Mayor Joe Hogsett: Changing formula would benefit growing communities
In fact, our struggle in Indy is the canary in the coal mine for any fast-growing Hoosier community.
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This month, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett calls for the Legislature to change the road funding formula to consider use of roads over length. Ryan Hoff with the Association of Indiana Counties argues the issue doesn’t have to be urban versus rural. Plus Abdul-Hakim Shabazz calls for a change to Indiana elections, and Claire Fiddian-Green implores employers to play a role in increasing the civic engagement of their employees.
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Ryan Hoff: Rather than urban vs. rural, focus on responsibility
The question is whether the state should focus funding on units with larger infrastructure responsibilities.
Sue Finkam: My vision is to make Carmel the ‘Best-Run City’
Our livability and favorable business environment drive Carmel’s economic vitality and have made our community a destination for families worldwide.
Miles Nelson: Carmel will choose who will keep moving city forward
I firmly believe that all forms of government function best when they’re closely connected to the constituents they serve.
Joe Hogsett: Signs of progress are all around Monument Circle
While other cities struggle, we’re making ambitious moves.
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Shariq Siddiqui: To increase philanthropic giving, close the pay gap
Women of all faiths have long been important figures in making our families, communities, societies and world better, despite having to fight inequality.
Claire Fiddian-Green: How employers can increase civic engagement
According to the same Trust Barometer, respondents trust ‘my CEO’ and ‘my colleagues’ far more than government leaders or journalists.
Deborah Daniels: What’s going to break our hate-and-terror fever?
While one must be careful about drawing comparisons, there are some disturbing parallels between the 1920s and today.
Dana Black: Technology fuels hateful rhetoric. Let’s love first.
Individuals, reinforced by others, feel compelled to move based on what they feel inside.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: When did marijuana become so commonplace?
Growing up during the ‘war on drugs,’ I was firmly convinced that just one breath of weed smoke would have me hooked on cocaine the rest of my life.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Demanding a cease fire in Middle East will do nothing
To make such an argument is naive and dangerous, as it further divides our country in a time we need to be united.
Curt Smith: America must stand with Israel and Jews worldwide
Courage, not cowardice, is the call.
Jim Shella: These unfathomable things keep happening
The video of bombings is live on the TV news, and the stories are being told in real time by victims in both Israel and Gaza.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Here’s some political food for thought
RCV is fundamentally the same approach used at caucuses and state conventions.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Mike Pence: Running away from good deeds
Mike’s number one accomplishment as governor was the extension of health care benefits to hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers. He has downplayed this success.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Can magic mushrooms treat depression? It seems so.
At least 30% of depression is treatment-resistant and something I clinically see routinely.
Brad Rateike: Here’s why I love hosting, cooking for Thanksgiving
My wife and I take this responsibility seriously, me with the cooking and her with the spending.
Brian Schutt: This Thanksgiving, let’s lead with earnest civility
It’s not what we say that matters, it’s what we do.
Whitley Yates: From majority to minority: Shifting demographics
As this shift continues, policymakers must grapple with the evolving needs of minority populations and adapt policies accordingly.
Curt Smith: Republicans voting to oust McCarthy pranced, postured
It is harder and harder to remain upbeat about national politics in Washington.
Marshawn Wolley: Next mayor must have plan to advance Black agenda
For the city to reach its fullest capacity, there must be a redress of the inequities of the past and positive public policy aimed at the future.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: A sense of time and of proportion is sorely needed
A sense of proportion is built on reason and hope, not fear and anger.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: Let’s make political ads funny, memorable
Politics is serious, but humor done well can be far more memorable than constant negativity.
Claire Fiddian-Green: I’m inspired by this year’s Indianapolis Prize winner
We live in a world plagued by challenges but also brimming with possibilities.
Shariq Siddiqui: Project: Not-for-profits benefit from collaboration
Future interventions in collaborations require resolving possible challenges that might hinder collaboration.