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With only a few exceptions, tax dollars flow from urban counties to rural counties.
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Florida: more field trip than frolic
Katterjohn is on vacation this week. In his absence, this column, which appeared on Jan., 26, 2004, is being reprinted.____________ Once again, I have returned from my annual January drive to Florida to deliver my mother and her car to her Naples condominium. As always, brothers Jim and John made the trip with me. We […]
Legislation to protect car dealers re-emerges at Statehouse
Dozens of Chrysler and General Motors dealers in Indiana were terminated last year. Now, a dealer trade group wants to
block automakers from preying on termination fears to wrest concessions from surviving dealers.
EDITORIAL: Booze bill is a small step for Sunday sales
More than once, we have used this space to rail against legislation that would further restrict alcohol sales in Indiana. So we are happy to be patting lawmakers on
the back for advancing a measure that would begin to ease the onerous limitations on when Hoosiers can buy booze.
FEIGENBAUM: Bills flying through Legislature at Castroneves’ pace
At a torrid pace, major pieces of legislation are flying
through the Indiana General Assembly, leaving lawmakers with an envious decision: Adjourn early and make Hoosier voters happy,
or stick around and devote attention to other major issues that deserve close scrutiny, but receive short shrift in sessions
bogged down by battles over high-profile partisan matters.
LOU’S VIEWS: Dylan tribute Bob-bob-bobs along
This week, a Bob Dylan tribute at the Athenaeum and tell-all tales at Theatre on the Square.
Auto, battery jobs hinge on landing federal energy loans
Indiana’s future as a hub for making electric and hybrid vehicles hinges on a single government loan program.
BENNER: Here’s your opportunity to relive ‘Hicks vs. Knicks’
Reggie Miller is focus on new film, “Winning Time,” premiering at Conseco Fieldhouse.
ALTOM: See the light, and get on the fluorescent bandwagon
It’s hard to imagine an invention more commonly used than the light bulb. It’s a shame that by 2014 we probably
won’t be able to buy them anymore, at least not as readily as we do now.
NFP of NOTE: Southeast Community Services
Southeast Community Services works together to serve, strengthen and support our neighbors in southeast Indianapolis.
Insurance should not pay for all doctor visits
It is not the government’s (taxpayers’) responsibility to provide for an individual’s health care. The
“general welfare” clause in the Constitution is just that—general.
Good government shows our humanity
After reading [Morton Marcus’ Jan. 4 column] on the economics of government, I would like to nominate you for the
Nobel Prize for Economics and Government 101.
DOUGLAS: Regulate the raters, but not too much
In Washington, the Senate Banking Committee is considering far-reaching legislation regulating the financial services
industry in the wake of the recent and ongoing crisis. This legislation will dramatically change the relationship between
the federal government and some of our financial institutions.
MARCUS: Opportunity to Think in Elkhart County
Maybe Elkhart County needs to ask itself if there is long-term economic value
in being the RV or even the electric-vehicle capital of the nation.
House OKs bill on township government referendums
The proposal would allow voters to decide in November whether their township governments should be eliminated and their duties
transferred to the county level.
Republic Airways moving all execs to Indianapolis
Republic, which bought Frontier Airlines and Midwest Airlines last year, says it will move all of its executives to its headquarters
in Indianapolis.
Brizzi silent on controversy as he opts against 3rd term
The written statement Carl Brizzi released Thursday saying he will not seek a third term as Marion County prosecutor makes
no reference to the controversy surrounding his business and personal ties with embattled Indianapolis financier Tim Durham.
House bill lets voters weigh in on township government
Indiana House has cleared legislation that would allow voters to decide this year whether to eliminate their township trustees
and boards. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Brizzi will not seek third term as prosecutor
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi will not seek a third term, he announced Thursday. In a prepared statement, he said
he decided against a re-election bid after careful consideration. "This decision was not an easy one, but after serving
as prosecutor for the last seven years, I have wrestled with the question of whether I could make a commitment to serve an
additional five years," he wrote. This was the last day Brizzi could make the decision. Thursday is the deadline for
candidates to register for the Republican primary. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.