Capped and Gowned CEOs Escape Salary Scrutiny
For release March 11 and thereafter (579 words)American college and universities feed big time at the public trough. That means billions upon billions of taxpayer dollars end up in their coffers. So why aren’t the high-paid heads of these institutions receiving the same scrutiny as bank presidents?The public colleges and universities receive direct legislative appropriations Read the full article…
Voters Deserve Final Say on Pricey Construction Projects
For release March 4 and thereafter (750 words/108-word trim) From a citizen’s perspective, one of the best bills passed by the 2008 legislature was the one giving us a bigger say on multi-million-dollar public construction projects. The House Democrats’ desire to gut the law this session suggests they are either out of touch or oblivious Read the full article…
Local Government Consolidation: An ‘Embarrassing’ Position
For release Feb. 25 and thereafter (487 words) Strip away a multi-year, bigwig publicity campaign, complete with unctuous news coverage and a last-minute statewide tour, and the premise behind the move to consolidate local government is just this: People in Indianapolis are smarter than the rest of us. A chief GOP proponent now says Read the full article…
The Tax Caps Would Be a Useful Economic Stimulus
For release Feb. 18 and thereafter (680 words) With all their talk about stimulating the economy, you’d think Indiana Democrats would want a constitutional cap on property taxes. A cap would be an ideal stimulus for Indiana’s anemic housing market. On Feb. 9, the Senate voted to write into our constitution a property tax Read the full article…
Indiana’s Share of the ‘Stimulus’: Will Lemons Become Lemonade?
Editors: In view of the president’s visit today, this week’s column is for immediate release (614 words)How do you respond when people make bad decisions that affect you directly? Your child lies to you. Your boss implements an oppressive policy. Your president comes to town with an offer of a lot of money for you Read the full article…
Successful Charters Have ‘College Prep’ Focus in Common
For release Feb. 4 and thereafter (680 words)Students at KIPP LEAD College Prep in Gary spend more time on task than their peers in traditional public schools. A lot more. The youngsters are at school from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, four hours every other Saturday and three weeks during the summer. It Read the full article…
