Op-Ed: Pacer ‘Success’ Needs Qualification
by Fred McCarthy One hundred sixty million dollars — that’s how much the Capital Improvement Board (CIB) three years ago agreed to hand the Pacers basketball team over a period of 10 years, supposedly for operation and maintenance of the field house. There are still seven years to go on that bounty. Just last year, Read the full article…
The Outstater: The End of the ‘Creative Class’
by Craig Ladwig In public policy, progressives don’t progress. They stick closely to the revelations of late-night bull sessions in the honors dorm — sophomoric dreams of leveling outcomes, commanding economic development and spreading beauty and light everywhere. The media culture gives us a window into this world through its selection of headlines and guest columns. Telltale signs are Read the full article…
Op-Ed: A Better Way to Set Election Districts
by Cmdr. John Pickerill After the next census in 2020 the Indiana General Assembly will once again take on the task of redrawing the state’s election districts. Because Republicans hold a super-majority in both the House and Senate in Indianapolis, there is concern they’ll game the system and draw the lines to defend their super-majority Read the full article…
Neal: Replacing ISTEP
“Lawmakers need to remind themselves why they voted to repeal ISTEP in the first place. One reason was the chronic computer glitches that occurred during its administration, which had nothing to do with the content of the test. The other was to reduce testing time. The legislature should seize the moment and deliver a shorter Read the full article…
Property is Important in Bloomington or Gurgaon
by Craig Ladwig Some Indiana mayors got together last week to congratulate themselves on thinking big, that is, thinking globally. The takeaway from an Indiana University panel discussion was that if municipal government could turn its attention away from the small-mindedness of Main Street, progress would come, that property free of government encumbrance is an Read the full article…
Op-Ed: Indiana Healthcare
by Cmdr. John Pickerill Well, our Indiana Republicans broke another promise. This time it’s their support for repeal and replacement of Obamacare with a free-market solution. The Indiana Republican platform promises, “We believe healthcare decisions should be made by patients, in consultation with their personal physician — not government bureaucrats. We support our Congressional delegation’s Read the full article…
