Mayor Scott Willis: SEA 1 cuts into city revenue for essential services
It becomes harder to guarantee that emergency help arrives when people need it most.
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Sen. Travis Holdman: Reform is a balancing act that needs time to play out
An overhaul of SEA 1 should not be expected.
David Keating: Provocative speech can provide teachable moments
Public officials should reconsider their actions that both fan the flames of hate and pose a risk to free speech.
Stevie Pactor: All should be free to participate in market of ideas
The First Amendment protects a public employee’s ability to participate in this dialogue.
Todd Rokita: Educators should be accountable for disruptive speech
Courts consistently support the government’s authority to discipline employees when their speech impairs operations.
Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith: Death penalty gives voice to those who are silenced
Capital punishment is not vengeance. Rather, it is justice.
Rep. Bob Morris: If human life is sacred, it must always be sacred
Even if evidence confirms a clear-headed confession, we still have no right to take another human life.
Jodie English: Death penalty wastes resources, fails as deterrent
Nationally, there is one exoneration for every nine executions, an error rate of 12%. Would Hoosiers board planes if they crashed that often?
Rep. Jim Lucas: Ensuring the punishment suits the crime
While it is rare to pursue this penalty, that does not mean we should not have the option in particularly despicable and clear cases.
Liz Houdek: Capital punishment subverts legal system’s credibility
Every dollar wasted on this broken system is a dollar not spent solving the hundreds of murders and sexual assaults that leave victims without justice.
Chris Daley: Executions waste taxpayer money, survivors’ time
Our system isn’t perfect, and its imperfections carry too high a risk that innocent people will be executed.
Joe Hogsett: Indy should continue with collaborative solutions
While a few heartbreaking and tragic incidents of gun violence downtown might grab the headlines, they do not reflect the reality of our city.
Rick Snyder: All roads lead back to Mears, and state must act
Facts matter, and now is the time to uncover them.
Sen. Andrea Hunley: Combat violence with holistic approach, not piecemeal
This is about every single neighborhood that makes up our great city.
Michael-Paul Hart: State could key on boosting prosecution, court capacity
Concentrating new government power inside one square mile will accomplish little.
Vop Osili: Let’s have a fact-based discussion on safety downtown
Public safety should never be used as a political pawn.
Kerwin Olson: We don’t need to gamble on nuclear to keep lights on
Don’t fall for the grift, Hoosiers.
Seungjin Kim: Here’s how to forge a resilient energy belt
Public acceptance will also be critical.
Suzanne Jaworowski: Indiana is ready to lead on nuclear energy
We expect our Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agreement State status to be complete next year, which will simplify developing nuclear power sites.
Chris Hancock: To solve housing shortage, address barriers
It’s essential that we address these barriers to ensure safe and affordable housing for all.