Feds: Economy grew modestly in third quarter
Many analysts think the economy is growing at a 3.5 percent pace or better mainly because consumers are spending more freely again.
Many analysts think the economy is growing at a 3.5 percent pace or better mainly because consumers are spending more freely again.
This isn’t about balancing budgets or fiscal discipline or prosperity-for-posterity stewardship. This is open piracy for plutocrats.
We have a growing crisis among the nation’s children, yet our policies ignore that reality at best and exacerbate it at worst.
How much poverty we have and how bad it is remain elusive questions. The causes of poverty are better known.
There has been much discussion recently about the need to “beef up” Marion County law enforcement to reduce crime. I agree. The Indianapolis public safety director recently reported that only about half of the sworn officers are on the street.
Hamilton and Boone counties are home to upscale communities, but the suburbs are not immune to problems like unemployment, homelessness and food insecurity.
One in five kids is food insecure. Food insecurity is the result of poverty. And impoverished kids struggle in school.
IBJ interviewed most members of the Democratic mayor’s administrative team—from deputy mayors to department directors and other key city leaders. Here is what stuck out from those conversations.
Policy ideas with superficial appeal are pernicious when their real effect is useless or counterproductive.
What sets Lisa Covarrubias apart, her colleagues said, isn’t just the time she spends tending to the health care needs of the people she sees, but her willingness to help ease their other burdens.
The Hogsett administration plans to use federal grant funding to stimulate the development of one or more grocery stores and help eliminate food deserts.
A Sagamore Institute study discovered that the portion of Indianapolis residents living in poverty increased from 11.8 percent in 2000 to 21.3 percent in 2015—an increase of 85,063 people.
The takeaway from panels’ sobering discussion? Get involved.
The clinic, at 3737 Waldemere Ave., will offer treatments for minor injuries and illnesses that do not require a visit to the emergency room.
The pilgrims discovered the hard way the weaknesses in the communal-property-rights model.
The announcement caps off what officials are calling a record year for economic development in the northern suburb—commitments for 2,185 new jobs and $64.5 million in capital investment.
The 32-acre Fishers AgriPark will be the largest park in the country dedicated solely to a working farm, city officials say.
The city of Fishers is partnering with Greenfield-based, not-for-profit Brandywine Creek Farms to open a 40-acre urban farm called Fishers Agripark.