Erin Macey: Paid leave helps employers as much as employees
We should examine the models that are already working in a number of other states to provide paid family and medical leave to all workers.
Forefront Debate Q
Mike Ripley: Paid parental leave a plus, but shouldn’t be mandatory
We encourage employers who are able to offer paid parental leave to do so.
Eric Dietz: Arming a few staff members can reduce casualties in school shootings
We need to re-evaluate the value of firearms with trained and law-abiding citizens and security staff instead of gun-free zones.
Teresa Meredith: Arm teachers with resources, not guns
Guns in classrooms and in the hands of teachers is antithetical to establishing a teacher-student relationship built on trust and support.
LUX: Unlicensed teachers—a dangerous new norm
The goal is not how much a teacher knows, but how much a teacher can get his or her students to know.
McCORMICK: Shortages mean hiring flexibility is necessary
Indiana has unlicensed, skilled individuals who can help meet our classroom needs.
TANSELLE: Student media must be treated as part of curriculum
Students have other avenues for the expression of their free speech rights without interference or regulation by school administrators.
GUNTERMAN: Lawmakers put suppression over free speech
Welcome to Indiana schools, where the First Amendment is merely a portion of a social studies exam.
LARA: Payday loan bill would drown Hoosiers in debt
When it comes down to dollars and cents, these payday dollars make absolutely no sense for struggling consumers.
WHETSTONE: Struggling consumers need more loan options
HB 1319 will ensure that hardworking Hoosiers continue to have credit options for managing financial difficulties.
Clark: Justice for all or only for some?
Do we really want the government to start punishing people for what they believe?
Maurer & Nasatir: Legislators ignore rallying cry for hate-crimes law
Perhaps in a future legislative session, we will seize this opportunity.
ANDERSON: The question should be, when will CBD be available?
Even though CBD is confused with THC, it does not produce psychoactive effects.
POWELL: CBD’s promise marred by unsubstantiated claims
CBD remains an illegal controlled substance under federal law. We know this isn’t popular, but it is true.
SINDER: Pass expanded sales, expanded safety rules
To make Sunday sales happen, we need more collaboration and less division.
IMUS: Alcohol reform for all, not just the powerful
These Hoosiers are our partners; we call them customers.
Clere: Clean needles save lives, while sharp rhetoric kills
Compared to the cost of treating HIV or hepatitis C, clean needles are cheap.
Hill: Handing out needles does nothing to curb abuse
Providing items that enable and even encourage exactly the destructive behavior we want to stop is a self-defeating exercise.
Fraser: Lower-income Hoosiers don’t benefit enough
Given that many Hoosiers have not recovered from the recession, I argue that we need better jobs, not skewed tax cuts.
Brinegar: Tax plan would drive investments, income growth
Encouraging business investment and accelerating economic growth are always winning strategies. Additional elements of the administration’s proposal bring more benefits for all Hoosier taxpayers.