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Krull: Franklin was America’s first great journalist
Journalism helped make democracy possible.
Andrew Bradley: We must protect renters to fix housing shortage
With so few units to go around and so many Hoosiers spending over half of every paycheck on rent, Indiana’s lack of tenant protections puts the state out of step with many peers and makes it too easy for the worst actors to unnecessarily drain resources from the entire community.
Lynne Petersen: Eviction-related bill would help both landlords, renters
Distribution of rental assistance is the single most effective way to keep struggling tenants housed.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Can the state’s COVID data be trusted? Most definitely.
Attorney General Todd Rokita’s words are harmful, irresponsible and unconscionable.
Todd Rokita: Lack of transparency raises questions about data
I learned long ago that good leadership means maintaining trust.
Tom LoBianco: Pence for president in 2024? Look to Jeremiah 29:11
Pence is, functionally, a political pragmatist.
Jim Shella: Mike Pence will never become president
Trump supporters … will never forgive Pence for being a decent man in the face of a riot.
Curt Smith: Indiana should emulate Texas abortion law
By choosing a simple standard to establish when abortions are banned, cardiac activity … the law forces Americans to confront the humanity of the unborn child.
LaKimba DeSadier: Abortion restrictions hurt vulnerable communities
If Indiana instituted a total abortion ban, we would see a 21% increase in the number of pregnancy-related deaths and a 33% increase among Black women.
Karen Tallian: Many reasons exist to legalize marijuana
The public wants this. Our legislators are afraid to listen.
Michael Leppert: Hard conversations about marijuana are just beginning
For my entire life, I have listened to the debate about legalizing marijuana in America, or in whatever state I was living at whatever time. Good talks, each one. But those talks are no longer hypothetical.
Aaron M. Renn: Knock down the City-County Building and replace it
Having been created in an act of architectural homicide, the CCB itself should hardly be protected from meeting the same fate.
Damon Hewlin: Considerations should be equitable, transformational
From afar, the City-County Building’s mark on the skyline is significant. Dated architecture, perhaps, but noticeably part of the urban fabric.
Sen. Rodric Bray: Public input and transparency are key to redistricting
I commit to Hoosiers the Indiana General Assembly, which is constitutionally charged with the duty of drawing the congressional and state legislative maps, will redistrict in a public and transparent way that meets all legal requirements and serves Hoosiers well.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: In redistricting, Republicans won’t chance losing
The supermajority ignores Democrats’ ideas, does not debate and votes as a bloc.
Michael J. Hicks: Where’s the evidence of a labor shortage?
In the end, there’s one way to know for sure whether we are in the midst of a labor shortage, and that is through wage growth.
Patrick Tamm: The hiring process is a complex puzzle
The pandemic has left our industry facing some cold, hard facts. In January, 8% of restaurant operators rated the recruitment and retention of workforce as their top challenge; by May, that figure had risen to 72%.
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth: The growing national debt is concern for Hoosiers
You don’t have to be an accountant to see that the federal government isn’t doing a good job of balancing the books.
U.S. Rep. Andre Carson: Biden’s plans will help US emerge from pandemic
As we emerge from this pandemic, we can’t just return to the status quo that hurt working families, and ultimately our economy.