Statehouse Dispatch
FEIGENBAUM: 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.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Constitutional question derails right-to-work dealmaking
January 21, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumEven before the first full month of the year has passed, every conceivable metaphor for the importance of the right-to-work
issue in the 2012 legislative session has been (ab)used.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Right-to-work just one of big stories brewing in '12
January 7, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumHoosiers may never have started a January with the likely litany of top 10 stories of the year lined up quite as transparently
as they seem for 2012.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Chief justice's retirement puts court at crossroads
December 31, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumYou cannot overstate the positive impact Indiana’s longest-serving Supreme Court chief justice, Randall T. Shepard,
has had on the state and local judiciary in Indiana (and nationally, where he is the longest-serving court leader).
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Passage of Daniels' agenda will spawn sweeping change
May 7, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumYou shouldn’t have much trouble discerning the immediate winners from the 2011 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Lessons learned from an unconventional session
April 30, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumHoosiers were on notice headed into the session that they would not see four months marked by a “business as usual”
attitude.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Conference committees may offer fewer fireworks
April 23, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumGiven the historical context, it would not be unexpected that there wouldn’t be much left to argue about as the 2011
legislative session approaches its scheduled April 29 conclusion.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: New legislative maps matter over the long term
April 16, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumDistrict lines largely will guide the partisan composition of the Indiana House of Representatives and the delegation we send
to Congress for the next decade.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Wrangling over budget takes center stage in Legislature
April 9, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumBudget cuts became more painful in the past several years as the national recession drew the fiscal noose tighter on Indiana
government income.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Fallout from Democrats' walkout will affect fall elections
April 2, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumFollowing five weeks in a chain hotel in Illinois, House Democrats marched back into the Statehouse—literally—on
March 28, escorted by union leaders along Capitol Street and up the east steps in an event made for media. So who wins?
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Right-to-work issue still alive and kicking
March 26, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumLegislative observers wonder whether this session’s unique nature may convince Senate leaders to be a bit more flexible
in ruling on germaneness.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Thoughts turn to truncated state budget process
March 19, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumAs the legislative standoff continued, those who were concerned about policy turned their attention to the budget process.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Will Democrats hold out until some warm April day?
March 12, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumIndiana House Democrats largely remain bunkered en masse in Urbana, Ill., save occasional individual appearances back at town
hall events in their respective districts.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Prepare for a history-making budget process
March 5, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumHoosier Democrats may find that their solon sojourn in Illinois invokes Newton’s law of political physics: Every action
has an equal and opposite reaction.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Freshmen legislators' green is showing
February 26, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumThe “new kids in the bloc” failed to heed their elders, and got a bit greedy too quickly, goading Democrats into the only
recourse open to them.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Gambling and guns create legislative fireworks
February 19, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumAt least one Indianapolis legislator has quietly investigated allowing casinos to collaborate on a temporary downtown facility,
and Republican Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has publicly not ruled it out.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Governor focuses on the big issues, just as Reagan did
February 12, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumThat “think big” attitude seems to be carrying over to lawmakers, who this month focused on major issues.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Unemployment insurance bill's path surprisingly smooth
February 5, 2011
Ed FeigenbaumOnce in a legislative blue moon, a bill will zip through the labyrinthine process with alacrity.
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Great article Anthony. Glad IMS is finally being run like a business and not a personal check book to finance the "Vision".
Things are looking up but 15 years of scorched earth won't be fixed overnight. Unfortunately the TV ratings are still poor and that won't change anytime soon with the brilliant 10 year contract signed under the former regime.
Brett not sure why you wonder what he said in his quote. "''I would like to jump in a time machine, go back to 1995, and tell the owners and Tony George not to split,'' Franchitti said. ''As soon as my time machine is done, I know where I'm going.''"
Pretty clear, he would love to go back and tell TG and the team owners not to split.
I am not sure there is anyone who wanted the split, and I don't think there is anyone who would not like to go back and prevent the split. But, as has been discussed ad nauseum, without the split carts management by team owners would have run all of ow racing into bankruptcy. If cart had such a wonderful product, then losing IMS would not have forced it into bankruptcy. If NASCAR lost Daytona or Charlotte, it would not fail like cart did.
Truth,
So you predicted that cart would go into bankruptcy and cease to exist while Indycar would continue on? I missed that prediction.
I want to live in a city that has a garage structure to be proud of for it's innovating design!
Well written Anthony. I think the toughest thing for the Hulmans and true of any family company is that reality was getting more complex than could be handled by the family. Almost any family owned business must realize that or die. Tough decisions, but ones that had to be made.
I don't like the wall signage, but in this era of sports marketing it is almost required. Many folks cringed at advertising at Assembly Hall and Hinkle fieldhouse, but times and finances change.
Thanks also for reminding us the other blue chip sponsors IMS has picked up.
Not to mention how it would improve the view from the offices of the AUL building. Do you remember when Circle Center had a contest for the best roof design after the mall was completed? Great opportunity here...