There are opportunities for improvement throughout downtown. Outdated, elevated train tracks on the south and east sides of downtown are crumbling and unsightly and don’t allow enough clearance for supply trucks.
Our immigration system is heavily backlogged. That’s nothing new. But recent policy changes made by the current administration at the federal level have made the system much more difficult for everyone to navigate.
Many people in central Indiana might not consider water planning a top priority due to a misperception that we have an unlimited supply. In fact, according to a 2014 Indiana Chamber of Commerce report, Indiana will likely face water shortages in the future.
Here in Indiana, thanks to a decade-plus of strong Republican leadership from Mitch Daniels, now president of Purdue University; Mike Pence, now our nation’s vice president; Eric Holcomb, our current governor; and our supermajorities in the Statehouse, Indiana has seen unprecedented growth and opportunity.
There’s a limited amount that most of us can do to affect national policy, which is certainly not to say we shouldn’t vote, advocate and do our best to persuade our fellow Americans of the value of our positions. But we really can make a difference locally.
United Way of Central Indiana is our best chance to focus resources on our community’s education, financial stability, health and other needs.
The stakes for the nation, our state and our two political parties couldn’t be higher.
Hiring a deaf person is inviting someone into your organization who carries a unique perspective on the world, and likely, to your company.
The story of our transformation has bipartisan authors, but growth was fueled by an outstanding succession of Republican leaders.
Today’s farm economy is far too complex to “fix” with a silver bullet, but innovation on the farm has always been the key to prosperity.
It’s time to change this “everyone should go to college” mindset, along with the attitude that those who do not go to college are limited to low-income jobs (and, by inference, unhappiness).
The Indy Chamber is committed to a long-term partnership with IPS, investing in the district without compromising public accountability or transparency.
I think Cole-Noble should build upon its commercial history and become an innovation district. Startup companies (and even live-work communities) could provide research, consulting and financial services for corporate giants like Cummins and Eli Lilly and Co.
Research by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy estimates that not-for-profits will lose up to $11 billion in donations next year thanks to changes in the tax law. Not-for-profits will need private donors more than ever.
Research suggests that a 10 percent increase in the cost of cigarettes cuts the number of pregnant smokers 7 percent and reduces the number of kids who smoke by a similar percentage.
President Trump’s ill-considered proposal is now available for comment. Let’s hope a sound policy meeting everyone’s needs prevails in the end.
Had districts kept their non-teacher hiring in line with student growth—and invested the rest in their teachers—Hoosier educators could be making around $25,000 more per year.
Most Americans today enjoy a wider variety of goods at lower prices than would have been possible without deals like NAFTA.
The issue isn’t regulation or no regulation—it’s the necessity and appropriateness of particular regulatory efforts.
John McCain and Bob Dole both put national interest over political expediency: country first, to crib McCain’s 2008 slogan. If we defined a “Dole/McCain Republican,” he or she would be a traditional conservative with a streak of pragmatism, a willingness to compromise and an appreciation for bipartisanship.
