MARY BETH SCHNEIDER: Paid family leave insurance? Yes, please
A proposal by a Democratic lawmaker to create a voluntary paid-family leave insurance program has a Republican co-sponsor this year—and maybe a chance to become law.
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BOHANON & CUROTT: An economist’s remedy for toxic masculinity
the discussion of self-command by famous economist Adam Smith in “The Theory of Moral Sentiments” offers some useful insights.
KIM: Have index funds become ‘Frankenstein’s monster?’
Jack Bogle, the inventor of index mutual funds, said just weeks before his death on Jan. 16 at age 89 that index funds had become the “most successful innovation in modern financial history”.
Ed Feigenbaum: Holcomb sets tone of restraint, fiscal responsibility
In the State of the State address, Republicans saw an emphasis on the fundamentals and admirable restraint on spending absent sufficient revenue collections for new programs. But Democrats read into the agenda a lack of boldness and unwillingness to commit dollars where they would offer a bigger return on investment.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Cooperstown shuts out Indiana once again
Baseball’s Hall of Fame hasn’t been good to Hoosier boys of summer.
Matthew Neff: What is the difference between venture capital, private equity?
Venture capital focuses generally on companies that are either pre-revenue (a company pursuing an idea, concept, product, service, etc., but not yet generating any significant revenue), or not generating enough cash flow to pay most, if not all, expenses.
Santiago Jaramillo: Four employee engagement, workforce trends to watch
Data is making it possible to measure employee engagement and allowing businesses to leverage their culture as a strategic advantage.
Letter: Market gyrations meaningless to most
The stock market may be a leading indicator, but it is often wrong.
Letter: Economists miss point of hiking cigarette tax
Michael LaFaive and Todd Nesbit miss the point when they argue against raising the state’s cigarette tax.
Tim Phelps: A conservative case for supporting clean energy
These private-sector success stories—nationally and in our state—deserve robust praise because they showcase the free market working exactly as it should.
Richard Feldman: Indiana must get serious about pathetic state of health
Tobacco use still is the leading cause of preventable disease and premature death, and the Hoosier state is mired in the human and economic losses due to its use.
MICKEY MAURER: Political party ‘polls’ insult our intelligence
Where are the leaders who put country ahead of Republican or Democratic talking points?
Editorial: Indiana making progress in quest to boost venture capital funding
But Hoosier startups still need greater supply of ‘oxygen.’
Dana Black: Sexy or not, municipal elections affect our lives
To control Indianapolis and its economy would mean increased control over the state’s economy.
Baron Hill: Leaders must look long term when tackling problems
Quite frankly, both political parties and the president are at fault for this record-breaking closure.
Adrianne Slash: Millennials will remember government shutdown
It will be interesting to see how many of our generation will consider a federal government job to be a ‘good, secure job’ going forward.
Anne Hathaway: Our government leaders should be ‘a force for good’
Servant leadership is an acquired skill, but that is exactly what we demand from our local, state and federal government leaders.
Leah McGrath: A teen asks, ‘What have you been doing for 20 years?’
Those leading need to have ideas and a vision, an ability to inspire.
Deborah Hearn Smith: Indiana’s identity depends on addressing two key issues
I cannot imagine reasonable adults looking over a list and discussing whom it’s OK to hate.
John McDonald: Venture capital is key to Indiana’s future
If ideas are free, but capital here is scarce, Indiana’s ideas and entrepreneurs will be underdeveloped compared to other places.