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NOTIONS: Let’s recognize that age has little to do with ability

January 28, 2008

The U.S. presidential campaign ran headlong into Martin Luther King Day last week. On the Democratic side, where the leading candidates are a white woman, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and a black man, Sen. Barack Obama, the juxtaposition triggered pointed conversation-between the candidates and among their advocates and the electorate-about race and gender. Lost in the point/counterpoint on the candidates’ DNA were some less-noted but equally unfriendly jabs on the subject of age. Speaking at an MLK Day ceremony in…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Nitty-gritty details yet to be resolved in tax-reform plan

February 25, 2008

We’ve come a long way since the beginning of this legislative session, and lawmakers are edging closer to assembling a property tax reform acceptable to both chambers, both major parties and the governor. Lawmakers faced competing pressures from constituents, the governor, business interests, schools and local governments, and citizen groups as they tackled the issue, but they resolved to labor with a minimum of partisanship. Of course, they frequently make the same pledge when dealing with major issues, but an…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Tax turmoil isn’t likely to uproot many legislators

March 3, 2008

Remember the main reason behind the property-tax-reform drive when we started the session? If the anti-propertytax rallies across the state last summer and fall made lawmakers uneasy, the Indianapolis mayoral election result was a slap across the face. They were awakened to the reality that, but for a vote on tax reform, that, too, could be them. The political imperative was overwhelming, as lawmakers feared the worst come primary time. Even if they were to survive an intra-party election, they…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Lawmakers left lots of touchy issues for waning days

March 17, 2008

As we prepared this column at midweek, there still was no certainty about a property tax relief and reform package resulting from the regular session, set to adjourn sine die March 14. While some lawmakers were proclaiming no hope of enacting a package before time expired in the regular session, others were seeing movement toward a plan that was structured largely along the lines of the original package offered by Gov. Mitch Daniels. Democrats altered strategy as the scheduled adjournment…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Full impact of tax reform won’t be known for years

March 24, 2008

The 2008 legislative session is history, and makes history with a property tax reform package that goes a long way toward Gov. Mitch Daniels’ goal of enacting one that is fair, final and farreaching. Give him the lion’s share of the credit for establishing the philosophical and practical framework. Majority House Democrats didn’t propose their own property tax plan, but they largely embraced the governor’s plan and successfully played a few new strategic riffs that Republicans found didn’t disrupt the…

Anti-Indy sentiment persists

May 20, 2008

There are still plenty of people in NFL circles who think Indianapolis is no place for a Super Bowl. And yes, some of those are among the 32 team owners and other team executives. Indianapolis remains a favorite today to…

Supreme Court decision unlikely to end voter-ID fight: More cases arise to challenge strict state statute

June 30, 2008

Two months have passed since the Supreme Court of the United States upheld Indiana’s voter identification law requiring photo ID for anyone casting a ballot in-person. Potential sequels are already in the litigation works, though it’s debatable whether they are actually considered “sequels.” While plaintiffs separately contend that the Supreme Court case, William Crawford, et al. v. Marion County Election Board, either doesn’t apply or endanger their claims, the pair of suits signify the first Indiana cases to come since…

Att. shoppers: explicit material

July 2, 2008

My just-over-the-cubicle-wall colleagues at Indiana Lawyer reported yesterday that Judge Sarah Evans Barker “threw out a new Indiana law requiring bookstores and other retailers to register with the state and pay a $250 fee if they want to sell…

Spotlight on Hamilton County

July 21, 2008

Spotlight on Hamilton County Named for Alexander Hamilton, a member of the Continental Congress and a framer of the U.S. Constitution 5 LARGEST CITIES/TOWNS population Fishers ………………………………………61,840 Carmel ………………………………………60,570 Noblesville …………………………………40,115 Westfield ……………………………………13,444 Cicero …………………………………………4,400 5 LARGEST EMPLOYERS employees Sallie Mae…………………………………….2,300 Conseco Inc. …………………………………2,300 Marsh Supermarkets Inc………………….1,650 Resort Condominiums International ….1,600 Thomson Inc………………………………….1,600 COUNTY MSA* […]

Obama picks Biden, passes over Bayh

August 23, 2008

Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, passing over Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, who was informed yesterday that he was not the pick. The selection of Biden balances Obama’s ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues. Obama announced the pick […]

Law targeting controversial landfill only fuels fight

September 1, 2008

Law targeting controversial landfill only fuels fight: Would-be operator, citizens group are back in court

September 1, 2008

Even for those with a vested interest in the battle over a proposed landfill near Anderson, it’s hard to get too worked up over the latest twist before the courts or government agencies. After all, the Mallard Lake Landfill battle is in its 29th year. The latest development, one that opponents of the project had hoped was the silver bullet to fell their garbage Dracula, is starting to look just as inconclusive as countless other chapters, at least for now….

Commentary: Indiana law chases away talent

September 8, 2008

The Wellness Community of Central Indiana was established in 1995 as a not-for-profit organization to provide free support, education and hope to individuals and families affected by cancer. At The Wellness Community, cancer patients can share experiences and lend one another encouragement informally or through programs facilitated by professional counselors. The Wellness Community also provides a haven to grieve together in those instances when cancer is the ultimate victor. Today, the folks at The Wellness Community are grieving over a…

Commentary: Rethinking my presidential pick

September 22, 2008

Help me, John. I’m falling off the wagon. I like you. I read your autobiography, “Faith of My Fathers.” You are a maverick, like they say, and a patriot. My old boss, Mitch Daniels, made you his early choice. I agree with most of your pronouncements on taxes and the economy, and applaud your willingness to face up to the energy crisis and our dependence on foreign oil. I tentatively decided to cast my vote for you in November. But…

A historian previews the election

October 8, 2008

Jerry Handfield hasnâ??t lived in Indiana since 2001, when he moved to Washington to take a similar job overseeing
that stateâ??s archives.

But Handfield still keeps tabs on Indiana. So much so that he checks the Weather Channel when tornadoes
rip…

Lawsuit raises questions about prison privatization: Complaint alleges abuse of mentally ill inmates

October 13, 2008

A newly filed federal lawsuit alleging widespread abuse of Indiana inmates raises questions about the state’s privatization of prison health care. The Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission, a not-for-profit watchdog organization, sued the Indiana Department of Correction on Oct. 1, charging it regularly segregates mentally ill prisoners into isolation for 23 hours a day. According to the suit, the prisoners are punished by stripping away their clothes and being fed a diet consisting entirely of “nutraloaf,” described as “a…

VIEWPOINT: Put progress over politics and enact reform

October 20, 2008

As we approach the final stretch in this year’s election season, it’s easy to get desensitized to the political rhetoric. Sometimes, though, there’s an issue that transcends the partisan divide and deserves to cut through the clutter: Local government reform is such an issue. Indiana’s Constitution created a multilayered system of county, township and municipal government in 1851. This might have been appropriate when most travel was by horseback, but today it’s left Hoosiers to support more than 3,000 units…

Obama, Daniels and Indiana

November 5, 2008

Change agents Barack Obama and Mitch Daniels won over Hoosiers yesterday, but from different ends of the
political spectrum.

Barack Obama took the state after a campaign in which he promised to increase regulations on business, raise
taxes on…

Biz leaders encouraged by Indiana elections

November 5, 2008

Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ landslide re-election, despite the national Democratic tide, buoys central Indiana business leaders’ expectations of success on key issues. Those issues include installation of constitutional caps on property taxes and comprehensive local government reform. Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce President Roland Dorson said Hoosiers overcame their resistance to the more controversial aspects […]

Election of president, governor signals Hoosiers desire changes

November 10, 2008

Indiana’s blue vote for president-elect Barack Obama on Election Day was a sign that Hoosiers are ready for change. So was
the state’s red vote to keep incumbent Gov. Mitch Daniels in office. In this case, the status quo means more change. Daniels
has been making gutsy and sometimes unpopular moves since taking office four years ago. He ran on a promise to keep shaking
things up.

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NOTIONS: Let’s recognize that age has little to do with ability

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Nitty-gritty details yet to be resolved in tax-reform plan

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Tax turmoil isn’t likely to uproot many legislators

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Lawmakers left lots of touchy issues for waning days

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Full impact of tax reform won’t be known for years

Anti-Indy sentiment persists

Supreme Court decision unlikely to end voter-ID fight: More cases arise to challenge strict state statute

Att. shoppers: explicit material

Spotlight on Hamilton County

Obama picks Biden, passes over Bayh

Law targeting controversial landfill only fuels fight

Law targeting controversial landfill only fuels fight: Would-be operator, citizens group are back in court

Commentary: Indiana law chases away talent

Commentary: Rethinking my presidential pick

A historian previews the election

Lawsuit raises questions about prison privatization: Complaint alleges abuse of mentally ill inmates

VIEWPOINT: Put progress over politics and enact reform

Obama, Daniels and Indiana

Biz leaders encouraged by Indiana elections

Election of president, governor signals Hoosiers desire changes