Huston: Statehouse Mandarins Push a Gas Tax
by Tom Charles Huston The members of the General Assembly have barely warmed their seats and the fury is already reaching pitched levels on social media. It is over the proposal by the new Republican governor (washed into office by the Trump landslide) and the Republican legislative leadership (known affectionately as the Mandarins) to hike Read the full article…
Neal: A Move to Ensure the Bicentennial Legacy
by Andrea Neal Although Indiana’s bicentennial celebration is now history, there is a move in the Indiana General Assembly that has the potential to preserve its legacy for generations to come. Sens. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, and Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, would commit Indiana high schools to teaching a one-semester elective course on Indiana history. It would Read the full article…
Huston: Dan Coats Won’t Be Draining any Swamps
by Tom Huston I am disappointed in Donald Trump’s choice of former Sen. Dan Coats to serve as Director of National Intelligence. Senator Coats certainly has the competency to preside over the massive intelligence bureaucracy if the objective of his tenure is simply to maintain an even-keeled equanimity among the tribes which constitute the intelligence Read the full article…
Op-Ed: A Gas Tax Hike? Who Does the GOP Represent?
by John Pickerill As the Indiana General Assembly begins its 2017 session this week, one would assume the Republican-dominated state government would be pushing legislation for a more limited and fiscally responsible government — and one that protects individual liberty, freedom of religion, the right to keep and bear arms, and the sanctity of life. Read the full article…
Backgrounder: TIF for (all of us) Dummies
by Martina Webster Hoosiers, we just paid our fall property tax installments back in November. Do you know how they were calculated? Where did your government come up with that number? And are property taxes really worse than the alternatives? The first thing you may not know is your home is assessed based on its Read the full article…
News Advisory: Neal to Testify on History Curriculum, Requirements
Indianapolis (Jan. 4) — The Senate Education and Career Development Committee was to hear testimony today on the state’s history curriculum and requirements from Andrea Neal, adjunct scholar of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation and author of a book celebrating the Indiana bicentennial. “We continually lament the brain drain without seeking to understand all the Read the full article…
