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MAHERN: Ballard, Lewis should disclose conflicts
June 1, 2013
Louis Mahern / Special to IBJA typical $110,000 Colts suite comes with 20 tickets for 10 games—a per-ticket cost of $550. Mayor Ballard’s suite
comes with at least 30 tickets.
MoreSIDDIQUI: Forward with the Medicaid experiment
June 1, 2013
Gov. Mike Pence’s proposed expansion of health care for low-income Hoosiers through the Healthy Indiana Plan is a valuable
experiment that will continue Indiana’s trend as an innovator in government.
MoreSHEPARD: Session gave training huge shot in arm
June 1, 2013
Randall Shepard / Special to IBJThough issues like Medicaid expansion and reducing the income tax were most visible during the recent legislative session,
the General Assembly may have also set the stage for substantial future shifts in how Indiana goes about producing a work
force prepared for the 21st century economy.
MoreMCDANIEL: Delegation, Pacers have many surprises in common
June 1, 2013
Mike McDaniel / Special to IBJOur delegation is a lot like the Indiana Pacers. Both are young. Both are made up of talented people. Both are generating
results sooner than expected. Both are likely to grow to be even more effective for many years to come.
MoreSCHELLINGER: Green delegation should work hard on influence
June 1, 2013
Jim Schellinger / Special to IBJRoll Call reported several weeks ago that Indiana’s clout in Washington, D.C., has slipped in the rankings
from 27th to 42nd. This is certainly no surprise in the wake of Sen. Richard Lugar’s departure, in addition to former
Sen. Evan Bayh and former congressman and now Gov. Mike Pence.
MoreSWAYZE: Scrutinize abortion like the industry it is
June 1, 2013
Sue Swayze / Special to IBJThe details of the Kermit Gosnell trial in Pennsylvania are gruesome, yet they signal a warning to all states. Abortion is
an industry, not just a political or religious issue.
MoreDANIELS: Abuses will recharge media shield law
June 1, 2013
Deborah DanielsIt is commonly said in the practice of law that “bad facts make bad law.” Sometimes a far-reaching court decision,
affecting a broad swath of cases for years to come, results from one bad set of circumstances.
MoreVAUGHN: IRS scandal overlooks larger issue
June 1, 2013
Julia Vaughn / Special to IBJCommon Cause founder John Gardner once said, “We share the conviction that as citizens we have every right to raise
hell when we see injustice done, or the public interest betrayed, or the public process corrupted.”
MoreWAGNER: Age has little to do with moral virtues
June 1, 2013
Jennifer Wagner / Special to IBJReggie Walton and Mark Zuckerberg have one thing in common.
MoreSTYRING: Bowen held line on property taxes
June 1, 2013
Bill Styring / Special to IBJIndiana has said farewell to former Gov. Otis Bowen. Much has been written in tribute to “Doc,” and all of it
deserved. He surely was the most popular governor in anyone’s memory. Even his political enemies respected him as a
thoroughly decent human being.
MoreMACALLISTER: Stop, think before expanding transit
June 1, 2013
P.E. MacAllister / Special to IBJWe continue to analyze, visualize and contemplate the expansion of an urban transit system for the Marion County area. All
accept the blessing of reduced traffic during rush hours, but alas, to do so entails a cost-benefit ratio that might be troubling.
MoreTAFT: Cities are great places to raise kids
June 1, 2013
Bill Taft / Special to IBJI recently participated in a planning session for downtown Indianapolis that included cultural and civic leaders whom I consider
very pro-urban Indianapolis. As the conversation turned toward the urgent need to recruit more taxpayers into city neighborhoods,
one of my colleagues stated that it really wasn’t practical to raise a middle class family in the city, and many others
agreed.
MoreBECK: Fascinated with Indiana's first ladies
June 1, 2013
Lara Beck / Special to IBJIt’s hard not to miss first lady Karen Pence these days. From reading to kindergartners to supporting the arts to visiting
schools in Fort Wayne, she’s everywhere.
MoreVANE: Had more than enough hope, change
June 1, 2013
Robert Vane / Special to IBJIt should come as no surprise to anyone who’s read what I’ve written in Forefront that I didn’t buy a ticket
to ride the “Hope and Change” express. Just because I wasn’t a passenger, however, doesn’t mean I
didn’t want the train to reach its station.
MoreBONIFIELD: Campus entrepreneurs need more love
June 1, 2013
Jake Bonifield / Special to IBJHaving graduated from college this past month, I have now joined the ranks of the college-educated work force.
MoreHOWEY: Pence sees a president in the mirror
June 1, 2013
Brian A. Howey / Special to IBJLast month, we learned that Gov. Mike Pence was in New York attending an Indiana economic development event in Yankee Stadium.
Earlier, he had been at a Republican Governors Association conference in New Orleans. A few days later, he was in Maryland
to keynote a national confab on school choice.
MoreKRULL: We're beginning to see the real Pence
June 1, 2013
John Krull / Special to IBJNow that the 2013 General Assembly has wrapped up, a few things about the state’s new governor, Republican Mike Pence,
have become clear.
MoreODLE: Regulate bullets the way we do drugs
May 4, 2013
Samuel L. Odle / Special to IBJA study by the Violence Policy Center reveals shocking statistics about Indiana. More Hoosiers were killed by gun violence
than traffic accidents in 2009—735 gun deaths versus 715 traffic deaths, according to the Washington, D.C.-based center.
MoreSOUDER: Pence, Long, Bosma swing differently at political curveballs
May 4, 2013
Mark Souder / Special to IBJEarly in the season in baseball, you can be leading the league in home runs because you can really hit a fastball, even if
you can’t hit a curveball. But in the major leagues, soon all you will see is curveballs. You either adjust or you are
gone.
MoreDANIELS: College grads must rise to the moment
May 4, 2013
Mitchell DanielsWe meet in a time of continued economic stagnation. Economic growth in 2012 was a depressing 1.5 percent, half the historic
average. Three million fewer Americans are employed than when this so-called recovery began. Economic inequality is growing,
and unprecedented trillions in transfer payments have not reversed the trend. It was well said that, "We need a recovery
from this recovery."
MoreDAVIS: Prosperity focus lost amid cordiality
May 4, 2013
Kathy Davis / Special to IBJKeep the hope alive, I tell myself, keep the hope alive.
MoreBOEHM: Tax cuts at the expense of investment
May 4, 2013
Ted Boehm / Special to IBJThe debate over cutting the state income tax was settled for this year, but the subject isn’t put to rest.
MoreMADISON: Good leaders, swine mix at Statehouse
May 4, 2013
James H. Madison / Special to IBJ“We are governed by swine,” Meredith Nicholson lamented.
MoreMASSON: The irrationality of welfare drug testing
May 4, 2013
House Bill 1483, which required drug tests for recipients of public assistance, passed the House 78-17 and the Senate 38-12,
but failed at the 11th hour in conference committee. However, given the level of support, it can be expected to return in
future sessions.
MoreBOHANON: Who's afraid of a super-majority?
May 4, 2013
Cecil Bohanon / Special to IBJWith the Governor’s Mansion in tow and a super-majority in both houses of the Legislature, Republicans seemed poised
to impose radical change on the state.
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Ameriana Bank took over Westfield Farmers Market for 2013 and it is held in their parking lot, corner of 32 and Carey road, 5 to 8. I am selling soap and candles there. great market!
B&T certainly has enough of our taxpayer dollars to do this thanks to Mayor Ballard. Given the firm's exceedingly poor reputation in the legal community, the basement would seem a better option.
Should read MAY hire 20 people.
Not a good location for a 300,000 home. 10th Street fumes, buses, noise. Max for this location 150,000.
The state constitution also does not say that the majority has a right to quorum, nor that the minority is required to allow them quorum. In fact, denial of quorum has been a parliamentary maneuver since the establishment of the first parliaments in the early 1600s. The right to deny quorum (and the requirement fore quorum) are to prevent exactly what happened in Indiana: A tyrannical majority pushing through odious, objectionable legislation. Denial of quorum is totally legitimate, and lest we forget, a tactic the GOP has employed many, many times to ensure their issues weren't given short shrift. By allowing the majority to impose "fines" on the minority for exercising the authority the constitution grants them (to deny quorum,) they are violating the constitution.