Republican Leaders Will Have to Say No And Mean It
Andrea Neal column for Nov. 30 and thereafter730 words INDIANAPOLIS – As lawmakers gear up for the 2005 session, they’d be wise to pick up the following self-help title: "Don’t Say Yes When You Want to Say No." As much as Republicans might like to use their new majority status to fund preferred budget items Read the full article…
Gov. Kernan Needs Fiscal Reality Check
Andrea Neal column for Jan. 13 and thereafter720 words (Note to editors: Publication is especially timely for Tuesday Jan. 13 because Gov. Joe Kernan will deliver his State of the State address that evening). INDIANAPOLIS — Buried deep in a news article about Gov. Joe Kernan’s all-day kindergarten plan was this comment from Republican governor Read the full article…
Orange County Citizens to Cast Vote on Their Future
700 words by ANDREA NEAL With a month to go before the election, yard signs are disappearing and political tensions rising in French Lick. The Nov. 4 referendum on whether to allow a casino in the historic southern Indiana resort town is viewed as a "do-or-die" issue by both supporters and opponents. Tempers are hot, Read the full article…
Constitutionality of Textbook Rental Fee
Andrea Neal column for Aug. 17 and thereafter740 words INDIANAPOLIS — Are books essential to a child’s education? The answer could spell the end to Indiana’s textbook rental fee. Each year about this time, parents whip out the checkbook to cover what might be the most unpopular fee in Indiana. The amount due can range Read the full article…
For Property Tax Heartburn, Tums or Pepcid AC?
Andrea Neal column for Jan. 6 and thereafter (Editors: Please note that graf 3 assumes Jan. 7 publication. Edit as needed) INDIANAPOLIS — The rhetoric leading up to this year’s General Assembly sounds a lot like the advertising war over indigestion tablets. To address rising property tax bills, the Democrats are offering Tums for "fast Read the full article…
Cynical Electorate not Showing at the Polls
725 words INDIANAPOLIS — Why vote? It"s a question many in Lake County are asking in the wake of a voting fraud scandal that essentially invalidated their choices in last May"s primary election. It"s a question that hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers answered with inaction and apathy during the last two general elections. It"s a Read the full article…
