Mayor should lead transit charge
The referendum to impose a 0.25 percent income tax in Marion County to fund transit improvements is one of Joe Hogsett’s first big opportunities to influence the future of Indianapolis.
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EDITORIAL: Ellspermann right for Ivy Tech task
The former lieutenant governor comes to the job not only with state government experience (she served as a lawmaker, too) but plenty of educational and private-sector chops as well.
EDITORIAL: Mass Ave project needs city in charge
Though the site is the school district’s to sell to whomever it pleases, it seemed odd from the beginning that the city had no formal role in vetting the development proposals.
EDITORIAL: GOP should ditch outdated anti-gay marriage plank
From a policy perspective, dropping the provision from the Indiana Republican Party platform would simply be an acknowledgement that the issue is settled.
EDITORIAL: Judge selection needs hard thought
Merit selection would be a radical change from the current election system, which a federal appeals court last year declared unconstitutional.
EDITORIAL: Road funding worth a fight
Too many Indiana roads and bridges are in disrepair thanks to the Legislature’s reluctance in recent years to hammer out a long-term road-funding plan.
EDITORIAL: Pence’s stubborn energy stance ill-serves state
Indiana should tackle the problem on its own, rather than letting federal regulators tell it what to do.
EDITORIAL: Don’t turn Ivy Tech president search into charade
Too many Ivy Tech students drop out, and a recent report from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education found its graduation rates are far below the nationwide average for community college students.
EDITORIAL: Let supply/demand shape teacher pay
If a bank is willing to pay a math major $80,000 to help it make million-dollar-loan decisions, schools must compete with that reality—if they want teachers trained in math.
EDITORIAL: Pence off course with roads-funding plan
The governor has floated a misguided, $1 billion plan that relies on appropriating $150 million more per year, borrowing $240 million and spending down the state’s fiscal reserves by a similar amount.
EDITORIAL: Pence’s muddled speech lacked leadership
Indiana is a divided state and Gov. Mike Pence, in his fourth State of the State address, did little to unite it.
EDITORIAL: College dropouts deserve second chance
The Indiana Higher Education Commission’s push to lure recent college dropouts back to campus is a smart move that can pay off economically statewide.
EDITORIAL: Time to resolve controversies
Gay marriage is now the law of the land, but in Indiana there is damage to repair and a final chapter to be written in this seemingly endless culture war.
EDITORIAL: Collaboration made Regional Cities a winner
We hope the Regional Cities program persuades communities across the state to collaborate with their neighbors rather than work against them.
Tough decisions pay off for ISO
On Dec. 7, the ISO reported its third straight budget surplus, thanks to a rise in ticket sales and steady fundraising. All parties involved—from the ISO’s new management team to the musicians, who took steep pay cuts in the interest of securing the organization’s long-term future—deserve kudos for how far they’ve come.
EDITORIAL: Residential litmus test impedes diversity
Noblesville’s decision to begin analyzing the ratio of tax revenue to city expenses on housing-development proposals further strangles financial diversity in affluent Hamilton County.
EDITORIAL: South-side project good for region
The patience of Greenwood officials to find the best use for the high-profile intersection at Interstate 65 and County Line Road shows an economic-development mind-set that’s bringing renewed prosperity to the county.
EDITORIAL: New mayor must draw residents
The shiny new apartment buildings rising in the Mile Square belie the reality that suburbanization is continuing to take a heavy toll on Marion County.
EDITORIAL: Governor must back full LGBT rights
Had Pence never pushed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, it’s likely he could have won support for some kind of law like one passed in Utah.
EDITORIAL: Circle Centre needs bolder vision
Every little bit helps, but a larger-scale investment is needed to redevelop parts of the mall and reposition the overall property for long-term success.