NOTIONS Dear fellow citizen: What were you thinking? Last week, I posted a message on Twitter and Facebook. “It’s time to columnize,” I said. “What issue is ripe for enlightenment (or disparagement)?” My microcosm erupted. Tristan tweeted to suggest puppy-mill dogs. “More specifically, the view by their breeders that they’re simply goods to be sold.” […]
Casual observers of the legislative process might be confused by the political posturing, lack of a sense of imperative, and seeming non sequiturs in this General Assembly special session. Rest assured that even many veteran legislative observers also share the sense of puzzlement about June’s events. However, there is some method to the madness, and […]
For investors, 2008 was the worst year since the Great Depression. Even so, more than half of the state’s public-company executives
saw the value of their pay packages rise from 2007—despite the fact that only 10 of the companies posted a positive total
return in 2008, and 46 companies shed more than one-third of their stock market value.
Last week, I posted a message on Twitter and Facebook. “It’s time to columnize,” I said. “What issue is ripe for enlightenment (or disparagement)?” My microcosm erupted. Tristan tweeted to suggest puppy-mill dogs. “More specifically, the view by their breeders that they’re simply goods to be sold.” Randy suggested a piece on “the insanity” of […]
The Democrat-led Indiana House has approved a new state budget that now heads to the Republican-ruled Senate for a major overhaul. Republican leaders in the Senate hope to outline their budget proposal tomorrow, and changes could be made to the House budget that same day. The Senate will likely revamp the spending plan to be […]
Supporters of a state program that invests in high-tech startups are rallying to restore its $70 million appropriation to a budget proposal under consideration by legislators. Democrats who control the Indiana House of Representatives advanced their version of a new state budget to the full chamber Monday after the House Ways and Means Committee endorsed […]
Supporters of a state program that invests in high-tech startups are rallying to restore its $70 million appropriation to a budget proposal under consideration by legislators. Democrats who control the Indiana House of Representatives advanced their version of a new state budget to the full chamber Monday after the House Ways and Means Committee endorsed […]
A proposal to help a struggling Indianapolis sports board hit a legislative speed bump yesterday, while a plan to move a Gary casino seems to have reached a dead end. The Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee made several changes to Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ plan to help the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, which runs […]
A proposal to help a struggling Indianapolis sports board hit a legislative speed bump today, while a plan to move a Gary casino seems to have reached a dead end. The Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee made several changes to Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ plan to help the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, which runs […]
IBJ staff Indiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Atterholt will leave his post to fill a vacancy on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, Gov. Mitch Daniels’ office announced yesterday. Atterholt, a former Republican state legislator from Indianapolis, will replace Greg Server, another former legislator, who resigned after serving a four-year term. Replacing Atterholt will be Carol Cutter, […]
Democrats who control the Indiana House advanced their version of a new state budget to the full chamber yesterday with little sign that it will gain much if any support from outnumbered Republicans. The House Ways and Means Committee endorsed the plan on a 15-10 party-line vote after approving several amendments to the one-year spending […]
Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ budget proposal includes a scholarship tax credit that supporters say would give poor students the opportunity to attend private schools, but opponents say would open the door to vouchers. Daniels’ budget proposal includes a 50-percent tax credit for donations to a not-for-profit scholarship-granting organization that helps students from low-income families attend […]
Democrats who control the Indiana House are considering changes to their proposed one-year state budget proposal. The House Ways and Means Committee planned to consider amendments to the bill today, and then possibly vote to send the measure to the full House for consideration. The one-year plan would increase spending on schools by an average […]
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Special session will be longer than all had hoped before because of multiple unresolved issues
Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock’s failed quest to stop Chrysler’s bankruptcy proceedings will cost state taxpayers $2 million in legal fees, but he has no regrets about what some saw as a Quixotic effort. That sum is on top of the $5.6 million a road construction fund and pension funds for retired teachers and state troopers […]
Indiana lawmakers will convene for a special, budget-writing legislative session today that stands to cost taxpayers at least $12,000 a day in a state that has seen its revenue plunge in the past year. The decisions they ponder will involve how billions of taxpayer dollars are to be spent, but there are few signs that […]
Indiana House Democrats plan to offer a one-year state budget they say would give public schools a statewide average spending increase of 2 percent and guarantee that all districts get as much or more money in the next year as they got this year. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 “We want to make sure […]
Democrats who control the Indiana House plan to outline their priorities for a new state budget that would cover one year of state spending instead of a typical two-year plan. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to meet informally today, two days before a special legislative […]
Gov. Mitch Daniels says Indiana’s schools are “among America’s luckiest” since they have so far avoided cuts during the recession. But only some Indiana schools would find four-leaf clovers under Daniels’ budget proposal. Suburban schools with booming enrollments would see funding increases, while urban and rural school districts that are losing students would see decreases. […]
