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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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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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