A proposal to not allow Indiana's public schools start the academic year before Labor Day has failed in the General Assembly.
A deadline passed on Thursday for the state Senate to reconsider the bill after a 25-23 vote against it last week didn't
result in a Senate majority on either side.
Bill sponsor Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel argued it makes sense to start school after Labor Day because families would have
more summer vacation time together. Supporters also say schools could pay less to cool classrooms in August and that recreational
and tourism businesses would be helped by more time without school that month.
Opponents say decisions about school calendars should be left up to local elected school boards.
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something to take iman's mind off CART,,,the league itsownself doesn't do it
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Someone mentioned a green roof. Every designer of a new urban building should be required to at least explore the feasibility of a green roof. The ability to cut carbon dioxide, save precious rainwater (drought this summer??) and re-use grey water, cool the building cheaper, and improve the view for neighbors, should be, not only the good neighbor thing to do, it should be the responsible neighbor thing to do. Too bad the city didn't require it when they gave up downtown green space for the Simon Building. Surprised they aren't requiring it now.
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About the same means down, like the TV ratings.
My favorite tradition that needs to be brought back is the 25/8 rule. -
Your stats are incorrect. The 85k Government employees working in Marion County includes all government workers in Marion county. That is state, federal, non profit agencies, city and county. The stats the article list is the number of employees for all of the city/county employees and it is correct. That number includes the library, airport, convention center, and so on. The policy of extending benefits to domestic partners is consistent with private sector companies of the same size. Isn't the mantra of most conservatives "run the government like a business."
Also, too say the "fiscal proposil is huge" without considering the actuarial factors involved is a bit of an overstatement. We really don't know if it is huge or not. If all of the people added to the plan are healthy and don't have claims then it could bring cost done or hold them neutral. -
There are 85,346 government employees in Marion county according to Stats Indiana.
My understanding is that this proposal covers not only same sex partners and children, but opposite same sex partners who are not married and any kids.
It also covers all city and county employees, plus municipal corporations which use city/county benefits packages including Health and Hospital Corporation (Wishard), Indianapolis Airport Authority, Indianapolis Convention Center,Lucas Oil,Bankers Life, Indianapolis Marion County Library, and Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo).
Certainly Indianapolis Public Schools will also want more benefits also.
The fiscal cost on this proposal is huge.
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The local school districts should keep the local power to operate their schools as they see fit. This was nothing more than a ploy by a snake to try to convince his dimwitted electorate that he is a family guy.
He keeps trying to advance poorly reasoned garbage legislation. He is an embarrassment to our state.