mitch, run across the finish line of your final session!
FERGUSON: Right-to-work could backfire on Republicans
Ohio and Wisconsin illustrate the danger of an emboldened majority’s over-reaching in pursuit of its policy goals.
BONIFIELD: The Kennedy campaign left an impact
Ryan Vaughn’s comments in recent days suggest the momentum may be enough to see a smoking ban passed before the new year.
VANE: Jennifer Hallowell’s take on Ballard’s win
This election proved to be her steepest political uphill climb.
KRULL: Pragmatism put Ballard over the top
He won because he did things—things that mattered. There’s a lesson in that for Democrats.
MYERS: You’re liking the Affordable Care Act
Polls are showing increasing support for the law as people begin to separate truth from deception.
MEREDITH: State, parental action plans would bring better results
I’d also suggest that a legislative action plan be created that would actually require policymakers to fully fund the standards that they put in place more than a decade ago.
HARRIS: Trigger weakens suffocating power of special interests
A “parent trigger” would be one of the biggest game changers in public education history.
BOSMA: Full speed ahead on job creation despite the upcoming election
We will continue to work with the willing, and to work around those who are bent on preventing reform at any cost to Hoosiers.
BAUER: Democrats will both cooperate, hold Republicans to account
These are the kinds of errors that take place when one party runs the entire show and believes it can do no wrong.
COLLINS: Private planes are the best perk in politics
The free plane rides don’t seem to have shattered any Texas ethics laws, most of which are of the foam-rubber persuasion.
KRUGMAN: Why frack when the sun is rising on solar?
Will our political system delay the energy transformation now within reach?
DOUTHAT: We’ve achieved an arrogant meritocracy
The last 10 years, we’ve watched this same elite lead us off a cliff—mostly by being too smart for its own good.