Tanya McKinzie: Legislative interference in IMPD won’t build trust
If enacted, SB 168 and SB 394 would only increase the tension between law enforcement and our community that goes back more than a century.
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K.L. Allen: Let’s solve workforce inequities heightened by virus
Prioritizing access to education and workforce development opportunities is one important and necessary step in the right direction toward a more equitable workforce.
Sandy McCarthy: Be strategic about helping youth develop careers
As a company, OneAmerica has aligned ourselves with Junior Achievement to educate students about finance management and budgeting, as well as spark and maintain interest in financial careers through various programs.
Jason Shelley: Don’t strip cities of authority to set housing standards
While affordable housing is important, residents of all income levels deserve to have quality, well-designed, safe and well-built housing. Diminishing standards, as HB 1114 will do, will not solve the affordable-housing shortage.
Sheila Suess Kennedy: Don’t use public dollars to create thought ‘bubbles’
Why do our legislators continue sending Hoosier tax dollars to private schools, rather than spending to improve public education?
Kate Snedeker: Will the GOP make room for moderates?
After last month’s events at the U.S. Capitol, I find myself asking whether there is room in the Republican Party for those of us who embrace the very values that drew me to it.
Christian Maslowski: Johnson County needs advanced industries, inclusive growth
Aspire Economic Development and Chamber Alliance was formed to drive economic development and business success in Johnson County and southern Marion County. Our organization recently released a five-year strategy to position the region for continued economic success.
Kevin Teasley: Let 21st century scholars use college dollars in high school
The latest Indiana Higher Education Commission report finds that 51% of students who start college complete a degree within six years of graduation from high school, 38% earn a four-year degree on time, and 21% earn a two-year degree on time. How do we get to 100% college completion?
Brad Bostic: Saving money vs. saving lives? We don’t have to choose
To enable physicians to quickly, efficiently and accurately select the most appropriate course of action for their patients, health care leaders need to more widely embrace precision health care. Tailoring
Stephanie Sponsel: There’s more to do to support women-, minority-owned firms
But we’d like to see the governor be more specific about his proposal. He didn’t say, for example, how much money he wants to put behind it.
Mario Rodriguez: Blueprint for post-COVID economy includes Blue Line route
The Infosys project reaffirmed my belief that the airport should aspire to move people and move the needle on economic development.
Jean Ross: Will 2021 be the Year of the Nurse at the Statehouse?
I am discouraged we might waste another year not addressing the nursing shortage in Indiana. Cost, access and poor health outcomes will continue to be the symptoms discussed, and addressing the nursing shortage will not be seen as a probable diagnosis.
Scott Keller: Transform unused People Mover into Black Heritage Trail
The Indiana Black Heritage Trail would literally “rise above” Indianapolis and be a tangible symbol of institutional memory in support of Indiana’s Black leaders.
Earl Martin Phalen & Scott Bess: Charter schools should get fair share of education funding
Giving these students the support they need to thrive—social workers, social and emotional supports, and more—requires resources.
Sheila Kennedy: Word games prevent honest policy conversations
Today’s linguistic game revolves around “socialism.” If policymakers were really discussing economic systems, rather than using labels to hide their actual motives, they would define their terms.
John McDonald: Creating companies in the midst of a pandemic
I hope one lasting effect of the pandemic is a renaissance in entrepreneurship, thanks to the dramatic acceleration of the gig economy.
Steve Sanner: Public art offers vitality amid the pandemic and beyond
Throughout the pandemic, artists have found new ways to communicate and express themselves. Similarly, residents have become increasingly receptive to public art.
Dennis Sasso: Religious holidays help us see light—even in the darkness
Civilization, in its diversity, is the ability to allow the past not to define us, but to teach, sensitize, challenge and inspire us to shine a new light.
Tom Miller: Here is a better strategy for CARES Act funding
An extended grace period and broadened scope would help states and communities develop new, forward-looking strategies to thrive in the long term, not just the short-term emergency.
Joe Hogsett: Intervention center is key piece in crime-fighting puzzle
The Assessment and Intervention Center is the culmination of the city’s efforts over the last four years to build “off ramps” from the criminal justice system for individuals who do not represent a threat to the community and whose needs are better met through intervention than jail.