Julia Vaughn: Election Day registration one way to boost voting
Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia allow voters to register and cast their ballot on the same day.
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Karen Tallian: Here are two simple steps to expand voter turnout
Extend voting hours. Indiana’s polls close on Election Day at 6 p.m. local time, the earliest closing time in the country.
Megan Robertson: The high cost of keeping Hoosiers from the polls
The strength of Indiana’s future depends on participation in our democracy.
Amar Patel: Voter turnout problem is really a competition problem
Across the state, too many elections feel decided before voters ever step into the voting booth.
Anne Hathaway: Continue to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat
When voters have both flexibility and confidence in the system, participation rises.
Todd Huston: Regulations have driven up cost of homeownership
House Bill 1001 is the next step to unleash the housing market.
Mayor Scott Fadness: HB 1001 degrades rights of current residents
It preempts communities from having a say in how, and at what pace, they want to grow.
Mayor Sue Finkam: Bill impacts city’s ability to control land use, costs
We’re also concerned about the possibility of inviting congestion onto city streets.
Rep. Doug Miller: Local communities must help lower housing costs
Rolling back regulations will help more Hoosiers and families achieve the American dream.
Sen. Aaron Freeman: Downtown casino would benefit from existing tourism
It would bring in people from the entire nation who visit Indianapolis for leisure and business.
Sen. Justin Busch: Now is the time to bring a casino to Fort Wayne
Analysis shows that it provides the greatest net benefit to the state without jeopardizing existing casino revenues.
Melissa Vance and Brad VanVleet: Wayne County casino could create compounded growth
This is an area with limited gaming options and untapped demand.
Michael-Paul Hart: State should set clear guardrails for developments
We need higher standards, better coordination and deals that work for residents.
Ben Inskeep: Centers likely will spur utility costs as AI makes slop
We’re already paying the price, both literally and figuratively, when it comes to AI data centers.
Rep. Todd Huston: Data centers are powering today’s modern economy
We’re competing for these projects not just with other cities and states but with countries across the globe.
Matt Greller: Tax reform must complement, not undermine, fiscal health
When revenue growth is compressed and uncertainty grows, the result is predictable.
Mayor Sue Finkam: Property tax reforms in SEA 1 are far from perfect
Hoosiers move to Carmel and other growing Indiana cities not despite our spending but because of it.
Terry Spradlin: Indiana tax reform threatens schools, communities
Undermining education undermines Indiana’s prosperity.
Rep. Todd Huston: Homeowners frustrated with rising property tax bills
We’re simply asking local units to do exactly what state government and families across Indiana have had to do–live within our means.
Stephanie Wells: Reform could improve state’s tax competitiveness
It’s important to consider our tax burden relative to that of other states that compete with us for talent and investment.