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Mr. Buick makes bid to dethrone Carson: Automobile dealer Dickerson takes grass-roots approach

February 6, 2006

Eric Dickerson held his hands out, palms facing each other, as if playing an accordion. He moved them closer to illustrate the narrowing margin of victory by which 7th District congresswoman Julia Carson has won re-election since 2000. A couple of tables away in the Starbucks near Broad Ripple, the founder of a private Indianapolis company sat listening to the political polka. Suddenly, he was up and talking to Dickerson, who wants to be Carson’s Republican challenger. “I want to…

ABDUL-HAKIM SHABAZZ: Indy Works, part deux (the sequel)

February 6, 2006

As someone who enjoys a good film, I always worry when Hollywood tries to produce a sequel. The producers figure they raked in millions on an idea, so they run it again and again until it’s run into the ground. Mayor Bart Peterson is hoping to pass Indianapolis Works ’06 through the Indiana General Assembly this session. How successful will this sequel be? Let’s look at all the players and find out. Last session, GOP lawmakers gave the mayor police…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Major Moves displays short-session political mastery

February 6, 2006

A combination of arm-twisting, dealmaking and the sheer brute force of the Office of the Governor came together the last week of January in a way Hoosiers seldom see. All the pressure was enough to keep Republican House members in line at just the right time in the legislative process to keep the governor’s Major Moves transportation plan moving. There was a lot of deep exhaling at week’s end, some from those in the Governor’s Office doing the heavy lifting…

IPOs take minor dip in 2005: Analysts stay optimistic; 3 Indiana companies set to go public in early ’06

January 30, 2006

Three Indiana companies took the plunge to go public last year, two less than the number that did so in 2004. The state’s slight dip in initial public offerings mirrors the slump in activity nationally. But Indiana appears to be off to a fast start for 2006. Three other Hoosier companies filed to go public late last year, but had yet to complete their IPOs by year’s end. Overall, the number of companies that went public on the major U.S….

NOTIONS: Will House protect Hoosier families?

January 30, 2006

Last fall, the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce invited members to an event called “Pancakes and Politics.” The invitation said that Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma would preview the upcoming legislative session. Ever curious, I e- mailed the Chamber and said I’d attend. When I arrived, I was puzzled. There were, indeed, pancakes. Bosma was working the crowd. But instead of signaling a legislative overview, the PowerPoint slide on the screen said we’d be hearing about the accomplishments and goals…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Lawmakers will get serious when the dancing ends

January 30, 2006

Indianapolis may still be waiting for its first significant snowfall of 2006, but the legislative session zips along at breakneck speed. Jan. 23-27 marks the final week in which committees may consider legislation in their respective chambers of origin. We’ve warned you this session would consider matters of substance despite its short fuse-lawmakers will adjourn no later than March 14. So how do things shape up so far? If someone from another planet were to peer in underneath the Statehouse…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Lawmakers will get serious when the dancing ends

January 23, 2006

IPOs take minor dip in 2005: Analysts stay optimistic; 3 Indiana companies set to go public in early ’06

January 23, 2006

NOTIONS: Will House protect Hoosier families?

January 23, 2006

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Daniels may not wield as much influence this session

January 16, 2006

We’ve only made it through the first few days of activity, but already we can get a feel for what this session of the Indiana General Assembly will focus on. Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels made it clear in his Jan. 11 State of the State Address that he believes lawmakers should devote the bulk of their attention to a legislative agenda revolving around highway construction, education, and local government reform and flexibility. House Republicans last week unveiled a broad series…

Legislators fight over green rules: Biz lobby: Indiana standards should not exceed EPA’s

January 9, 2006

Business interests and environmentalists are squaring off in the Indiana General Assembly. It’s unlikely they’ll see eye-to-eye anytime soon on this year’s ripest green issue: whether to hold Indiana to a higher environmental standard than the rest of the nation. In one corner, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce is leading a push for legislation to bind the state to environmental rules “no more stringent than” those of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Framing the debate around economic development, the Chamber…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Passing ‘Major Moves’ initiative will mean major work

January 9, 2006

While most Hoosiers are focused on just how legislators are going to be able to cut residential property taxes again this year, the real battle to watch will be the one over what Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels refers to as the jobs program of a generation or more-his “Major Moves” roads initiative. What he wants boils down to this: finding a funding source for road building and repair that will not rely upon taxes. He made it clear shortly after…

Daniels’ team shakes up pension fund for teachers: Retirement plan may risk more on private equity

January 9, 2006

Under Gov. Mitch Daniels, Indiana is renewing its commitment to making sure teachers receive their pensions. But in the process, the state may also put their pension principal at greater risk. State Budget Director Chuck Schalliol said the $7.5 billion Indiana State Teachers’ Retirement Fund is considering expanding its holdings in private equity. The enormous pension fund already allocates 5 percent of its assets, or $240 million, toward such investments, which include venture capital, real estate and leveraged buyouts. Highly…

Cash-strapped county mulls part-time cops: Merger lets combined department add more reserves

January 9, 2006

Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson has long clamored for help fighting crime in the suburbs. Thanks to the police merger, he’ll soon get it-from volunteers. The City-County Council ordinance authorizing a merger between Anderson’s Marion County Sheriff’s Department and the Indianapolis Police Department allows for a massive, 239-percent increase in the use of unpaid reserve police. Anderson, a Democrat, will have leeway to use up to 657 reserves in addition to the combined department’s 1,642 full-time cops. That’s 463 more…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Short legislative session may be eventful, for a change

January 2, 2006

We’ve all become lulled into assuming that the so-called “short” session of the Indiana General Assembly in the even-numbered years is the political equivalent of the practice of medicine: First, do no harm. In election years, lawmakers are reluctant to do much beyond that which they must do to protect public health, safety and treasury. The short session originated as a vehicle for handling emergencies arising between the odd-numbered-year budget sessions, and many legislators-particularly those seeking re-election-didn’t see much cause…

TOM HARTON Commentary: On defense, Republicans get divisive

January 2, 2006

After Republicans Scott Keller and Lance Langsford broke party ranks at the Dec.19 City-County Council meeting and voted for cop consolidation and an expanded human-rights ordinance, fellow Republican Jim Bradford e-mailed them and questioned whether they were true Republicans. Lately, it’s Bradford and other Republican hard-liners who don’t seem like the Indianapolis Republicans of old. Republicans mayors Richard Lugar, William Hudnut and Steve Goldsmith provided pragmatic, progressive leadership here in the 1970s and ’80s and ’90s. Lugar and longtime Council…

2006: Making Indianapolis a family affair:

January 2, 2006

What’s the most pressing issue facing Indianapolis now and in the future? Depending on a pundit’s passion, answers can range from maintaining a professional sports team to supporting the cultural and arts community, from improving the quality of public schools and parks to making affordable housing available, from low taxes to a state-of-the art public mass transit system. Yet each of these areas, while they may reflect an interest group’s unwavering and at times irrational fixation, taken at face value…

Mayor slashes city spending, combines local police forces:

December 26, 2005

It was the roughest year yet for Mayor Bart Peterson-at least until 2005’s final weeks. In the spring, the I n d i a n a G e n e r a l Assembly defeated the majority of his proposed Unigov overhaul “Indianapolis Works.” So Peterson, a Democrat, spent the summer slashing local spending. State legislators left the door open on one major Indy Works provision: Peterson’s controversial plan to merge the Indianapolis Police Department with the Marion County Sheriff’s…

Hoosiers set to observe daylight-saving time in 2006:

December 26, 2005

Indiana lawmakers beat the clock during the waning minutes of the legislative session to narrowly adopt daylight-saving time. The DST bill passed the House by one vote, and only after failing to obtain a constitutional majority the first time it was voted upon. Gov. Mitch Daniels, a Republican who included the divisive issue in his campaign, intervened to muster more support. House Speaker Brian Bosma held the voting board open for several minutes during the second vote until Rep. Troy…

Small biz preparing wish list: Lobbyists hope to repeat past legislative success

December 26, 2005

But that doesn’t mean the organization and its 16,000 Hoosier members will rest on their laurels for the short legislative session in 2006. The group will bring a full wish list to the Statehouse in January, lobbying against increased property taxes and health insurance mandates. It’ll also petition lawmakers to restrict eminent domain seizures. Still, observers don’t think the organization will have as much cause for uncorking the bubbly as it did last year. No different than last session, businessfriendly…

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Mr. Buick makes bid to dethrone Carson: Automobile dealer Dickerson takes grass-roots approach

ABDUL-HAKIM SHABAZZ: Indy Works, part deux (the sequel)

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Major Moves displays short-session political mastery

IPOs take minor dip in 2005: Analysts stay optimistic; 3 Indiana companies set to go public in early ’06

NOTIONS: Will House protect Hoosier families?

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Lawmakers will get serious when the dancing ends

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Lawmakers will get serious when the dancing ends

IPOs take minor dip in 2005: Analysts stay optimistic; 3 Indiana companies set to go public in early ’06

NOTIONS: Will House protect Hoosier families?

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Daniels may not wield as much influence this session

Legislators fight over green rules: Biz lobby: Indiana standards should not exceed EPA’s

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Passing ‘Major Moves’ initiative will mean major work

Daniels’ team shakes up pension fund for teachers: Retirement plan may risk more on private equity

Cash-strapped county mulls part-time cops: Merger lets combined department add more reserves

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Short legislative session may be eventful, for a change

TOM HARTON Commentary: On defense, Republicans get divisive

2006: Making Indianapolis a family affair:

Mayor slashes city spending, combines local police forces:

Hoosiers set to observe daylight-saving time in 2006:

Small biz preparing wish list: Lobbyists hope to repeat past legislative success