The Outstater: What if the Colts Aren’t Worth It?
“The Indianapolis Colts signed franchise quarterback Andrew Luck on Wednesday to the richest deal in the history of the the NFL. Luck was due to earn $16.1 million this season and the five-year extension through 2021 brings the total value of the contract to $140 million, according to Colts owner Jim Irsay.” — June 29 Read the full article…
From the South Wall: The Indy Transit Referendum
by Andrea Neal Indianapolis — A David versus Goliath battle is taking shape here as citizens prepare to vote this fall on a controversial tax increase to upgrade public transit. On one side: the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, IndyGo bus officials and hired guns touting the benefits of an all-electric rapid bus line that would Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Indiana after Brexit
by Craig Ladwig “While Europeans are accustomed to being ruled by presumed betters whom they distrust, the American people’s realization of being ruled like Europeans would shock this country into well nigh revolutionary attitudes.” — Angelo Codevilla, “America’s Ruling Class — And the Perils of Revolution” in the July 16, 2010, American Spectator. THE EDITORS Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Ditch the Eco-Devo for Tax Reform
by JASON ARP I left my recent city council meeting disgusted, having participated in the process of reviewing the compliance of businesses with their abatement agreements. State law requires us to grill companies unable to meet the hiring objectives set forth in their application for the abatement. This ludicrous abatement process is only a symptom; Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (80): Car Companies Thrived Here
These bicentennial essays are available in book form from Indiana Historical Society Press. “Road Trip – A Pocket History of Indiana” can be ordered online at shop.indianahistory.org. by Andrea Neal Two decades after Elwood Haynes drove his newfangled horseless buggy down a Kokomo street, cars had become all the rage in Indiana. “From the beginning, Read the full article…
The Outstater
For the use of the membership only (577 words). THINGS ARE UPSIDE DOWN, or at least very, very strange — mostly in Indianapolis. The new tea shop on Fountain Square allows stray cats to roam freely among the tables. And this weekend the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors will hear from both Read the full article…
