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City files complaint against Bright House Networks over unpaid fees
July 27, 2009
Chris O'MalleyA municipality has filed the first formal complaint against a cable television operator since state telecommunications reform
three years ago unplugged local government oversight of operators.
MoreIndianapolis golf course contracts up for bid
July 20, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinMayor Greg Ballard’s
administration is requesting proposals to manage all but one of Indianapolis’
13 municipal courses.
MoreCarmel grapples with rec center finances
July 20, 2009
A new business plan is in the works for the high-end Monon Center in Carmel.
MoreNeighborhood taps cash languishing in account
July 20, 2009
Kim PuckettCity to unleash $3.8 million for improvements in United North West Area.
MoreCity considering new parking meter plan
July 13, 2009
Cory SchoutenCity officials are considering several proposals designed to wrestle more revenue out of
the city’s roughly 4,000 parking meters, including
the possibility of a long-term lease to a private firm, a move that netted Chicago more than $1 billion
last year.
MoreConstruction jobs trickling in from road stimulus
July 13, 2009
Chris O'MalleyFederal stimulus money for Indiana highway projects so far has put to work 1,222 people with a payroll of $1.27 million,
according to state records of 42 projects under way in which contractors have reported job data. The work, ranging
from paving to replacing bridge decks, had a total contract value of $39.2 million.
MoreEDITORIAL: School funding has fatal flaws
July 13, 2009
IBJ StaffA state budget was passed June 30, but it’s balanced on the backs of poor children. Legislators
deserve praise for at least slightly increasing overall education funding, but because of a flawed funding
formula, urban districts such as Indianapolis Public Schools actually will lose money in the next two
years.
MoreLegislature snubs casinos, but forms study committee
July 6, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerIndiana's struggling gambling industry didn't get the relief it sought during the special session of the Indiana General Assembly.
But embedded within the budget bill approved June 30 is a provision creating a gambling summer study committee. Its recommendations,
due by Dec. 1, may make or break several of Indiana's casinos.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Education money helped land key Democratic votes
July 6, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumAs both House Speaker Pat Bauer, D-South Bend, and House Republican Leader Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, see it, this is definitely
a "Republican-flavored" budget. Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels laid the framework, and legislators from both sides
of the aisle largely abided by his bottom lines of spending, state agency cuts and surplus.
MoreCarson vs. Chrysler, round one
July 6, 2009
IBJ StaffU.S. Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indianapolis, is taking on General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Corp. in the
name of crash victims.
MorePeterson has passion for health care and new Lilly position
June 29, 2009
J.K. WallA new communications post at Eli Lilly gives former mayor Bart Peterson an opportunity to meld his experiences in the public
and private sectors.
More$65M development deal would cost Capital Improvement Board
June 22, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe Capital Improvement Board could be forced to give up one of its most profitable assets so the city can pull off a $65-million
public-private downtown development deal. The city has agreed to help a developer revitalize the vacant former Bank One operations
center in part by acquiring an adjacent
parking garage for $18.5 million.
MoreEnerDel poised to get jolt of stimulus juice
June 22, 2009
Greg AndrewsWithin weeks, EnerDel expects to receive notification that it's getting as much as $480 million in financing under a U.S.
Department of Energy program aimed at fostering advanced vehicle manufacturing.
MoreEDITORIAL: Project near MSA may be worth the risk
June 22, 2009
The city has unveiled a dramatic plan for new housing and retail development to revitalize the old Market Square Arena site.
Despite some shortcomings, the project deserves a chance to give the stagnant area a boost.
MoreHICKS: Recessions end, with or without government help
June 22, 2009
Mike HicksThe worst is likely behind us, but difficult times lie ahead, especially for the unemployed.
More$65M downtown development deal raises questions
June 15, 2009
Cory SchoutenA $65 million public-private plan for the redevelopment of a vacant downtown office building is raising eyebrows for its unusual
approach and potential risk to taxpayers. The plan calls for a private developer to acquire the former Bank One operations
center, surface parking lots and an adjacent
parking garage from a private owner for $18.5 million, then sell the 1,680-space garage to the city for $18.5 million.
MoreState audit findings sting Westfield
June 8, 2009
Cory SchoutenWestfield's mayor says the city's rapid growth and small staff are to blame for accounting problems raised in a State Board
of Accounts audit.
MoreUnprecedented economic forecast revision will frame special session
June 1, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerWith the help of outside economists, Indiana government undergoes an economic forecast every other yearâ??a process that's
taken on increased importance this spring, as Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Legislature attempt to craft a two-year budget amid
the deepest recession since the early 1980s.
MoreMARCUS: Let's reassess reassessment
June 1, 2009
Morton MarcusThe process of assessment could be simplified and performed uniformly and inexpensively.
MoreTransit, sustainable development likely to be themes in rescue of near-north neighborhood
June 1, 2009
Chris O'MalleyLocal leaders and, soon, a national team of experts, are quietly developing a strategy to revitalize Marion County's biggest
concentration of brownfield sites and impoverished urban neighborhoods, centered at East 22nd Street and the Monon Trail.
MoreHoliday a reminder of the value of public service
May 25, 2009
Mike HicksMany lament the loss of what might be called timeless values. I place these into two categories; both are exemplified and
sustained by military service.
MorePanel handicaps market recovery chances
May 25, 2009
Cory SchoutenA panel of five veterans of real estate and construction provided industry insights at IBJ's Power Breakfast May
1 at the Westin Indianapolis.
MoreConsider progressive taxes
May 25, 2009
Morton MarcusPut some progressivity into Indiana tax rates when passing the Indiana state budget.
MoreCIB drama goes from bad to worse
May 25, 2009
I am truly disgusted after reading the latest in the perennial saga of the CIB.
MoreCIB executive director out-earns governor, mayor combined
May 18, 2009
Cory SchoutenBarney Levengood, executive director of the financially-struggling Capital Improvement Board, is one of the state's highest-paid
public employees, and some wonder if his pay should be cut.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.