SADLER: CIB goes wobbly at the negotiating table
The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board seemed to forget that it spends tax dollars when it approved a $2 million expenditure for two new suites at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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BOHANON: Who’s afraid of a super-majority?
With the Governor’s Mansion in tow and a super-majority in both houses of the Legislature, Republicans seemed poised to impose radical change on the state.
MASSON: The irrationality of welfare drug testing
House Bill 1483, which required drug tests for recipients of public assistance, passed the House 78-17 and the Senate 38-12, but failed at the 11th hour in conference committee. However, given the level of support, it can be expected to return in future sessions.
BOEHM: Tax cuts at the expense of investment
The debate over cutting the state income tax was settled for this year, but the subject isn’t put to rest.
DAVIS: Prosperity focus lost amid cordiality
Keep the hope alive, I tell myself, keep the hope alive.
ODLE: Regulate bullets the way we do drugs
A study by the Violence Policy Center reveals shocking statistics about Indiana. More Hoosiers were killed by gun violence than traffic accidents in 2009—735 gun deaths versus 715 traffic deaths, according to the Washington, D.C.-based center.
DANIELS: College grads must rise to the moment
We meet in a time of continued economic stagnation. Economic growth in 2012 was a depressing 1.5 percent, half the historic average. Three million fewer Americans are employed than when this so-called recovery began. Economic inequality is growing, and unprecedented trillions in transfer payments have not reversed the trend. It was well said that, "We need a recovery from this recovery."
SOUDER: Pence, Long, Bosma swing differently at political curveballs
Early in the season in baseball, you can be leading the league in home runs because you can really hit a fastball, even if you can’t hit a curveball. But in the major leagues, soon all you will see is curveballs. You either adjust or you are gone.
DINING: Taking a break from ordinary bar offerings in Broad Ripple
Last in a month-long series of food-and-a-drink eatery reviews.
BENNER: Hicks vs. Knicks reprise would turn buzz into roar
Seeing Spike Lee in the front row at a recent Knicks game reminded me how exciting it would be to see the old rivalry revived.
BASILE: My (big) easiest destination choice: New Orleans
I have been remiss in not writing anything about a prime tourist destination—and my hometown—New Orleans. Correction time
FEIGENBAUM: Legislative session notable for minimal acrimony
When partisanship did rear its head—Indianapolis Democrats charged a GOP “power grab” in negotiations over changes in Marion County government structure—it was not disruptive.
Foreign aid is important
In light of the sequestration, it is crucial that the government realizes the importance of foreign aid spending and its impact on the economy.
Transit should support itself
Who wouldn’t want a transit system that saved them $8,000 while someone else paid the bills [Updike Viewpoint, April 15]?
Ridership won’t cover cost of mass transit
Responding to the [April 15] millennial view Jordan Updike has of transit, I appreciate his passion for mass transit, and I would echo that passion in the negative.
BIRGE: Building a state of innovation
Are entrepreneurs born or made? As a corporate finance attorney who spends most of his waking hours with leaders of high-growth businesses, I’ve observed that entrepreneurs have certain shared traits: ambition, dynamism, curiosity and confidence.
RUSTHOVEN: Praise for one of the good guys
This weekend finds me in D.C. cheering my Reagan White House boss, Fred Fielding, on receiving the National Republican Lawyers Association’s Ed Meese Award for upholding the rule of law in the face of political adversity. No one could be more deserving.
MAURER: Reuben didn’t forget when Rivi turned him away
My friend settled an old score with the once-racist swim club, but scars remain more than 50 years later.
EDITORIAL: Cricket flap exposes flaw
Mayor Greg Ballard’s fascination with the cultures of other countries is one of his endearing qualities.
Kim: Does the collapse of gold mark the end of an era?
Gold serves as a “fear index,” measuring investors’ level of fear and anxiety. Investors view gold as a store of wealth offering protection from inflation, credit defaults and economic Armageddon. Gold soared from $300 per ounce in September 2001 to $1,900 per ounce in September 2011. That’s no coincidence. September 2001 was marked by the […]