Sheila Suess Kennedy: Can partisans game the system? We’re about to find out
The census is supposed to count “heads”—the number of people in a given area. There is no use of census data that requires knowing how many of those residents are citizens.
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Gloria Sachdev: Hoosier hospitals owe us greater price transparency
Indiana hospital prices are not sustainable. They are compromising the ability of businesses to compete in a global economy, harming the ability of municipalities to adequately provide services for their citizens, and preventing employees from having funds to spend on other aspects of their lives.
Tim Day: Crossroads of tech, behind Indiana’s innovation boom
At the U.S. Chamber, we’re increasingly looking to host forums in some of the most forward-leaning and innovative cities in the nation. Partnering with Indiana IT Councils, local chambers and tech companies, our event explored the opportunities and challenges innovators in Indiana and across America are facing.
Scott Frye: It’s time to equitably fund charter school students
As an administrative team, one of our top concerns is the well-being of our teachers. Our students need teachers who are 100% devoted to ensuring student success. We do not want to lose great teachers due to a lack of financial resources.
Tim Cook & Katie Culp: State’s Skills Enhancement Fund works but is at risk
Then IEDC overhauled SEF with one simple goal: Provide the training dollars companies say they need and get out of their way. The agency stopped nickel-and-diming how companies could spend SEF, removing the compliance shackles that made federal military contracts seem mild by comparison.
Brian Burton: Better addiction treatment leads to stronger workforce
A lot has been done here to fight the epidemic and establish recovery efforts, but addiction treatment is still fragmented and oftentimes inaccessible for this vulnerable population.
Todd Rokita: Responsible parties must own their role in sky-high drug prices
It’s the cold, hard truth that there isn’t one simple solution for eradicating the complexities of the pharmacy benefits industry.
Sheila Suess Kennedy: Connecting the dots between gerrymandering, potholes
Few of us who live in Indianapolis recognize the connection between Indiana’s gerrymandered legislative districts and the thousands of potholes we dodge every spring, or the fiscal shortchanging of urban schools, or the Legislature’s refusal to pass comprehensive bias crimes legislation, or our lawmakers’ seeming fixation on women’s reproductive decisions.
Justin Ross: Don’t rely on balanced budget amendment to keep Indiana solvent
Every state that can reasonably be described as existing in financial peril has a balanced budget amendment.
Lauren Moore: Support teachers by funding their mentors
Because of our mentoring structure through TAP, our school has been rated an A for the past three years. Before implementing this career-ladder structure, we were a D school.
Brian Schutt: Next Level Jobs is critical to state economy
Through a Next Level Jobs grant, Homesense recently facilitated testing and training on the popular assessment tool Gallup StrengthsFinder, which provided a unique lens for our team to see themselves and others and has deepened our internal relationships and teamwork. This investment wouldn’t have taken place without Next Level Jobs.
Mike Wells: Orcutt’s vision led to airport we enjoy today
As the Indianapolis International Airport continues to receive accolades as one of the best airports in North America, it is important to remember the person who was the visionary force behind the planning of our airport. Dan Orcutt, executive director of the airport for 25 years, passed away in January.
Mary Titsworth Chandler & Elyssa Campodonico-Barr: Promoting gender equity is good for all of us
Advancing women and girls is a smart investment, leading to more talent, productivity and customers, and better financial results. Every extra year a girl stays in school, her income can increase 15 percent to 25 percent.
Brad Klopfenstein: It’s time for video gambling terminals in Indiana
The legalization of VGTs would generate millions in new revenue from gambling taxes and fees, money that could be used to fund local roads, schools, and other essential local and state needs without raising taxes.
Francesca Jarosz Brady: What happened to Indiana’s business Republicans?
The GOP’s dogmatic approach will fail. In the short term, it will chip away at lawmakers’ credibility among voters until elected leaders’ lack of responsiveness drives citizens to demand change.
Tim Cook & Katie Culp: Legislature should learn from New York’s HQ2 flameout
How the New York collapse transpired was unique to that location and those facts, but it provides a meaningful lesson for the Hoosier state.
Mike Smith: Greet ‘Alice’ and her companion, poverty, with compassion
Alice—an acronym for asset-limited, income-constrained and employed—is the waitress, busboy, hotel housekeeper, repairman and similar individuals who work but live paycheck-to-paycheck.
Marie Mackintosh: Businesses must engage early to build talent pipeline
The bottom line is that we have a responsibility as parents and leaders in business, community and school to come together to help all young people understand the myriad careers available to them in their own back yard.
Ed Feigenbaum: New lawmakers find roles diminished as session plods on
The big issues will be worked out in conference committees without the help of less experienced lawmakers, and their input won’t be critical in caucus.
Paul Ashley: Hospital pricing rule is step in right direction
The best solutions will come from collaborations between health care providers and payers. With the technology at their disposal, they could create systems that allow consumers to check prices based on a wide range of factors and variables.