Bohanon: Spend the Surplus? Been There, Done That
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. Back in 1998, the state of Indiana had more than $1.3 billion in surplus funds in its general account. This was about 57 days of state spending. The state had total surplus funds of more than $2 billion that was over 24 percent of its annual operating revenues. I remember the Read the full article…
Zoeller: Is There a Better Way to Select Indiana Senators?
The States’ Relationship with the Federal Government after Passage of the Seventeenth Amendment By Gregory F. Zoeller* for The Indiana Policy Review Many in our state and nation have serious concerns with the seeming dysfunction that grips Washington, and are searching for answers to what appear to be systemic problems. These problems raise questions that go Read the full article…
The 9 States of Indiana: Diversity Inside Out
For the use of the membership only (532 words) A FRIEND RECEIVED a coveted invitation to join what at the time was an all-male club in Fort Wayne. He declined, but not for the reason you might think. He had no objection to the club’s various exclusionary clauses, believing the right to assembly was absolute. Read the full article…
Huston: ‘Airbrushing’ Confederate History in Indy
By Tom Charles Huston Indianapolis was the site of a large prisoner of war camp during the Civil War. Camp Morton housed thousands of Confederate soldiers captured on southern battlefields, many of whom died from disease, wounds and maltreatment. They were buried in an unmarked mass grave in Greenlawn Cemetery. In 1912, the federal government Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (29): The Fame of Indiana Limestone
by Andrea Neal It is one of Indiana’s best-kept secrets: Limestone quarried from three Indiana counties is responsible for some of America’s most impressive structures. It was used to build the Empire State Building, the Pentagon and the Indiana state capital. It bedecks the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., the Tribune Tower in Chicago and Read the full article…
Half Past the Month: Happy Alternatives?
For the use of the membership only (498 words) AT A CERTAIN AGE, it becomes difficult to tell whether people are kidding you. The other day I heard someone say that government troops were prepared to confront seemingly law-abiding American families — something about objecting to foreign nationals being forced into their communities. I mistook Read the full article…
