Rep. Ed DeLaney: This election is crossing boundaries
It is hard to know who should get the prize for the lowest behavior in this year’s campaign
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Rep. Ed DeLaney: State Republicans are waiting on a millennial event
Indiana will neither return the ‘excess revenues’ nor explore new investments for another eight years.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: There are steps we can take so we all feel safer
This desire for safety is not just an individual wish, it is a communal one.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Young women answer the call
It has been a full century since women were permitted to vote. But they are woefully underrepresented in the halls of power.
Ed DeLaney: Poverty and chastity: A guide to the special session
Women need no longer decide for themselves and their families. The supermajority has taken on that responsibility.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Republican proposed solutions have little effect
The list of those blamed for the deaths in Uvalde grows apace.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Democrats need to ‘pound the table’ to improve state
[The supermajority] is always in need of someone to attack. The tactic is clear: Create an enemy, attack it.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Will there be any trophies for our legislators?
Few, if any, new ideas made it through the Legislature.
Ed DeLaney: GOP’s actions discourage investment in state
If we would fund our economic development efforts and let the governor lead, we might get better results.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Energy bill would have reinvented command economy
“The supermajority is attempting to adopt a state policy on energy that would punish banks, businesses and pension funds.”
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Need an idea? Let’s lower college tuition for all
Half of our college students end up with debt, with average debt for those Hoosier college students at about $27,000.
Ed DeLaney: Let’s try chipping in to solve problems, not dropping out
These failings are the result of a lack of imagination and fear of the upcoming Republican primaries.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: The current GOP has been neglectful
Without accountability and political competition, there is no way to keep continuing neglect or ideological fanaticism in check.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Is our Legislature representative? No.
A partisan redistricting process allows the Republican supermajority to systemically craft elections that are no longer competitive.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Listen to the mothers and help end the COVID crisis
Let me suggest a simple start for Holcomb’s move toward real leadership: Require the hundreds of schools that are not reporting their COVID cases to do so.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: In redistricting, Republicans won’t chance losing
The supermajority ignores Democrats’ ideas, does not debate and votes as a bloc.
Ed DeLaney: Gerrymandering made way for Republican in-fighting
Gerrymandering has allowed a modest-sized majority to convert itself to a supermajority.
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.