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Adam Riddle: Future of advanced manufacturing is being built in Indiana

September 11, 2026
Adam Riddle

Indiana succeeds because of its people and its smart investments in the future.

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Daniel Haake: Small business needs a lifeline amid road repairs

September 11, 2026
Daniel Haake

The city’s current approach to the 16th Street Bridge is to manage what it can control, making sure the bridge is completed on time. But for businesses like Long’s Bakery, managing the schedule isn’t the whole answer.

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Michael-Paul Hart: Indianapolis raised taxes. Here’s a way to lower them.

September 4, 2026 | Michael-Paul Hart

I have an answer: Consolidate the remaining three township fire departments into the Indianapolis Fire Department.

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Al Hubbard and Lee Ann Kwiatkowski: Indiana’s future begins with stronger math skills

September 4, 2026 | Al Hubbard and Lee Ann Kwiatkowski

Indiana must continue investing in what research consistently shows has the greatest impact: exceptional teachers.

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Matt Mindrum, Mario Rodriguez, David Lewis: Greater connectivity will accelerate Indy’s growth

August 28, 2026 | Matt Mindrum and Mario Rodriguez and David Lewis

For decades, Indy’s central location helped define us as the Crossroads of America. Now, our business and civic community has an opportunity to build on that legacy by investing in the connections that will shape our next generation of growth.

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Muhammad Siddiqui: In health care, AI chatbots need to be different. Here’s how.

August 28, 2026 | Muhammad Siddiqui

The upside of AI chatbots is clear: They’re approachable, they’re always available and they can help patients articulate their symptoms and better understand their health and health care.

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Daniel J. Elsener, Mitch Daniels and Dr. Patrick McGill: Collaboration Is Indiana’s prescription for a healthier future

August 21, 2026 | Daniel J. Elsener and Mitch Daniels and Dr. Patrick McGill

Health care access isn’t just a medical challenge. It’s also a workforce and an economic development challenge.

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Brad Ward: Don’t silence public on decisions that shape communities

August 21, 2026 | Brad Ward

Today, Section 106 ensures that before federally funded or federally permitted projects move forward, agencies must consider impacts on historic places and the communities connected to them.

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Q&A: Bank exec Jenny Lurkins brings math aptitude, social attitude into leadership role

August 14, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Lurkins sat down with IBJ this week to talk about her career, what she’s learned from living in different parts of the country and how parenthood has changed her perspective.

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Dan Burton: Follow the money behind efforts to overhaul health care

August 14, 2026 | Dan Burton

Good public policy should stand on its own merits — not on the prestige of the organizations or foundations promoting it.

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Jeremy Burton: Data centers offer Indiana farmers chance for legacies

August 14, 2026 | Jeremy Burton

Data centers aren’t perfect, but when communities and landowners work together, they can deliver lower taxes, better infrastructure, economic diversification and new legacies for farm families.

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Chris Henderson: Next in education: Connecting learning to opportunity

August 7, 2026 | Chris Henderson

Indiana’s progress shows that when leaders focus on strong academics, real-world pathways and clear outcomes, meaningful change is possible.

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George Philhower: Swiss lessons: How to rethink education with an HR lens

August 7, 2026 | George Philhower

People grow best when their experience is intentional, their work is meaningful and their development is continuous.

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Emily D. Tisdale: Work rules put caregivers at risk — and could hurt all of us

July 31, 2026 | Emily D. Tisdale

But starting in January — and in a few states, even earlier — the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act will require an estimated 18 million adults on Medicaid to work or participate in approved community activities to maintain their coverage.

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Kristin Jones: Young helps lead the way on protecting U.S. innovations

July 31, 2026 | Kristin Jones

Life sciences innovators across the Hoosier state are changing the world every day. Their determination, ingenuity and willingness to explore the unconventional are the keys to so many new therapies and treatments that improve daily life.

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Daniel Elliott: Credit opens doors. Congress shouldn’t close them.

July 24, 2026 | Daniel Elliott

Families are often forced to navigate expenses that weren’t part of the monthly budget. Access to credit can help bridge those gaps.

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Matt Mindrum: Don’t put a moratorium on Indianapolis’ growth

July 24, 2026 | Matt Mindrum

Marion County’s data center moratorium sends a message that Indianapolis is becoming less open to business. It risks turning away billions in investment from some of the world’s fastest-growing industries.

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Ivan Barratt: Indiana is America’s most important state for capital now

July 24, 2026 | Ivan Barratt

Re-industrialization is the defining capital trend of the decade, and Indiana keeps showing up at the center of its most consequential announcements.

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Rep. Christopher Judy: Washington’s chip reckoning affects Indiana, too

July 17, 2026 | Rep. Christopher Judy

The decisions Congress makes in the next 12 months will shape whether Indiana’s growing semiconductor sector competes on an open playing field or watches Beijing set the rules.

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Erin Kissling: Proposed child care change loses sight of top priority

July 17, 2026 | Erin Kissling

Every policy decision affecting early learning should begin with one important question: What gives children the strongest possible start?

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Jonathan S. Levin: Indiana cannot ignore market power hospitals wield

July 17, 2026 | Jonathan S. Levin

Given the depth of consolidation in Indiana, additional policy changes will still be needed to improve affordability and slow the growth of hospital prices.

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John Cassady: Why large-load customers need to pay their own way

July 10, 2026 | John Cassady

Serving large-scale facilities often requires significant new investment in generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure. Those investments carry real costs and real risks.

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