A border carbon adjustment would penalize imports from countries with lower environmental standards (e.g. China, Russia and India) by charging a fee at the border on the carbon emissions used to manufacture their high-polluting products.
should put partisanship aside and tackle gun violence through federally funded research coordinated by a broadly represented public-private task force.
In a new phase of long-term strategies, businesses can consider a metrics-based approach, lobby legislators and local officials to rely on evidence, provide employees and customers with predictability around mask-wearing, and protect health and business operations.
With passage of the innovation bill, the Midwest is ready to jump into action to grow the semiconductor industry and build the innovation and technology economy of the future.•
The impact of dementia has a ripple effect on every aspect of society, impacting families, health care providers and our economy.
Increased funding for high-ability education will build a stronger pipeline and road map for Indiana’s students who are poised to become tomorrow’s industry leaders.
Not only would these billion-dollar investments raise Hoosiers’ electricity bills for decades, but they would also keep Hoosiers exposed to the whims of a volatile global market.
Russia is not the sole aggressor we need to worry about. The last few decades have seen China make significant technological advancements that now threaten our status as the world’s leader in innovation.
We are at a crossroads for determining our state’s future success: Either we keep doing business as usual, or we decide to invest in our residents’ education, economic welfare and health outcomes.
I have always found rural voters smart. They are practical and discerning. In 2004, Mitch appealed to that practicality when he asked, “Why don’t we start with the problems we all agree on?” They responded overwhelmingly.
Future developments on the 140-acre campus will include a professional building to house the Public Defenders Office and Probation Department, a Youth and Family Services Center, and coroner and forensics facilities.
Hoosiers understand that strong families are the foundational building blocks of any free society.
While Indy Pride continues to build relationships rooted in collaboration during this Pride season and beyond, we remain steadfast in our commitment to continue fighting for the safety and security of marginalized communities and those actively fighting against police brutality.
The divide Indy Pride created between itself and IMPD has gone on to cause many other divisions within Indy’s LGBTQ+ community.
If the Insurance Institute of Indiana is genuinely interested in transparency and reducing health care costs for Hoosier employers, it might want to spend more time focusing on its own industry.
The next generation has the experience, knowledge and skill set to come alongside some of your more seasoned employees and usher in new ways of doing things.
Sustainably addressing the problems of rising prices and declining quality requires reforms that empower patients and doctors, improve price transparency and eliminate the perverse incentives of our current health insurance system that drive up costs and limit care.
David Ricks called on government for help fix Indiana’s business climate. I think we will have to do more—a lot more. State government simply lacks the technological sophistication, budgetary discipline and political consensus to do enough.
Government and policymakers have a large role to play in addressing the state’s economic challenges. But they can’t do it alone. Nor should we expect them to.
While discussions about opportunities for improvement are important, they should also be framed in context of relative strengths. Indiana is strong and getting stronger.
