The Indiana Policy Review

Category: Editorials/Petitions/White Papers

  • WHITE PAPER: Indy Transit Task Force Misses the Mark

    By Randal O’Toole For the Indiana Policy Review (782 words) The Central Indiana Transit Task Force has identified several problems in the Indianapolis region, including a weakening regional center, congestion and air pollution. But the Task Force’s proposal to spend $1.3 billion improving transit, nearly half of which would go to a commuter-rail line from…

  • WHITE PAPER | Indiana’s History of School Choice: Attempts to Derail New K-12 Scholarship Program Threaten Decades of Choice

    Angela C. Erickson and Dick M. Carpenter II, Ph.D. Institute for Justice Heather Coffy is a hardworking, single mother who wants to ensure her children receive a quality education. Her oldest son, Delano, was struggling in the public school system. After her complaints to public school administrators were ignored, Heather moved Delano and her other…

  • WHITE PAPER: State and Local Tax Revenue per Hoosier Resident

    by MARYANN O. KEATING, Ph.D. Indiana state and local government collected an average of $3,499 from each man, woman and child in 2010. Some believe this amount too much; others, too little. Regardless, data provided by Indiana University Public Policy Institute indicates that although taxes, like death, are inevitable, the actual amount collected fluctuates and…

  • WHITE PAPER: Projected Savings from School Reform

    Dr. Jeff H. Abbott jeff.abbott.1@frontier.com                                                      An Analysis of Estimated Financial Savings from De-Regulation, De-Politicization, and School District Consolidation in Delaware County, Indiana Introduction and Purpose of Study             This study was conducted pursuant to the terms of a grant from the Ball Brothers Foundation with the cooperation of the Indiana Policy Review…

  • WHITE PAPER: An Open Letter to the Next Governor

    by Phillip J. Troyer[1] For several months in 2011, it seemed the only obstacle that could prevent Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels from becoming the Republican Party’s eventual Presidential nominee was his own reluctance to accept the mantle. Obviously, Governor Daniels could not have been considered such a formidable contender on the national scene had he…

  • WHITE PAPER | Full-Day Kindergarten

        Indiana Writers Group (Feb 28, 2007) 648 words By Lisa Snell Gov. Mitch Daniels proposed a full-day kindergarten plan in his State of the State address and the Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make full-day kindergarten available to Indiana children this fall.   When fully implemented, the price tag could reach…

  • WHITE PAPER | Collective Bargaining Reform

      Collective Bargaining Reform: Key to Improving Teacher Quality; Improving Student Outcomes, and Instituting School Choice through Student-Centered Funding in Indiana Lisa Snell In Governor Mitch Daniels December 2010 legislative agenda for education reform, he called for autonomy for school leaders to make the improvements necessary to bolster student achievement and be held responsible for…

  • BACKGROUNDER: Keeping Union Ballots Secret

    Written by Craig Ladwig    For immediate release (633 words) (Jan. 28, 2011) — Some years ago, an Indiana congressman in casual conversation with a manufacturer asked when his district might see a new plant built here. The manufacturer, putting a hand on the congressman’s shoulder, replied, “I’m sorry, but we no longer invest in…

  • PETITION: Testimony on SB 148 to Repeal Indiana Inheritance Tax

    Statement for the Record Ryan Cummins, Adjunct Scholar Indiana Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy February 8, 2011 Senator Banks and members of the committee: I am pleased to submit the following remarks regarding my experience dealing with inheritance tax, steps we had to take as a business, and the ramifications of these actions.…

  • The Cost of Compromise: Impact of the 2011-2012 Estate Tax

    The Cost of Compromise: Impact of the 2011-2012 Estate Tax