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Officials at the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance and Indiana University's Indiana Business Research Center say they're launching a system to allow local governments to file their 2012 budgets online.
Indiana conservatives appeared to win major national victories with a trio of laws passed this year, but rebukes from a pair of federal judges and a lawsuit raised questions about how proposed laws are vetted for legal issues before they get to a vote.
The U.S. Department of Labor says Indiana is the first state to require drug testing of people seeking job training. But at least 30 states have considered requiring drug tests for those receiving government assistance.
Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed an order restoring Indiana's largest state agency, the human services department, after it was accidentally eliminated due to a mistake in a new state law.
Win tickets to concerts at this year’s Indiana State Fair
Steve Lippia assists the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with “Sinatra Songbook,” July 15-16 at Conner Prairie Amphitheatre. Details here.
Steely Dan (which, at one time, included Michael McDonald, above) comes to the Murat Theatre, July 15. Details here.
The new Indiana Festival Theatre, featuring IU theater students and professional actors, continues with Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” July 13-30. Details here.
“Last Comic Standing” winner Alonzo Bodden performs at Morty’s Comedy Joint July 14-16. Details here.
Guitarist Jeff McLaughlin celebrates the release of his new Owl Studios disc with a show at the Jazz Kitchen, July 14. Details here.
Styx and Yes performs at Verizon Wireless Music Center, July 19. Details here.
Duets in the Round, July 15 at Locals Only, features pairings of local musicians, including Danny Flanigan and Jon Martin, Bill Price and Michael Clark, and Cara Jean Wahlers and Grover Parido. Details here.
July 17
Palladium
There is a good chance that Boz Scaggs has recorded a lot of great music since his 1976 “Silk Degrees” album. But I’m not going to pretend I know much about that beyond “Breakdown Dead Ahead” and “Jojo.”
Like many in my generation, “Silk Degrees” –recorded with the guys who would later form Toto–was an anchoring disc in my initial stack of discs from the Columbia Record and Tape Club. With a parade of hits, including “Lido Shuffle,” “What Can I Say,” and “We’re All Alone,” the album nearly wore out on the turntable.
Scaggs comes to the Palladium this week with Michael McDonald, whose career spans backup work for Steely Dan, unmistakable lead singing for The Doobie Brothers, and a solo career as both a singer and songwriter. Details on the show here.
July 14-Aug. 14
Phoenix Theatre
End-of-the-world plays are all the rage, but playwright Pete McElligott has gone one—actually, two—better. He’s got a trilogy of shows, beginning with “With A Bang.” The Phoenix Theatre, rarely averse to risky moves, plans to stage all three, one a season.
This one, a Midwest premiere, concerns a woman visited by an angel telling her she must write a book in a few hours before the world ends. And just as a heads-up, I feel it only right to inform you that gallons of stage blood will be used for every performance. Details here.
July 14-24
Indianapolis Museum of Art
In the July 11 IBJ, my Lou’s Views column featured some picks from this year’s festival. Here’s one (for the rest, spring for a paper).
“Conception” (screening July 16, 22): Don’t look for storks in this playfully detailed omnibus film about nine couples on the brink of insemination (by one means or another). That writer/director Josh Stolberg can juggle all the stories—and keep most of them interesting—should make this a strong calling card for future film work. More important, for audiences, this could be the perfect festival introduction, with familiar faces (Julie Bowen from “Modern Family,” David Arquette, Jonathan Silverman and the always solid Alan Tudyk from “Firefly”) mixed with lesser-knowns. I’m not sure if I’d recommend it for a first date, but other mature audiences should connect with “Conception.”
There’s a lot more to choose from. See a full schedule here.
A diploma cannot guarantee commendable performance in college, respectable employment or even success in life.
Unfortunately, too many students who make it through high school aren’t well prepared for what comes next.
A real capital cushion would have allowed the banks to absorb the losses instead of the taxpayers.
At this point in America, young people are being barraged with tattooed vulgarians who dominate the rock and reality-show worlds.
Is a failure to raise the debt ceiling unthinkable? Not at all.
Careless voters may be easily swayed by charisma and rhetoric, oblivious to the monumental disasters created around the world by 20th century leaders with charisma and rhetoric.
If the Republican Party were a normal party, it would take advantage of this amazing moment.
Maybe the human spirit is so powerful it will overcome the stupidity of politics.
A driver traveling south on Girls School Road in Indianapolis lost control of an SUV and crashed into a house Friday morning. The crash happened at 9:10 a.m. in the 400 block of South Girls School Road. The driver was taken to Wishard Hospital in unknown condition. Investigators didn’t know if speed was a factor in the crash, but neighbors say speeding is a problem in the area.
It would have been thrilling if Hillary 2011 had simply channeled Hillary 1995, when, as first lady, she made her bodacious speech in Beijing, declaring that “women’s rights are human rights.”
