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House sends governor IEDC transparency bill
The state House of Representatives sent Gov. Mike Pence a bill Tuesday that requires the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to make job-creation reports transparent to taxpayers and policy makers.
Bill allowing micro-distilleries heads to governor
The General Assembly has passed a bill that would allow craft micro-distilleries to operate in Indiana and sell their liquor on-site.
Criminal-sentencing overhaul may get tougher on pot
Tougher marijuana possession and dealing penalties could be added to a proposed overhaul of Indiana's criminal sentencing laws by legislators after Gov. Mike Pence questioned whether the plan was strict enough on low-level drug offenders.
ZODY: It’s a matter of time until Republicans overreach
With super-majorities in both chambers, there’s been plenty of chatter about whether Republican lawmakers will stay focused on their campaign promises to build our economy and create jobs.
HOLCOMB: Party will invest in tech, people, constituencies
Complacency and overreach are certainly real concerns any time a political party has the type of success the Indiana Republican Party has had in recent election cycles.
SOWELL: Limit term limits to just one term
The main thing wrong with the term limits movement is the “s” at the end of the word “limit.”
TAFT: Education map shows Indy holds its own
A recent Ball State University study showed a growing movement of Marion County residents to Hamilton County and triggered a series of columns pinning a lot of the blame on poor-quality city schools.
DANIELS: Leading in health care innovation
Hoosiers are often thought of as resistant to change (daylight-saving time, anyone?).
VAUGHN: Expanding Medicaid would benefit all
In these pages last fall, I complained about gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence playing politics with the implementation of federal health reform. Unfortunately, now that he’s been elected governor, the game-playing continues and uninsured Hoosiers continue to be pawns in Pence’s game with federal officials.
SWAYZE: Obamacare is more mess than cure
One-sixth of our economy has a big question mark around it. It’s OK to call “it” Obamacare now, but we still don’t know what it is.
STYRING: Workers will flood health exchanges
The local business guys and gals I talk to watch the coming full implementation of Obamacare with a sense of angst.
SHEPARD: Speedway promotion is a smart move
Fresh analysis released last month on the economic impact of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the satellite industries attracted by its location in Indiana make it clear the General Assembly is on the right track in moving legislation to bolster the track and the jobs it helps create.
MYERS: No time to rest on our ample laurels
Indianapolis is a long way from reaching its potential. Yes, we have advantages with cost of living (compared to both coasts), and great professional sports franchises and an array of quality cultural institutions like the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, and many more.
MACALLISTER: Hooray for underrated lawmakers
As the end of the annual meeting of our General Assembly draws nigh, it is not inappropriate to once again view both the legislation considered and the general health and well-being of the system itself as it works in the Great Hoosier Heartland.
BECK: New Democratic chairs will deliver
I’m optimistic about the future of Hoosier Democrats, particularly at the state level and in Marion County. Why, you ask?
BONIFIELD: A greenhorn governor flubs his launch
As the first governor since the Civil War to win election with less than 50 percent of the vote, Mike Pence has a political capital problem. And it’s starting to show.
VANE: Evans bravely went with his principles
Unquestionably, the biggest political news of this young year was the decision by City-County Councilor Jose Evans to join the Republican Party.
HOWEY: Republicans scald selves with critique
It was lunchtime reading unlike any other Craig Dunn had seen.
MAHERN: Be my waiter but not my neighbor
City-county councilors have a nasty tradition of agreeing with one another to blackball developments within their individual districts.