HERBERT: The death penalty is beyond broken
The death penalty in the United States has never been anything but an abomination—a grotesque, uncivilized, overwhelmingly racist affront to the very idea of justice.
The death penalty in the United States has never been anything but an abomination—a grotesque, uncivilized, overwhelmingly racist affront to the very idea of justice.
We need an all-society effort—from the White House to the classroom to the living room—to nurture a culture of achievement and excellence.
Indiana cannot endure without serious reform, and this session must be approached with the urgency it deserves.
Major infrastructure investment at the state and local level is a significant reason for optimism for the long-term competitive positioning for the city and state.
An initial drop in local property taxes overall is likely to increase over time. The questions are when and how?
In a campaign where Dan Coats’ primary and general election opponents questioned his Hoosier bona fides, why didn’t the former senator regale us with his Indiana policy success stories?
Proponents have to connect government reform to the real pocketbook issues that drive people.
If there were a full public accounting of our education system’s failure, inadequacy and resulting costs, there would be widespread outrage.
Indiana politicians clearly are divided on the “silver bullet” that will reform schools, but in reality, there is no simple solution to such a complicated issue.
Education reform promises to be central in the upcoming legislative session and many important reforms are on the agenda.
The old unwritten rule would have prohibited campaigning for a 2012 office in 2011. You can forget that rule; the reason is money.
With Indiana’s high unemployment, the dismal state of our economy, and a $1 billion budget deficit, social issues should not be our biggest concern.
As long as there is an air of uncertainty around the economic picture, we must remain focused on protecting the progress Indiana has made while weathering what’s left of the economic storm.
Indiana politicians have never shown an interest in leaving the redistricting duty to others, and don’t look for it to happen anytime soon.
Hoosier Republican leaders must resist the temptation to play political payback with redistricting and instead create a process that is fair, open and free of partisanship.
Those of you who work in manufacturing businesses, and many others, are familiar with the idea that a flawed process produces flawed products.