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TAWN PARENT Commentary: Our dead deserve better than this

September 25, 2006

Forget coming late to the daylightsaving time party. Even higher on the list of things we Hoosiers should be embarrassed about is our coroner system. Of course, embarrassment isn’t the half of it. More troubling is that we elect and counties pay coroners who need no qualifications whatsoever, other than being adults and living in the county where they’re elected. (Their day jobs range from truck driver to boat pilot.) Worst of all is the hindrance these underqualified officials can…

Firearm advocates take aim at employers’ restrictions

December 25, 2006

Legislators in the upcoming session of the Indiana General Assembly are gearing up for a gunfight with high-caliber business
implications. On one side are employees who prefer to pack heat during their commute. On the other are executives who see
guns as a liability nightmare–even if they’re locked in cars parked outside.

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Think the state’s awash in cash? Think again

January 8, 2007

Most observers assume there will be a confrontation between House Democrats, led by Speaker Pat Bauer, D-South Bend, and Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels this session. They suggest it’s like watching a hockey game and just waiting for a big fight. But confrontation need not be a synonym for breakdown , and while legislative Democrats and Daniels have some different philosophies about the role of government, they also have some basic agreements on just what should be accomplished before the end…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Tax reform is tricky, but legislators aren’t giving up

February 19, 2007

The coming week will bring intense action in both the House of Representatives and the Senate as the chambers complete committee deliberations on bills in their respective chambers of origin. As of this writing, final floor action that would allow bills to cross the Statehouse Rotunda would take place by early in the last week of February. Missing from this session seems to be any real sense of urgency in moving measures through committee and on to the floor of…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Dems’ control of House has shifted legislative dynamics

March 5, 2007

The Indiana General Assembly has reached mid-session, the point at which bills originating in the House have passed to the Senate, and vice versa. Those bills that have not mustered enough votes to cross the rotunda are theoretically dead, but, as you’re accustomed to seeing in any number of cheap horror movies, there are all kinds of ways a concept can still arise from the dead until adjournment sine die. The time remaining in the session is so much more…

NOTIONS: A heapin’ helpin’ of straight-and-narrow satire

March 5, 2007

Â·mo Â·pho Â·bia, noun: irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals -Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary Hi. Big Brother here. You know me: Mr. Government-Knows-Best, Mr. Run-Your-Life-For-You, Mr. Tell-You-What-You-Can-and-Cannot-Do. I realize I’m not popular in these Hoosier parts. I know I’ve failed to mandate the use of motorcycle helmets. Failed to mandate the use of safety belts in trucks. Failed to stop you from smoking up that old Chevy Malibu with your little munchkin ridin’ shotgun. Granted, after decades of…

NOTIONS: Must we pay the painful price of Hoosier incivility?

March 12, 2007

One of the most effective advertisements I ever created never had to be published. The mere fear it instilled via private showings to Connecticut state legislators was enough to undo the havoc they were threatening to wreak. At the time, lawmakers were contemplating what they called a “business services tax,” a tax that would be imposed on the services one division of a corporation provided to another, so long as both operated within the state. For example, if an Aetna…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Daniels shows Peyton’s poise, focusing on second half

March 12, 2007

Bills that remain alive in the current session of the Indiana General Assembly now have moved from their chamber of origin across the Rotunda, and lawmakers are ready for the task of considering House bills in the Senate, and vice versa. The task begins on a relatively quiet note, and with a collective downcast mood of sorts. The dispirited atmosphere comes from the early March death of Sen. Anita O. Bowser, D-Michigan City, at age 86. She was the eldest…

Still chasing O.J.: Legal team tries new move in effort to put squeeze on elusive Simpson

March 12, 2007

It was late 2005 when attorney Jonathan Polak received a phone call that ultimately launched an unprecedented legal strategy to force the evasive O.J. Simpson to start paying off his $33.5 million wrongful death civil judgment. Polak, 38, who chairs the intellectual property practice group at Indianapolisbased law firm Sommer Barnard PC, was awaiting a flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City when the call came in from Karl Manders. Manders, 55, owns Indianapolis-based Continental Express…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Here’s another tax break you may have overlooked

March 19, 2007

Financial advisors counsel clients on income, estate and gift taxes among other things. But they often neglect residential property taxes. That could well be a mistake. Property taxes are a significant cost of owning real estate – typically 1 percent to 1.5 percent of market value. So, they must be considered in making financial decisions. They can also be a significant cash-flow consideration for someone in retirement who has a lot of illiquid wealth-not just for your primary residence, but…

Lilly joins list of firms opposed to marriage amendment

March 28, 2007

Eli Lilly and Co. weighed in against a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Indiana in a letter sent to Speaker of the House B. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend. Lilly joined three other major Indiana employers that have voiced opposition to the amendment. Representatives of Cummins Inc. and WellPoint Inc. testified before a […]

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Finally, property tax reform takes center stage

April 2, 2007

April 2 will start a busy-and important-week in the life of the Indiana General Assembly. House and Senate c o m m i t t e e s w i l l effectively wrap up their respective work, hearing the bills they choose to after the legislation moved across the Rotunda from their opposite chambers. The following week, you can look forward to a few days of floor votes on amendments and final passage in each chamber, and then legislators…

NOTIONS: In God We Trust; all others risk their civil liberties

April 9, 2007

The other night, while my wife CherÃ attended class, I ate out with a copy of NUVO to keep me company. In the “letters” section, an atheist complained about Indiana’s new “In God We Trust” license plate. He said government shouldn’t promote religion, especially via a plate that requires no additional contribution, as do other “specialty” plates. When I got home, I found an e-mail from a friend wondering why these plates are so popular and whether taxpayers should bear…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Negotiating blitz to bring legislative session to close

April 16, 2007

For those who thought this had been a fairly boring session of the Indiana General Assembly to date, wake up from your deep slumber. Nap time is over. We’ve reached the point where the lowhanging fruit has been picked by lawmakers and passed on to the governor, and the heavy lifting remains. Lawmakers embark upon the conference committee stage of deliberations. To understand conference committee time, forget all your conceptions to date about the session and begin with a clean…

Emmis structure is good for city: CEO’s clout helps avert buyout

April 30, 2007

It’s easy to understand why investors are grumbling about Emmis Communications Corp. CEO Jeff Smulyan. The company’s stock has tumbled in recent years, and some of the ways Smulyan has been choosing to use the company’s capital look misguided. Last year, for instance, Wall Street booed when Emmis helped back Smulyan’s ultimately unsuccessful bid to buy the Washington Nationals baseball team. And, with the benefit of hindsight, the company in 2005 woefully overpaid when it spent $395 million to buy…

THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW: Why one vote counts more than all the rest

May 14, 2007

Personally, I figured the baboonprint wallpaper justified the new law all by itself. Seriously, after the whole “jungle room” decorating uproar at the governor’s residence last year, wasn’t it obvious that unregulated interior designers were a threat to our very way of life? Your General Assembly sure thought so, and this session the Indiana House and Senate overwhelmingly passed new licensing and certification standards for these decorators-including criminal penalties for impersonating a “registered interior designer.” Well, a funny thing happened…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Scoring political points can cost state in long run

May 28, 2007

Perhaps the best thing that can be said about economic cycles-the boombust patterns of everything from housing to commodity prices-is that they keep economists and forecasters gainfully employed. John D. Rockefeller tried to eliminate them by controlling production and distribution. Franklin Roosevelt tried to cut them short by using the federal government checkbook. And Alan Greenspan, and now Ben Bernanke, keep trying to talk and cajole financial markets in the direction they think they should go. It hasn’t worked. Or,…

Duke lacrosse publicity a concern to all prosecutors: The ‘Nifong effect’ likely to have an impact on public perception, courtroom strategy, Indiana attorneys say

June 25, 2007

Indiana prosecutors worry about heightened suspicion of any charging decision they make as a result of the recent highprofile disbarment of a North Carolina prosecutor. Talk started months ago, but banter took a new surge following Michael Nifong’s nationally televised disciplinary proceeding June 16. He was disbarred for violating professional conduct rules in his prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape. “Around the country and here, prosecutors are talking about the Nifong effect,” said Stephen Johnson,…

Daniels orders reassessment, launches commission

July 18, 2007

Gov. Mitch Daniels today ordered that all residential and commercial property in Marion County be reassessed. Daniels said tax bills will be frozen at 2006 levels, and that a big part of the county’s property tax calamity appeared to be that business assessments were not done or were performed inaccurately. Marion County property taxes increased […]

Estridge files petition over track ‘windfall’ fee

September 21, 2007

Paul Estridge Jr. has filed a petition to try to stop the state from collecting a fee stemming from the sale of his minority stake in Indiana Downs horse track in Shelbyville. Estridge, of Carmel, claims that the fee is in effect a transfer tax, and that the tax is unconstitutional, according to The Courier-Journal […]

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TAWN PARENT Commentary: Our dead deserve better than this

Firearm advocates take aim at employers’ restrictions

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Think the state’s awash in cash? Think again

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Tax reform is tricky, but legislators aren’t giving up

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Dems’ control of House has shifted legislative dynamics

NOTIONS: A heapin’ helpin’ of straight-and-narrow satire

NOTIONS: Must we pay the painful price of Hoosier incivility?

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Daniels shows Peyton’s poise, focusing on second half

Still chasing O.J.: Legal team tries new move in effort to put squeeze on elusive Simpson

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Here’s another tax break you may have overlooked

Lilly joins list of firms opposed to marriage amendment

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Finally, property tax reform takes center stage

NOTIONS: In God We Trust; all others risk their civil liberties

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Negotiating blitz to bring legislative session to close

Emmis structure is good for city: CEO’s clout helps avert buyout

THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW: Why one vote counts more than all the rest

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Scoring political points can cost state in long run

Duke lacrosse publicity a concern to all prosecutors: The ‘Nifong effect’ likely to have an impact on public perception, courtroom strategy, Indiana attorneys say

Daniels orders reassessment, launches commission

Estridge files petition over track ‘windfall’ fee