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 Read the full article…
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 Read the full article…
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 Read the full article…
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 Read the full article…
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 Read the full article…
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 Read the full article…
