House Democrats walked out of a state budget hearing today after complaining that the Republican governor injected politics into the process – and they said they don’t plan to attend other hearings scheduled before a special legislative session starts next week. Democrats on a special joint budget committee complained that Gov. Mitch Daniels was trying […]
Former Indianapolis Mayor Steve Goldsmith, never one to let grass grow under his feet, has started a not-for-profit
with one-time presidential candidate Howard Dean to promote Goldsmithâ??s pet cause of public-private partnerships.
The Council of Project Finance Advisors aims…
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is calling legislators back to the Statehouse next week to resume work on a new state budget, and legislative leaders are already meeting to lay the budget groundwork. Daniels told a bipartisan group of lawmakers yesterday that the special legislative session would begin June 11. The Republican governor said he hopes […]
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is calling legislators back to the Statehouse next week to resume work on a new state budget, and legislative leaders are already meeting to lay the budget groundwork. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Daniels told a bipartisan group of lawmakers yesterday that the special legislative session would begin June 11. […]
Officials in four Midwestern states badly hurt by the auto industry’s woes are lining up to ask the Cabinet secretaries crisscrossing the region for a better deal when it comes to getting funds from the federal recovery act. With the bankruptcy filing of industry icon General Motors Corp. just days old and Chrysler LLC plants […]
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels wants to slash overall state spending by 2.5 percent, but the budget he outlined in a live broadcast last night would give public schools and student aid a boost. The Republican governor also said he’s willing to reach into the state’s piggy bank – a bit. He said he wants to […]
Gov. Mitch Daniels will outline his latest budget proposal to Indiana residents during a live television broadcast tonight at 6 p.m., a day before going over the plan with lawmakers. Daniels’ office said Friday that the remarks will only last about 5 minutes. Tomorrow, a formal budget presentation will be made to a legislative committee. […]
I went away after the Indianapolis 500 once again convinced I’d experienced the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, but I didn’t
view the race with a critical eye like my pal Robin Miller did.
Of this and that while wondering what happened to the month of May: Rex Early, former Marion County Republican chairman, is the author of one of my all-time-favorite lines. Said Rex, “It’s a mighty thin pancake that doesn’t have two sides.” Early even wrote a book using that as the title. So it was that […]
A fourth prominent Republican has decided to challenge longtime Indiana Congressman Dan Burton in next year’s GOP primary. State Rep. Mike Murphy of Indianapolis announced his candidacy today in Tipton at the vacant Getrag transmission plant that the company stopped building last year during a dispute with Chrysler. Murphy is a former Marion County Republican […]
The leader of the Indiana Senate says he’s taking gambling issues off the table during the upcoming special session so that lawmakers can focus on putting together a new state budget. Senate President Pro Tem David Long said today the Senate will consider only one bill – the budget. The Fort Wayne Republican said gambling […]
The leader of the Indiana Senate said today he’s taking gambling issues off the table during the upcoming special session so lawmakers can focus on putting together a new state budget. Senate President Pro Tem David Long, a Fort Wayne Republican, said gambling issues would be distracting. Lawmakers still hope to find a solution for […]
A Republican Congressional group says the climate bill passed by the House committee will amount to a massive tax increase and must be defeated. And it’s spreading its message in a series of energy summits, including one in Indianapolis today. Rep. Mike Pence from Indiana, who is chairman of the House Republican Conference and the […]
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Indiana lawmakers will get a new look at the state’s finances today as they prepare for a special budget-writing legislative session in June. The State Budget Committee is slated to get a revised revenue forecast from a bipartisan group of fiscal analysts. A forecast released in April missed the […]
The two words frame the biggest question of the special legislative session Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is expected to call next month: What if lawmakers don’t pass a budget by June 30, when the current two-year spending plan expires? The Daniels administration is taking a “don’t even go there” approach. But Sen. Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) […]
Many lament the loss of what might be called timeless values. I place these into two categories; both are exemplified and sustained by military service.
Jobless fund still facing problems Fixes likely won’t prevent increases in federal taxes The new law aimed at fixing Indiana’s bankrupt unemployment insurance fund doesn’t get the whole job done and employers likely will face higher federal taxes next year along with higher state taxes, a state oversight board heard Wednesday. Chief Financial Officer Scott […]
A state legislator faces a lawsuit over her role in hiring a company that provides software for property-tax calculations in central Indiana’s Clinton County. Rep. Jacque Clements has denied any wrongdoing in her work for the county. She was county auditor before her election to the Legislature last year and was a part-time deputy auditor […]
The new law aimed at fixing Indiana’s bankrupt unemployment insurance fund doesn’t get the whole job done and employers likely will face higher federal taxes next year along with higher state taxes, a state oversight board was told yesterday. Chief Financial Officer Scott Sanders of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development told the Unemployment Insurance […]
The candidate who nearly upset longtime Indiana Congressman Dan Burton in last year’s Republican primary is running against him again. John McGoff announced his candidacy today, becoming the third prominent Republican to launch a campaign to defeat Burton for the 5th Congressional District seat. McGoff is an Indianapolis physician and former Marion County coroner. Burton […]
