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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Government Blog Posts
Subsidizing thy neighbor
May 14, 2008
Comments(3)Should a city give incentives to companies that want to leave the city and expand in another town?
That question is dogging Muncie officials after they offered a $600,000 loan to a Spanish company that plans
to move an auto-parts plant...
MoreEconomy jitters won't go away
May 7, 2008
Comments(2)Exit polls yesterday showed Hoosiers voted their pocketbooks. Theyâ??re worried about the economy.
That has a familiar ring. Many voters made a similar point four years ago when Gov. Mitch Daniels beat
Gov. Joe Kernan by promising to improve the economy.
Now,...
MoreThe big day is here
May 6, 2008
Comments(8)Weâ??ve experienced, or maybe endured, one of most intense campaign seasons in memory here in Indiana.
Perhaps you were one of the people who pollsters and news organization kept saying would turn this primary
election, the undecideds.
If you voted in the...
MoreDebating the toll road lease
April 16, 2008
Comments(6)As expected, Jim Schellinger and Jill Long Thompson are making Gov. Mitch Danielsâ?? lease of the Indiana
Toll
Road an issue in their campaign for the Democratic nomination to face him in November.
Both Democratic candidates have said they oppose his...
MoreThompson's plan for poor counties
April 10, 2008
Comment(1)One piece of Jill Long Thompsonâ??s economic development platform calls for the stateâ??s offering greater
incentives
in counties with lower incomes and other measures of well-being.
Under her tier system, the less affluent the county, the greater the incentives available to...
MoreIs IDEM trying to do too much?
April 7, 2008
Comments(0)Environmental groups are charging that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is putting a higher
priority on jobs and economic development than its fundamental mission of protecting human health and the
environment.
The Post-Tribune in Merrillville reported over the weekend that...
MoreTrucks and broken windshields
April 4, 2008
Comments(5)Who among us hasnâ??t followed a truck only to watch a rock zing off our windshield. Then you notice a
sign
on the back of the truck saying the likes of â??Stay back 500 feet. Not responsible for broken windshields.â??
The...
MoreFull circle on panhandlers
March 31, 2008
Comments(6)Does the political party of Indianapolis mayors influence how they deal with panhandlers, or is it just coincidence?
Steve Goldsmith, a Republican, used the police to crack down on panhandlers, pushing many of them out of
downtown.
In his eight years, Bart...
MoreDeath ponds
March 27, 2008
Comments(7)It hardly seems like a week goes by anymore without another story about someone sliding into a suburban
retention pond and losing their life or at least coming uncomfortably close.
Some ponds have become dumping grounds for cars, and now Plainfield...
MoreChelsea Clinton's response
March 26, 2008
Comments(16)Chelsea Clinton has been widely praised for her response to a question at Butler University yesterday about
how Monica Lewinsky might have affected her motherâ??s candidacy for president.
â??I donâ??t think that is any of your business,â?? Chelsea Clinton shot back.
The...
MoreTax legislation to become law
March 18, 2008
Comments(5)Gov. Mitch Daniels is set to sign the property tax legislation tomorrow.
Daniels got most of what he proposed last fall. Homeowners get a tax cut, future bills will be capped and
the sales tax rises to compensate.
Are you happy with...
MoreSales tax to rise next month
March 14, 2008
Comments(2)The state sales tax rises to 7 percent from 6 percent on April 1 if the property tax legislation in the
General Assembly becomes law.
Youâ??re right. Thatâ??s not even three weeks away.
What do you think?...
MoreObama coming to town
March 12, 2008
Comments(11)Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is dropping in on Indianapolis this Saturday for a campaign stop.
Will Obama or Hillary do better in Indiana?
MoreIs Thompson right on jobs?
March 6, 2008
Comments(2)Earlier this week, Jill Long Thompson, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, said Gov.
Mitch Danielsâ?? approach to economic development has focused on individual companies to the detriment of big-picture
policy changes that could improve the...
MoreIndiana avoids budget shortfall list
March 4, 2008
Comment(1)A new report by a Washington, D.C., think tank shows 25 states expect budget shortfalls in their 2009 fiscal
years. Illinois and Kentucky are on the list issued by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, but Indiana
isnâ??tâ??at least...
MoreDid court split the baby?
February 29, 2008
Comments(0)If your friend or relative is hurt in a car accident, but you werenâ??t involved in the accident, is an
insurance company obligated to pay you damages for emotional distress?
Until this week, the answer was yes.
The Indiana Supreme Court More
Daylight-saving time angst
February 27, 2008
Comments(11)The debate over daylight-saving time never seems to end.
University of California-Santa Barbara economists have studied Duke Energy Corp. electricity bills and found
that Indianaâ??s switch to daylight-saving time in 2006 cost Duke households $8.6 million extra. Duke operates
in the...
MoreOppose Daniels, oppose change?
February 26, 2008
Comments(2)A new statewide poll shows a high correlation between registered voters who intend to vote for Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama and incumbent Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Obama and Daniels are almost polar opposites philosophically, so what gives? Mostly...
MoreIs film tax break a bad idea?
February 15, 2008
Comments(2)Gov. Mitch Daniels had sharp words for legislators after they finished overriding his veto of tax breaks
for the film industry.
â??Itâ??s truly an irresponsible decision, and I canâ??t imagine what they were thinking,â?? he fired off
in a statement
yesterday.
Are...
MoreKentucky as gambling competitor
February 15, 2008
Comment(1)The developing story in Kentucky about its new governorâ??s attempt to legalize casinos isnâ??t getting a
lot
of play in Indianapolis, but the fallout could be huge if he succeeds.
Steve Beshear wants a dozen casinos to try to stop gamblers...
MoreTownship government travails
February 12, 2008
Comments(0)Center Township Trustee Carl Drummer may be a nice guy, but he sure knows how to squirrel away taxpayer
dollars, IBJ reporter Peter Schnitzler showed us in this weekendâ??s IBJ.
Drummer has racked up a $7.1 million surplus â??...
MoreA new desire for streetcars
February 5, 2008
Comments(12)Electric streetcars are an old idea that should be brought back, some civic leaders believe.
IBJ reporter Chris Oâ??Malley writes today that heavyweights including Indiana Convention and Visitors Association
President Bob Bedell are backing a not-for-profit called Downtown Indianapolis...
MoreAre these incentives a good deal?
January 31, 2008
Comments(3)Gov. Mitch Daniels dished out $6.3 million in incentives as part of Defender Directâ??s expansion announcement
yesterday. But was the carrot a good deal for us taxpayers?
Defender Direct, which sells home security and satellite dish systems, plans to add 1,100...
MoreImmigration bill to become law?
January 30, 2008
Comments(37)The Indiana Senate made its sentiment clear yesterday by approving the immigration bill by the gaping margin
of 37-11 and firing it on to the House.
This is the bill that would make businesses liable for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.
With this...
MoreRanking Indianapolis' best mayor
January 30, 2008
Comments(4)Former Indianapolis mayors have a way of staying in the news.
Richard Lugar has climbed to the top echelons of the U.S. Senate. Bill Hudnut is quoted regularly from his
position at the Urban Land Institute, a Washington, D.C., not-for-profit that...
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You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.
For those who let this information strike a nerve, remember that this is still the America that allows the freedom to achieve dreams and goals. Should you really chastise those who are given a perk on a deal that is supported by the consumer (that is until they don't like the deal anymore due to envy) or should the dream of rewards for working be looked at a little closer? I say lets stick to the deal, go to work,earn our keep, shoot for dreams, change our jobs to have that dream or shut up about others achievements ..............while we are still afforded this liberty of America !
Three Magi
Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.