The state could find other ways to financially incentivize communities — which are already worried about the impact of tax changes on their revenue — to create more affordable housing.
This championship could simply be viewed as an exciting and even historic sports achievement. But we believe it’s more than that.
Let’s begin agreeing to disagree again. Let’s listen to one another. Let’s assume the best intentions of those around us.
The jail was over capacity by 48 people on Tuesday, with 33 Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detainees.
We think there are ways to ensure the region is a net gainer from the endeavor.
We appreciate the positive attention on Indiana and its leaders. It’s worth noting that many Hoosiers see the issues the two editorial boards heralded as more complicated than those looking from the outside might assume. So do we.
Maybe the governor is simply trying to stay in Trump’s good graces.
We were excited last week when state officials announced a public–private investment of nearly $75 million to accelerate literacy, expand high-quality summer learning, strengthen STEM programs, modernize and expand career advising, and maintain digital learning tools for Hoosier students.
Indianapolis voters need the ability to send a representative to Congress who will advocate for the city, its people and the many corporate headquarters—Eli Lilly and Co., Elevance Health, Roche Diagnostics, Corteva, Simon Property Group and others—located here.
The Indiana Department of Health also reported that enrollment in its smoking cessation program jumped nearly 40% over the same period.
There are plenty of other big issues—health care, education, workforce training and more—that state leaders could focus on.
We have another way to help nonprofits. IBJ’s annual Holiday Wish List gives businesses and individuals a way to contribute goods and services to nonprofits rather than giving money.
The reduced SNAP benefits delay and delay in providing them—not to mention the 24,000 federal workers in Indiana who are going without paychecks—mean there will be families who need help.
We said in August that redistricting mid-cycle would set a terrible precedent (one that could come back to bite Republicans in the future), and we still believe that to be the case. There’s just no reason for it.
We are concerned the tax changes will make it harder for communities to grow.
What seems evident is that Hogsett didn’t take the steps needed to ensure that his team was acting with integrity—and that’s the biggest problem of all.
The HQ decision has likely been made, but we hope to learn that the city of Indianapolis and state of Indiana did as much as they could to keep those jobs local.•
And then there’s the undefeated Hoosiers to cheer for.
In 2023, state data shows that just 45% of Indiana’s male high school graduates went directly into a college program, compared with 58% of females.
IBJ is not opposed to the two-party system. We don’t think we’d go so far as to say that “politics in Indiana is broken.” But we’re interested in watching Independent Indiana’s progress.
