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Statehouse Dispatch
FEIGENBAUM: Statehouse looks to Pence and his mighty pen
May 4, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumIndianapolis government bill among those the governor must decide to accept or reject.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Legislative session notable for minimal acrimony
April 27, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumWhen partisanship did rear its head—Indianapolis Democrats charged a GOP “power grab” in negotiations over
changes in Marion County government structure—it was not disruptive.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Upbeat forecast paves way for final deals
April 20, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumProdding by legislative leaders and an epidemic of Hoosier common have led to compromises on contentious issues.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: GOP stranglehold hasn’t squelched debate
April 13, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumFor a Legislature dominated by a Republican super-majority and with a Republican governor doing more now than just watching
from the cheap seats, you should be surprised by the uncertainty over the shape—and even the fate—of several significant
bills this late in the process.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Legislative deadline spawns flurry of activity
April 6, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumIn one 48-hour stretch early in the first week of April, lawmakers provided a truer lay of the session land than in all the
days leading up to it.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: All eyes looking to crucial mid-April revenue forecast
March 23, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumWe’re just a few short weeks from the mid-April revenue forecast, the critical non-political, non-policy factor that
will shape the fiscal 2014-2015 budget—and a handful of other big-buck key bills.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Geography, more than attitude, may shape fiscal debate
March 16, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumWe learned just over a year ago that the veteran House fiscal leadership would be a vestige of the past when the 2013 session
began.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: General Assembly is Senate-centric this term
March 9, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumCynics might suggest the General Assembly really hasn’t accomplished much since convening in January. While that’s
a tad unfair, the session does seem unusual.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Battles yet to be fought over handful of divisive bills
March 2, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumWe’ve made it halfway through the 2013 legislative session with much less in the way of figurative fisticuffs than in
the last several sessions—for which the participants and observers seem grateful.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Pence, lawmakers of both parties have played nice so far
February 23, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumAs the General Assembly passes its first major milestone in the 2013 session—the final round of committee hearings in
a bill’s chamber of origin—we’re picking up a few insights into the dynamics that likely will guide the
remaining two months.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Budget negotiations will center on education, health care
February 16, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumYou’ve heard the talk that the bottom-line reason for the General Assembly to meet this year is to fashion a two-year
budget that will carry the state through June 30, 2015.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Pence quietly departing from Daniels' playbook
February 9, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumOne month into the administration of Republican Gov. Mike Pence, you can hold one truth to be self-evident: He’s not
the second coming of his predecessor, Mitch Daniels.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Key issues still taking shape in Legislature
February 2, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumLegislative events aren’t proceeding according to a recognizable formula so far, leaving the coming months difficult
to predict.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Key issues not illuminated in Pence address
January 26, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumMany lawmakers and other observers had expected this year's State of the State speech to add key details to Gov. Mike Pence's
roadmap—effectively serving as a GPS of sorts for lawmakers seeking to divine the route taken and the destinations visited
on the journey promised on inauguration day.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Range of non-fiscal issues may take center stage
January 19, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumWhile taxes and spending (and related work-force and economic development matters) will consume the bulk of legislative attention
in coming months, several other major issues will dot—or blot—the agenda, and should bear your attention.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Budget issues will drive almost every legislative debate
January 12, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumNow that you are no longer distracted by an Indianapolis Colts playoff drive (sigh), it’s time to get up to speed on
the key issues the Indiana General Assembly will confront over the next four months.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: What does the 2013 session have in store for you?
January 5, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumThe 2012 elections brought us a new Republican governor, a GOP House and Senate super-majority for the first time in a generation,
and the first Democrat elected to a state office other than governor since 2000.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Lawmakers did much more than pass right to work
March 17, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumWhile some editorial writers suggest legislators accomplished little of consequence this session, and House Democrats lament
lost opportunities to restore education funding and fix child services programs, we actually experienced a remarkably productive
final four weeks.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Costly transportation projects may spawn taxpayer road rage
March 10, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumEven many lawmakers expected the Major Moves transportation fund would obviate the need to find large amounts of state dollars
for critical projects.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Fiscal issues to dominate waning days of the session
March 3, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumThis year, with the right-to-work debate having sucked all the air out of the session—and largely all the fight out
of House Democrats—before the Super Bowl, the final weeks of the session are less intriguing than usual.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Maneuvering already under way for 2013 session
February 25, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumIt may seem the next few weeks will be devoid of major public policy debates you’re accustomed to expect as sessions
wind down, but rest assured that activity below the surface is already paving the way for intriguing major action in 2013.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: State not coming to grips with slide in gambling taxes
February 18, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumYou might be surprised to learn that Indiana’s casinos have passed the $10 billion mark in wagering and admissions taxes
paid to the state and their respective host cities.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Lots of bills still in play as session nears home stretch
February 11, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumMany issues that address daily commerce, business relationships, education policy, and the internal functions of state and
local government remain to be addressed.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Right-to-work resolution opens floodgates for other bills
February 4, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumHouse Democrats and Republicans, who had been bickering like Patriots and Giants fans, suddenly seemed to drop all political
pretenses, and returned to conducting the people’s business.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Democrats' end game difficult to decipher
January 28, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumWhile the end game sought by House Democrats was elusive as they tried to halt the right-to-work bill advocated by all but
a handful of House Republicans, the Jan. 25 passage of the legislation in the House doesn’t necessarily offer new certainty.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!