Letter: Cigarette taxes slippery slope
Tripling the tax on a pack of cigarettes and giving it to Legislators and administrators is folly. It just gives them more money to waste
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Dennis Murphy: Discourage smoking, save lives with smart public policy
Only five states have higher rates of infant mortality than Indiana’s. While the past two state administrations have declared infant mortality a priority to fight, the death rate remains grimly high.
Larry Gigerich: Cities, states should revisit economic-incentive policies
Flexibility, reasonability, accountability and transparency are all important factors to consider when taking a long-term view of incentives and entering into a public-private partnership.
GREG MORRIS: GM realignment giving consumers what they want
The automaker is simply doing what companies do in a free-market economy.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Data can be dangerous in government hands
As if you didn’t know, Big Tech keeps track of our internet searches and uses that information (gasp!) for profit.
HAHN: How to avoid digging a financial hole during holidays
It is so easy to get caught up in the hunt and forget why an item you didn’t know existed 20 minutes before now feels like a necessary purchase.
Leah McGrath: Who will carry the torch, guide the next generation?
We have become complacent in our quest to see the good, and there is still so much good.
John McDonald: The economics of click, ship and wrap
Business owners must shift their mindset and accept that using automation and technology advancements in warehousing and logistics is the only way to stay competitive.
Una Osili: We need more women in economics
Female economists have been shown to have different views from their male colleagues and support divergent policies.
Deborah Hearn Smith: More women are headed to Congress. Will it matter?
We cannot assume our issues will find champions.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: It’s time to reform Indiana’s redistricting process
In actuality, it takes a lot more time, money and effort to gerrymander than it does to draw compact, organized districts.
Ed DeLaney: The silent supermajority—how could things be better?
I predict a major case of inaction.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Three concrete steps to end Indiana’s tobacco epidemic
Years of data from across the United States show that, when the cigarette tax increases, consumption decreases.
Gerry Lanosga: Cities must be open about data collection, data itself
Public officials need to be as bold and creative about public transparency as they want to be about innovation in technology.
Baron Hill: How Democrats can win in Indiana again—matter!
Recruiting good candidates, registering new voters, and raising money are time-consuming and hard but fundamentally important. Nothing worthwhile comes easily.
Jennifer Ping: The only poll that matters happens on Election Day
The Braun campaign energized volunteers. Volunteers worked hard to get out the vote. And voters voted.
Adrianne Slash: Republican Party is driving out people like me
I can’t align myself with hate and shouldn’t be asked to.
A lesson in racial politics from Florida
Now that, finally, the elections in Florida have reached a conclusion, there are lessons worth learning. One is on the subject of race. There was a fateful anomaly in racial voting in the governor’s race between Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Rick DeSantis, now Florida’s governor-elect. Given that Gillum, formerly mayor of Tallahassee, was running […]
Anne Hathaway: How SNL taught us to ‘never forget’
We all want what is best for our country and her people.
Curt Smith: Trump team mishandled flap, but decorum matters
People like Acosta risk causing less access for all journalists by being such bloviating bores.