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CIB failure isn't an option
February 9, 2009
Creativity and transparency are required to fix the Capital Improvement Board's financial woes.
MoreCIB's influence has grown with city's sports scene
February 9, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerState lawmakers formed the Capital Improvement Board in 1965 to oversee construction of the city's convention center.
MoreCash-strapped gambling firm pushing bill in Legislature; Centaur trying to recover from Pennsylvania setback
February 2, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerCentaur is lobbying the Indiana General Assembly to let it transfer 500 slots from its Hoosier Park horse track in Anderson
to the Fort Wayne area.
MoreLatest jobs numbers may change state's priorities
February 2, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumJobs themselves may become "Job One" for our elected officials.
MoreIndiana continues to have high smoking, obesity rates, and is below average in public health funding
February 2, 2009
J.K. WallObesity and smoking rates are little changed since Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels took office in January 2005.
MoreUnigov 2.0 isn't just about savings
February 2, 2009
Saving money may be the bottom-line reason for reforming local government, but that's only one of the benefits.
MoreColumn was disrespectful of Americans who support marijuana's legalization
February 2, 2009
Marijuana legalization deserves a thoughtful debate, not ridicule from Morton Marcus.
MoreStimulus could help medical exchange
February 2, 2009
President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bill provides a big opportunity for the Indianapolis-based Indiana Health Information Exchange to spread its expertise around the country.
City's environmental effort gets boost
January 19, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe McKinney Family Foundation has created a fund to support initiatives of Mayor Greg Ballard's 3-month-old Office of Sustainability,
an environmental initiative that promotes projects ranging from energy-efficient city buildings to bicycle paths.
MoreGroups seeks records tied to utility plant project
January 19, 2009
Four Indiana public interest groups are complaining Gov. Mitch Daniels is ignoring a public records request they made Oct.
29 regarding Daniels' support of a Duke Energy coal gasification plant being built in Edwardsport.
MoreTown of Fishers considers new form of government
January 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSitting in gridlocked traffic along Interstate 69, Fishers residents might already think of their town as
a city. This sprawling suburb of 65,000 people certainly looks nothing like the burg of less than 1,000 it was three decades
ago.
But down at the municipal government complex, Fishers is still a town, just as it was incorporated in 1891.
MoreNursing home group tries bulk purchasing to save cash
January 12, 2009
The Indiana Health Care Association has signed contracts with three corporations to buy supplies, medicines and insurance
in bulk.
MoreLegislation takes aim at Anthem
January 12, 2009
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's growing market dominance in Indiana is sparking a backlash from doctors who plan to push
a bill this year in the Indiana General Assembly that would allow physicians to reject patients covered by massive health
insurer.
MoreGreen bills sprout at Statehouse
January 12, 2009
Chris O'MalleyLegislation filed in the Indiana General Assembly this year seeks renewable energy mandates, stricter building codes throughout
Indiana.
MoreAs Indiana's commerce chief, Roob aims to 'hit on all cylinders'
January 12, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerIBJ talked to new Secretary of Commerce Mitch Roob about Indiana's challenges in 2009, including a recessionary economy, rising
unemployment
and work-force training gaps.
MoreState's tech sector looking ahead, but cutting back
January 12, 2009
It's two steps forward, one step back, for Indiana's technology sector, but in a tough economic climate, any advancement is
worth celebrating.
MoreGovernor's proposed budget sets penny-pinching tone
January 12, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumThe $28 billion, two-year budget that Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels unveiled Jan. 6 transcends characterization even as a
"bare bones" effort because programs outside of public safety and K-12 education are being trimmed,
delayed or eliminated.
MoreObama's call ignites local health care debates
January 5, 2009
J.K. WallWhen President-elect Barack Obama called for community discussions of health care reform, about 250 people in Indianapolis
answered. Their answer rang loud with individual complaints, a surprising number of calls for national health insurance and
some doubt that their comments would actually shape Obama's policymaking.
MoreLegislature should focus on government efficiency in 2009
January 5, 2009
Chris KatterjohnNow, more than ever, we need to be creative and industrious in finding ways to generate revenue, as well as be smart and strategic
about employing our resources intelligently.
MoreBasic investments are best for Indiana pension funds
January 5, 2009
John GuyIBJ reported in November that the Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund will allocate 15 percent to 30 percent of its investments
in "alternatives." Unfortunately, the term means nothing to those of us outside PERF and probably confuses PERF
itself.
MoreState warns businesses about scam
January 5, 2009
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita has issued a warning about a fraudulent letter targeting Indiana businesses.
MoreFund to fuel ethanol use out of gas
December 29, 2008
Chris O'MalleyA state fund supporting an 18-cent-a-gallon tax credit for gas stations selling E85 ethanol was exhausted in the first three
months of the state's new fiscal year.
MoreDaniels, Obama cruise to victory
December 29, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerThe last time Indiana went for the Democrat in a presidential election, Lyndon Johnson trounced conservative Barry Goldwater
at the 1964 polls. More than 40 years later, Sen. Barack Obama earned his historic White House victory thanks, in part, to
Hoosiers' 11 electoral votes.
MoreTax caps thrill homeowners, assessments chill businesses
December 29, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerSoaring property taxes were arguably Indiana's biggest problem in 2007. In 2008, the Legislature approved property tax caps
as a solution. But because the caps haven't been implemented, debate is still raging over the consequences the caps will have
for local governments and whether they should be made permanent.
MoreGovernment reform effort long overdue
December 29, 2008
Critics were lined up to oppose Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to streamline
local government almost before he left the podium Dec. 19. Big surprise.
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These higher rates Co. e about only because physicians are now hospital employees. otherwise physicians couldn't charge these rates and share the windfall with the hospital. Community/rural hospitals probably not buying physicians practices and thus weren't getting the windfall anyway.
The incentive for poor people to get themselves off public assistance and "no longer be poor" is even with help...they're STILL POOR! Being poor, even with some assistance, isn't all that pleasant. (I speak from experience) It's a stubborn myth that poor people, who are on public assistance, are sitting in the lap of luxury. You should try living on just those "freebies" that you mentioned and see how meager they actually are. By the way, I didn't mean you had to buy/own a puppy...just pet one. :)
As near as I can tell the minority has ZERO constitutional obligation to offer a quorum to the majority. A requirement for quorum was inserted into the constitution so that tyrannical majorities could not simply shove through odious and objectionable legislation (which is exactly what they did.) By allowing a tyrannical majority to charge fines against the minority for exercising their constitutional prerogative to deny quorum the court as made a mockery of constitutional governance in the state of Indiana.
The voters elected the Reps to make a vote not walk out on the vote. They had to the right to exercise their opinion and vote "no" to the bill. Let me ask you this if you walked out of your job for 5 straight weeks would you get paid? Would you even have a job to go back to? If any elected official walks out on the people they should be arrested for stealing tax dollars from the public. They were elected to do a job and not leave when the job gets stuff.
I have been to several of their locations in Pennsylvania and always go in for 1 item and leave with a basket full of things. I'm very happy they decided on Indiana, now if only they would put the other store in eastside.