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Ex-gubernatorial candidates, biz leaders seek national debt fix
January 18, 2013
Associated PressA group of Indiana political and business leaders are joining a national effort to pressure Washington, D.C., politicians
to find a long-term debt fix.
MoreFuture of Fishers campaign focuses on ballot questions
September 22, 2012
Public meetings offer residents opportunity to learn about potential change in northeast-side town's form of government.
MoreIndiana officials face deadline on anti-nepotism law
June 8, 2012
Associated PressCounty, city, town and township governments across Indiana are racing to adopt new rules against nepotism ahead of a July
1 deadline.
MoreSouthport faces steep budget cuts after years of procedural errors
March 10, 2012
Hayleigh ColomboNew Southport Mayor Jesse Testruth and Clerk-Treasurer Diana Bossingham are sorting out years of financial woes that plagued
the previous administration, including two unsatisfactory state audits that were forwarded to the county prosecutor’s
office for review.
MoreGOP brass opts not to battle townships
December 10, 2011
Francesca JaroszRepublican leaders in the General Assembly who have backed local government reform will trade ambitious proposals they’ve
pursued in years past for more moderate—and widely accepted—ideas in the next legislative session.
MoreEDITORIAL: Township reform must not fail again
April 23, 2011
IBJ StaffWith property tax caps putting the squeeze on budgets, it’s foolhardy for townships to be sitting on millions that could
be funding needed services.
MoreShares of embattled ITT may not have hit bottom
April 16, 2011
Greg AndrewsSome analysts believe the thrashing ITT investors have taken since the federal government unveiled a tougher regulatory scheme
for for-profit schools a year ago is only the start.
MoreAggressive bills aimed at consolidating township governments fail
April 16, 2011
Francesca JaroszWith two weeks left in the legislative session, only two statewide local-government-reform bills remain. Both fail to accomplish
reformers’ key aim: removing layers of township government they say have outlived their use.
MoreCommittee explores ways to reduce government
January 25, 2011
Francesca JaroszCharging not-for-profits for government services, eliminating certain paper records and trimming how much counties pay to
mental-health institutions are among the ways local officials say the cost of government could be reduced.
MoreCOX: Shrinking government can increase costs
January 22, 2011
Wendell CoxLegislation will likely be introduced in the Indiana General Assembly to abolish township governments and consolidate their
functions into counties. As in the past, the proponents claim this would save money for taxpayers. Nothing could be further
from the truth.
MoreObama considers shedding rules that hurt job growth
January 18, 2011
Associated PressThe president planned to sign an executive order Tuesday telling federal agencies to look for rules that place an unreasonable
burden on businesses.
MoreReports say Indiana townships inefficient
January 16, 2011
Associated PressNew investigations reported in Indiana newspapers say there are widespread patterns of inefficiency in the government of the
state's 1,008 townships.
MoreEDITORIAL: Daniels on target on township reform
January 15, 2011
IBJ StaffGovernment reform is an important topic, especially at a time tax caps have forced many units of local government to cut back
on essential services.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Session to test lawmakers' views on small government
January 1, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumMany new House and Senate members won election in part on platforms of reducing government regulation and minimizing government
in the lives of Hoosiers.
MoreBusiness agenda might get friendly reception
December 18, 2010
Mary DieterWith Republicans firmly in control of the Indiana General Assembly, businesses have a better chance of achieving some of their
legislative objectives than they have for years.
MoreRedistricting, education issues also on docket for General Assembly
December 18, 2010
Mary DieterLegislature will consider redistricting along with controversial education issues.
MoreCAMPBELL: A primer for government reformers
December 11, 2010
Steve Campbell / Special to IBJProponents have to connect government reform to the real pocketbook issues that drive people.
MoreTENBARGE: Act now to build a better Indiana
December 11, 2010
Barrett Tenbarge / Special to IBJIndiana cannot endure without serious reform, and this session must be approached with the urgency it deserves.
MoreDrugmakers seek Republican allies to defeat cost-cutting panel
November 15, 2010
Bloomberg NewsPharmaceutical firms led by Eli Lilly are trying to eliminate a government panel aimed at controlling Medicare spending seven
months after they supported the health-care overhaul that created it.
MoreBayh's exit may pinch federal funds going to Indiana
February 20, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerSen. Evan Bayh brought home the bacon—more than
$1.4 billion in federal appropriations and grants in just the last 12 months.
MoreGovernment reform, unemployment taxes chug through Legislature
February 6, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinKey measures cleared their chambers of origin by the Feb. 3 deadline.
Senate OKs bill to eliminate township boards
January 29, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Republican-controlled Senate voted 29-19 Thursday for a bill that would eliminate township boards and transfer their duties
to the county level starting in 2013. It now moves to the Democrat-led House for consideration.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Expect uncertainty in the 2010 General Assembly
December 19, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumAbout the only certainty for the upcoming legislative session is that it will be over in March.
MoreConsider progressive taxes
May 25, 2009
Morton MarcusPut some progressivity into Indiana tax rates when passing the Indiana state budget.
MoreFiscal crisis calls for drastic measure
May 18, 2009
Mickey MaurerInd. Gov. Mitch Daniels will call the Legislature into special session to pass an acceptable budget, but some legislators
think a budget that would satisfy the governor cannot be crafted by the contentious partisans in this developing fiasco.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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