KRULL: EPA battle leaves Indiana stranded on the shore
So, Gov. Mike Pence wants to have a fight with the Environmental Protection Agency.
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BECK: Democrats left big JJ dinner energized, unified
One of my favorite parts of serving former first lady Maggie Kernan involved county Jefferson-Jackson Day dinners. Call me crazy, but I enjoyed countless evenings at JJ dinners, whether it was fried chicken in Parke County or a standing-room-only crowd in Starke County.
BARLOW: Dems now importing candidates … bad ones
I am going to start with a confession: I am a conservative Republican, so it should be no surprise that I cracked up while reading tweets, Facebook posts and stories about the Indiana Democratic Party’s State Convention, or the “Big Dem Weekend.”
MAHERN: Has Legislature lost its ‘do the right thing’ members?
Forgive my nostalgia. I had a fairly serious health scare a little over a month ago and find myself quite involuntarily looking back.
VAUGHN: Admitting problem is first step to ethics reform
While I was disappointed the House Ethics Committee didn’t even slap Rep. Eric Turner’s wrist for his behavior surrounding the failed nursing home moratorium, I was surprised and pleased the committee report admitted that our Legislature’s ethics rules and statutes are too lax.
SHEPARD: Voting centers might not be a great idea, after all
Voter turnout in Indiana’s recent primary election was the lowest in 20 years, 35 percent below average. It’s time for a serious conversation about whether the growing use of voting centers is bad for turnout.
STYRING: Considering a weapon of last resort against the feds
Chances are you’d never heard of something called the “Mount Vernon Assembly” before reading this column.
GREGG: GOP plays Chicken Little politics with Constitution
Recently, House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate President Pro Tem David Long announced their support for having Indiana join the ranks of states calling for a constitutional convention.
Skarbeck: Hedge fund fees pile up despite bad performance
Investors continue to pour money into hedge funds, even though their performance has been downright awful.
Hicks: Subsidizing filmmaking is a losing proposition
Without even touching upon the fairness of Indiana taxpayers subsidizing Hollywood studios, film tax credits are of dubious value. The jobs they generate are transient, often low-paying and unlikely to meet the simplest benefit-cost calculus.
DINING: New Anchor at Ambassador could turn around troubled spot
Plow & Anchor is the latest eatery on the ground floor of the Ambassador. The pleasures start with Salt Cod Croquettes.
LOU’S VIEWS: Neo-Impressionist show impresses at IMA
They shimmer. And that’s just the surface appeal of many of the works at this new exhibition.
Healthy Indiana Plan will improve care
Little Red Door Cancer Agency would like to express its support for the expansion of health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers through HIP 2.0.
MADDOX: Bells toll for Indiana primary elections
It’s time to get rid of primary elections in Indiana. Just because we’ve been using them for every race from dog catcher up to president is not good enough to keep incurring these unnecessary costs while disengaging our voters.
KENNEDY: Constitutional convention is idea whose time is not now
Periodically, lawmakers impatient to change government policies of which they disapprove will call for a constitutional convention.
EDITORIAL: Indianapolis Public Schools must rebuild trust
If any local organization needs the public’s trust, it’s Indianapolis Public Schools, considering the challenges the district faces educating often-disadvantaged students.
MORRIS: If only I were a member of the club
The Columbia Club has many attributes, but it’s outdated membership policy isn’t one of them.
LOPRESTI: Dissed by cricket, dumped by the Heat—an ode to spring
Not all the news was bad in what turned out to be an interesting spring for Indy sports.
DINING: Mass Ave diners finally have opportunity to study Pizzology
Airy atmosphere and friendly service, combined with relatively simplistic combinations built from largely farm-fresh ingredients, help keep this pizzeria from being intimidating.
Replace Delph with Ford
As a resident new to Indiana, I have been troubled by news reports pertaining to state Sen. Mike Delph. His Twitter rants and public statements to media were published repeatedly, but there was nothing newsworthy about them.