Chris Hancock: To solve housing shortage, address barriers
It’s essential that we address these barriers to ensure safe and affordable housing for all.
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INHP, Indiana Association of Realtors, Prosperity Indiana and the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis weigh in on what policymakers can do to solve the housing shortage in Indiana.
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Aspen Clemons: Competing in global market requires affordable housing
In 2024, the jobs that employed the most Hoosiers did not provide average wages that kept up with housing costs.
Gina Miller: Solutions for housing should be multifaceted
When stakeholders ask whether we need strategy A, B, C or D—our answer is, ‘Yes.’
Michael Hicks: Our efficiency killed factory employment
Our factories are eight times more efficient than Chinese factories, and our farms 22 times more efficient than Chinese farms.
Forefront
Brad Rateike: Don’t be sidelined because you can’t help everyone
We all get solicited for resources every week, whether we realize it or not.
George Gemelas: Indiana: A bellwether for America’s energy future
Energy is no longer just a monthly bill.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: Don’t leave early; work through the challenge
As we head toward this Fourth of July, I hope we will remember that the fireworks of democracy don’t just light up the sky once a year.
Curt Smith: Increased child tax credit will benefit the economy
The cost of raising a child today is high.
Pierre M. Atlas: Celebrating both the US Army and the end of slavery
The U.S. Army (also known as the Union Army back then) played the critical role in ending slavery in what remains the bloodiest war in American history.
Brian Schutt: The Silver Tsunami is putting rural Indiana at risk
So-called Main Street businesses represent 84.8% of total businesses in rural areas and 54.3% of total jobs.
Deborah Daniels: We must draw more students to higher ed, not fewer
My own college education was invaluable in teaching me to think critically, problem-solve and collaborate.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Why am I wearing my Harvard hat? I’m a proud grad.
The White House is doing enormous short-term damage to our universities through its attacks on research and on foreign students.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: A seat on a political bench should be earned with ideas
A candidate who stands for nothing … is in serious jeopardy of being exposed for what he is: an actual ‘empty suit.’
Jim Shella: Sen. Ernst is wrong about Medicaid. I personally know.
[Medicaid] definitely improved the quality of her final years of life.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Reviewing health bills from this legislative session
A year of wins and losses amid extreme budgetary pressures.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Meals on Wheels supports recovery one meal at a time
Individuals recovering from substance use disorders often face nutritional deficiencies that can hinder both physical and mental healing.
Lindsay Shipps Haake: Discontinuing summer benefits will leave kids hungry
SUN Bucks provides a mere $120 in grocery benefits per eligible school-age child when school is out for summer.
Bill Taft: Here’s how we fill Unigov’s proverbial potholes
The outer townships of Indianapolis that once boomed with new development are experiencing many of the challenges of age.
Brad Rateike: I unloaded the dishwasher without being prompted
After having a long-term roommate for nearly 11 years, it might be time to take McRaven’s advice and step it up around the house.
Deborah Daniels: Are the Oscars an example of DEI gone too far? Maybe.
Might the vast overreaction on the right not have occurred but for the dogmatic insistence on DEI quotas on the left?
Claire Fiddian-Green: A proposed new approach for career advising in Indiana
The world of work evolves continuously, and the pace has only increased due to the impact of automation and AI.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: The older I get, the more ‘liberal’ I get.
When I say I’m more free market, that means I am anti-tariff.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: The Pacers, politics and history being made
Lots of people run for office knowing they have very little chance of winning.
George Gemelas: Today I’ll break a trend: Openly thanking a politician
He knows how to level with you, too.