Ed DeLaney: Gerrymandering made way for Republican in-fighting
Gerrymandering has allowed a modest-sized majority to convert itself to a supermajority.
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Ed DeLaney: State budget leaves out higher education institutions
The supermajority was ill-prepared for this largesse. It has had only two ideas: Cut taxes and build the surplus. There were too many dollars for this.
Ed DeLaney: America’s gun culture prevents real change
“The core idea behind conservative support for red-flag laws is that the problem is not with the gun, but with people.”
Ed DeLaney: Holcomb’s choice or ours?
What should a leader do when citizens face the question of whether to risk our health or our right to vote? A leader would act to reduce the risk and ease the problem of choice. He would inform us and let us decide.
Ed DeLaney: Blaming the rural folks for Republican inaction
If you have gerrymandered districts and long-serving members from safe, rural districts, you get ‘rural rule.
DeLaney: What the governor might have said
A number of the governor’s ideas are positive. But I don’t see them as strong enough to take us to the “next level.”
Ed DeLaney: Hoosier educators—walking out or just walking away?
There always will be pay differences between school districts. But the growing reliance on referendums to increase pay presents a novel threat.
Ed DeLaney: Time to check on the turkey
School districts do not have enough money to support our teachers.
Ed DeLaney: Open warfare about public education
The supermajority in Indiana has rebuffed every effort by Democrats to look into the real issues.
Ed DeLaney: No will, no way—Eric Holcomb and teacher pay
The governor wants to improve teacher pay somehow, someday, as long as the increases are “systematic” and “sustainable.” Those are lovely words. The governor needs to start by committing to a substantial pay raise, based on state dollars. He also needs to act now.
Ed DeLaney: This is how ‘we’ missed problem with virtual schools
It should be obvious that virtual schools could be ripe for abuse, given they offer no physical presence for students and no elected leaders or school board to provide oversight.
Time for a divorce: Business should give up on the GOP
Is the GOP the party for business interests? Indiana businesses are facing new problems. First and foremost, they simply lack adequate numbers of well-prepared employees. Our business leaders have reflexively turned to the Republican Party for help. In response, they have been given lots of “workforce” programs but no real assistance. Real help would mean effective […]
Ed DeLaney: A double loss—lost dignity and lost opportunity
The greatest sin of the Republican establishment in our state is its silent embrace of Trump.
Ed DeLaney: The charm of statistics and the allure of central planning
I am confronted with two efforts to impose plans from above and to drown us under statistics designed to ensure that the plans are executed.
Ed DeLaney: Legislature is a neglectful parent—unless it’s nagging
When it comes to virtual charter schools we simply run away from responsibility, as do all too many parents.
Ed DeLaney: The new attack on common schools
The transition from educating broadly to training for careers would call for a dramatic reconsideration of the purpose of public education.
Ed DeLaney: Why some Indiana schools can’t pay teachers fairly
There are school districts losing millions of dollars because of the tax caps.
Ed DeLaney: Lawmakers should require minimum teacher pay
We have dozens of school districts that pay starting teachers less than $35,00 a year.
Ed DeLaney: The silent supermajority—how could things be better?
I predict a major case of inaction.
Ed DeLaney: Can’t we make voting a service industry?
Voter fraud is so rare it has seldom been proven anywhere in the country.