SKARBECK: Debt, deficit need work even if crisis is averted
Just what is this so-called “fiscal cliff” that is regularly injected into discussions as the political season heats up?
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MORRIS: Republicans face hard Senate choice
One prime example of a candidate who promises more gridlock in Washington can be found right here in Indiana. Of course, you know I’m speaking of Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Richard Mourdock.
City asks developers to make local hires in downtown TIF
Indianapolis city-county councilors hope expanding the downtown TIF district will mean more jobs for their constituents. Developers, city contractors and other firms benefiting from the expanded economic-development zone must try to ensure that 40 percent of their work force comes from within the expanded TIF area.
Candidate Gregg tempers Indiana Democrat expectations
Indiana gubernatorial candidate John Gregg sought to downplay expectations from fellow Democrats Tuesday about what he might do if he beats the odds and gets elected next month.
Dems, GOP launch on-air ad spree for Senate seat
Indiana has quickly become a major battleground in the race for control of the U.S. Senate, with national Republicans and Democrats forking over more cash this week to tea party favorite Richard Mourdock and Democrat Joe Donnelly.
Will Medicaid expansion actually work?
It would be “absurd” and a “travesty” for Indiana not to expand its Medicaid program, according to two local hospital officials. And yet other health care leaders do not expect expanded Medicaid coverage to provide nearly as much help to uninsured Hoosiers as hoped.
Vectren: Coal-gas plant to cost Indiana consumers $1B
The Evansville-based utility estimates all residential gas customers would see their gas bills increase an average of $3.90 per month for eight years—for a total cost of $375 per consumer.
Drop in funding worries Indiana preservationists
The amount of money awarded through the state's Historic Preservation Fund has dropped nearly $100,000 over the past year.
Hancock County fair vendors who closed early could be barred
The 4-H agriculture association wants full-time occupation of booths so that visitors get a full fair experience. The contract requires that vendors stay at the fair until 10 p.m. the final day.
Poll shows tight Senate race
The race for Indiana’s U.S. Senate seat is in a dead heat, according to a poll released Thursday. The Howey-DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll shows Democrat Joe Donnelly leading Republican Richard Mourdock, 40 percent to 38 percent. A margin of error of 3.5 percent makes the race too close to call. The poll also shows Republican Mike Pence with a huge lead over Democrat John Gregg.
Pancake too thin
I know Rex Early is a loyal Republican but I was surprised of his [Sept. 1 column] support for Mourdock. While he may tell it as he sees it, he fails to understand it is a mighty thin pancake that does not have two sides.
STORY: Health care rationing has already arrived
There will be health care rationing. The only question is who will do the rationing—the government, health care providers, or you and me. The odds are good there will be some rationing from all those sources
Tea party hero Mourdock changes tune to woo moderates
Suddenly gone is the strident rhetoric in which Mourdock proclaimed that bipartisanship meant Democrats coming over to Republicans' thinking and that winning meant he would "inflict my opinion on someone else."
Panel delays vote on outsourcing Indiana lottery
A decision on hiring a vendor or leaving lottery operations as they are had been scheduled for Wednesday, but the vote was moved to Oct. 3 instead, to give officials more time to digest two proposals.
Indiana schools chief wants district accountability
The accountability measures that have been introduced for individual Indiana schools should be extended to entire school districts, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said Tuesday night in his State of Education speech.
MAY: Spur job growth by helping businesses compete
The most critical issue for District 7 residents is the economy. We need to redouble our efforts to create an environment for greater job growth. Mayor Ballard has done an excellent job of attracting investment domestically and by building partnerships throughout the world in this global economy. However, he needs a stronger partner in Washington.
DOWD: Neocons slither back onto political stage
Paul Ryan has not sauteed in foreign policy in his years on Capitol Hill. The 42-year-old congressman is no Middle East savant; till now, his idea of a border dispute has more likely involved Wisconsin and Illinois.
EARLY: We could have watered our lawns
Water is a valuable commodity. Wars have been fought over water rights. This summer’s drought certainly made people here in Indiana become water conscious. Geist and Morse reservoirs were both being tested before we finally got relief.
SHELLA: Lugar plots next chapter in storied career
Richard Lugar is leaving the Senate, yet the Republican who lost the May primary election to Richard Mourdock still intends to continue some of the work that defined his life as a lawmaker. Lugar spelled out his plans for the first time in a recent speech to the Contemporary Club of Indianapolis at a dinner staged to honor his more than four decades of service as school board member, mayor and six-term U.S. senator.