BOHANON & CUROTT: Increasing life spans change millennials’ behavior
If 60 is a venerable old age—then one had better get going early on. However, when 60 is more like midlife, it makes sense to waste around until age 30.
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HAHN: Be charitable this time of year, but do so wisely
Sort through and prioritize multiple requests you might receive to make sure your money is going where it will make the most impact.
Westerhaus-Renfrow: Lesson from losing Amazon—attract more millennials
Indianapolis needs to attract out-of-state millennials. And this needs to happen quickly. Perhaps the best starting point for shifting workforce demographics is to look around and see which states are successfully attracting millennials.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Unheralded IUPUI has its own interesting hoops story
Two buddies from a small town in Kentucky are determined to put the Jaguars on a winning course.
Editorial: City would benefit if Hogsett faces stiff re-election fight
It’s preposterous that Republicans find themselves in this predicament. There are plenty of issues on which Hogsett should be vulnerable, from last spring’s pothole catastrophe to his continued struggles to combat violent crime.
NATE FELTMAN: It’s time for us to act on talent initiatives
Legislature should view all matters that come before it in 2019 through a human-capital lens.
Letter: Civility is a virtue
Civility is seen as a vice instead of a virtue and creating an environment of xenophobia and nationalism to gain short term policy wins is unwisely lauded.
Letter: Democrats divide us by harping on diversity
True equality will never occur until we concentrate on electing the most qualified person regardless of sex, race or sexual preference.
Michael Farren & Anne Philpot: Indianapolis dodged the Amazon HQ2 iceberg
Many politicians and economic development officials see the ruse for what it is, but they feel trapped because every other city and state is doing it. Politically, they can’t risk letting their neighbors outcompete them.
Sheila Kennedy: Challenges to democracy come from within
Gerrymandering is a frontal assault on democracy. A pre-midterm electoral analysis from the Cook Report really brought home the extent of that assault: Just one out of 20 Americans lives in a competitive Congressional District.
KIM: Break free from anchors, short-term focus to boost returns
The problem with anchoring is, it fails to recognize the extreme volatility inherent in stocks.
BOHANON & CUROTT: State sometimes benefits too much from civil forfeiture
Economists view fines, forfeitures, jail sentences or other sanctions as a “price” imposed on undesirable activity. But if the price is too high, punishment becomes disproportionate to the crime.
Dana Black: Disappointing year in Indiana but still gains to cheer
With all the women of color winning congressional races, you know Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan are smiling down on us doing the Cha Cha Slide.
MIKE LOPRESTI: A look inside Warren Central’s trophy machine
The east-side school has amassed an impressive collection of state championships under Marques Clayton.
Letter: Cigarette taxes slippery slope
Tripling the tax on a pack of cigarettes and giving it to Legislators and administrators is folly. It just gives them more money to waste
Dennis Murphy: Discourage smoking, save lives with smart public policy
Only five states have higher rates of infant mortality than Indiana’s. While the past two state administrations have declared infant mortality a priority to fight, the death rate remains grimly high.
Larry Gigerich: Cities, states should revisit economic-incentive policies
Flexibility, reasonability, accountability and transparency are all important factors to consider when taking a long-term view of incentives and entering into a public-private partnership.
GREG MORRIS: GM realignment giving consumers what they want
The automaker is simply doing what companies do in a free-market economy.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Data can be dangerous in government hands
As if you didn’t know, Big Tech keeps track of our internet searches and uses that information (gasp!) for profit.
HAHN: How to avoid digging a financial hole during holidays
It is so easy to get caught up in the hunt and forget why an item you didn’t know existed 20 minutes before now feels like a necessary purchase.