RITZ: Lawmakers have not made K-12 funding a priority
Our children deserve better. Our schools deserve better. Our teachers deserve better.
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DANIELS: Another in the long list of reasons to fund pre-K
Early brain development is crucial: In just the first two years of a child’s life, neurons in the brain are frantically connecting to achieve the level of cognition necessary to live a successful life.
WOLLEY: Indy should affirm it’s a welcoming city for immigrants
The national discourse on immigration is affecting not only our immigrant neighbors but also U.S. citizens here.
SHEPARD: Hoosiers have a history of supporting roads
Building the state’s transportation network, of course, is hardly just a matter of loyalty to our slogan about being the “crossroads.” It’s a key to our own economic future and that of our children.
WAGNER: How about less mindless finger-pointing?
Let’s stop referring to stories of bipartisan collaboration as “refreshing” and “uplifting” and start expecting that kind of behavior as the norm.
SHABAZZ: Trump supporters hit hard by president’s cuts
Government spending, in the grand scheme of things, isn’t getting under control.
LEPPERT: The art of the gerrymandering re-deal
What is blocking progress for the Republican-controlled power structure in Washington right now is the presence and uncompromising approach of the Freedom Caucus.
IRELAND: Seeing the forest through the trees
Topics like that of Russian influence should be investigated, but clinging to the latest piece of circumstantial evidence or giving weight to anonymous sources and witty headlines does the nation a disservice. All the while, beltway media and Washington’s most powerful continue to largely ignore a culture of pervasive corruption.
SCHNEIDER: Pence knows ‘no,’ and ‘no’ was what he got
It seems Vice President Mike Pence was asked to do a job he had almost no experience in at all: compromise.
SMITH: Nation will be watching Indiana Senate race
To keep his seat, Joe Donnelly will need to navigate issues and votes such as the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and reforming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a way that holds his base and left-leaning donors while not offending too many Hoosier voters.
SHELLA: Republicans prepare for family feud in Senate race
We can all jockey for ringside seats as we prepare for another Republican family feud. There is good reason to expect that both U.S. Reps. Todd Rokita and Luke Messer will enter the race.
ZYCHER: SB 309 offers real reform for Indiana power consumers
Over time, the legislation will reduce the net metering subsidy transferred from some customers to others and decrease incentives in the system to drive costs upward.
BROWN: Solar bill is wrong move for GOP
The hypocrisy that I resent the most is the absurd contention that the Legislature’s serving as lapdog for large corporate concerns is done for my well-being.
What is happening while we aren’t looking?
By now, most consumers of news media, while more than distracted by the latest D.C. debacle, have cottoned onto the fact that truly important things are either being pushed through or ignored by lawmakers. Fueled by drama, these constant news cycles often have ill effect. Friends supportive of the Trump administration seem obsessed with their […]
She’s 17 and needs birth control. What now?
She is 17 years old, has an alarming itch “down there” and has come to the family planning clinic because she doesn’t know where else to go. Sara Hayes, a nurse practitioner, breezes into the examining room and soothes the teenager. Hayes takes a swab and quickly diagnoses a mild yeast infection—perhaps from scented tampons—while […]
Chuck Schumer’s fake news about the GOP and Trump
Appearing recently on ABC’s “The View,” Sen. Chuck Schumer painted a picture of Republicans unhappy with their new president and getting ready to bolt for the door. “When you talk to Republicans quietly—you know—in the cloak room and the gym—they are having real problems with him. … My prediction is if he keeps on this […]
Flap over Russian contact casts cloud over Jeff Sessions
Donald Trump’s team spent so much time with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, you’d think he was dating Tiffany. Really, they couldn’t get enough of this guy. It was Kislyak who Michael Flynn, our come-and-gone national security adviser, was chatting with in those phone calls Flynn fibbed about. Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, met with Kislyak at […]
SEAT: Optimism is infectious, especially in politics
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s optimism continues as he tackles the many challenges facing him as governor.
SHABAZZ: Donnelly might be tough to knock off in 2018 election
A word of warning to my Republican friends: You underestimate Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly at your own peril.
SCHNEIDER: Carson aims to make difference in D.C., despite obstacles
Rep. Andre Carson is remarkably upbeat for a man who can expect to be on the losing side of just about every big debate in Washington.