If rural farming communities have to give up huge expanses of precious land for the wind and solar farms needed to attract large employers, they should also be the site of some of those economic development projects and their high-paying jobs.
So far, the public criticism of the land purchases is less about price and more about whether the state should be buying the land at all.
Partisan politics at the state and national levels already have caused deep enough divisions among the citizenry, and there’s no need to do more to spread the discord.
That will mean an aggressive marketing campaign to remind residents in the region what there is to do downtown and that they can feel safe coming to do it.
Indianapolis can’t continue to be the state’s economic engine without a thriving, vibrant, energizing, clean and safe downtown.
It’s disturbing just how much work needs to be done to improve safety on the Indianapolis bar scene. And there’s plenty of blame to go around.
Reuses of older buildings can bolster downtowns and provide momentum in older neighborhoods where infrastructure has fallen into disrepair.
Elanco Animal Health CEO Jeff Simmons says Indianapolis faces “significant realities” it must tackle to become a destination for talent, companies and innovators.
Curbing heal care costs is key for attracting business development.
One catch is that a big increase in assessments across the state—thanks to higher property prices over the past few years—means bills could be up regardless of other changes.
Now the question is what should be done to punish the airline and what can prevent such a catastrophe in the future.
Lawmakers should earmark additional spending toward tourism over the next two years and monitor the results carefully.
It’s hard to argue against the vision for the park and the economic opportunity it will bring.
Indiana’s high smoking rate and poor health rankings demand a solution that lawmakers have avoided for far too long.
On Tuesday, the Senate approved the bill 61-36, including support from 12 Republicans. Indiana Sen. Todd Young was one of them. Sen. Mike Braun, a Republican who is planning to run for governor, voted no.
Some Hoosiers can’t afford access to quality health care. Others simply need to be prodded to do the right thing and make good choices.
We were delighted to see that a new set of 30 recommendations from the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet is largely free of bureaucracy. Instead, the recommendations are practical, actionable and refreshingly feasible.
A Pew Research Center report released earlier this year shows there has been little progress in increasing the share of Black graduates from a college-level STEM program over the past decade.
The Energy Department plans to award $7 billion for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs—or H2Hubs—next year, but the competition is expected to be stiff. At least 21 states are expected to compete.
Ultimately, no part of the state should become economically parched due to the lack of an adequate water supply. And care must be taken to make sure existing aquifers aren’t overtaxed or abused.
