KENNEDY: McConnell’s travesty
The Senate Republican health care bill rations care and massively increases everyone’s premiums in order to fund $300 billion in tax breaks to the top 2 percent of income earners. It robs the poor and gives to the rich.
Viewpoint
Articles
OLYMPIDIS: All will lose if fuel standards change
A proposed change to a little-known regulation could actually increase federal overreach, potentially driving up gas prices and creating regulatory chaos for small businesses like Family Express.
MEREDITH: State can’t afford two school systems
There is a continued push for national privatization of our kids’ education through voucher expansion, which takes away already scarce resources from neighborhood public schools.
STUDY-CAMPBELL: Junior League seeks lasting impact
Ninety-five years ago, 10 civic-minded women came together to form the Junior League of Indianapolis.
THOMAS: The water we all swim in
In small towns and disconnected communities, the humanities need the sort of “venture capital” or catalyzing boost that only the government can offer.
MARCUS: Catching up is hard to do
Multinational companies and foreign trade are not evil forces. Rather, states and cities need to recognize the economic perils any community can face almost anytime as private companies make changes.
HOLLINGSWORTH: CHOICE Act returns power to the people
We must facilitate capital in the marketplace to ensure that the small business starting in a garage or the bustling, expanding company has access to the resources to help make those American dreams a reality.
RUGE: Trump’s immigration policies tough for Indiana businesses
Indiana business owners who believe it either is necessary or wise to employ workers from other countries are facing increasingly higher and more difficult barriers.
STAUFFER & SCHLOSS: Focus should be on preventing unintended pregnancies
It astonishes us that politicians continue their assault on birth control and the medically underserved.
KENNEDY: Framing the social safety net
Attitudes about social welfare can be divided into two utterly incompatible categories: The use of citizens’ tax monies to provide a safety net is viewed either as charity or as self-interest, properly understood.
CATE: Planning matters in climate battle
Indiana University has announced a $55 million initiative—Prepared for Environmental Change—in collaboration with a bipartisan coalition of government, industry and community leaders. It is part of IU’s Grand Challenges commitment to address some of the most critical issues facing our state.
JOHNSON: Closing the Statehouse ‘millennial’ gap
Hoosier millennials take one glance at the latest from the Statehouse and think: Why bother? The Indiana General Assembly’s work product is a result of policy priorities that wouldn’t be out of place on the set of “Happy Days.”
LARAMORE: Civil legal aid good for business and poor
We need to stand up for the belief of justice for all, not just for those who can afford it.
McROBBIE: Meeting Indiana marketplace demands
For Indiana to remain viable in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, it is critical that we fill our talent pipeline with highly skilled, smart, flexible and experienced workers who will thrive in an ever-evolving economy.
KENLEY: Improve I-65, I-70 to six lanes and toll
The Legislature just finished a very successful session with a good, balanced budget and passed a needed road funding bill designed to secure Indiana’s road infrastructure needs for local and state government. In spite of this significant achievement, one more element regarding road infrastructure is needed to make Indiana a successful state with appropriate road […]
MERISOTIS: When looking back moves people ahead
The state can improve upon its 41 percent rate of residents age 25 to 64 with education beyond high school by encouraging much greater use of reverse transfer.
KENNEDY: Whistling in the dark
The rise of populism, increasing racial resentments and anti-immigrant rhetoric, the widening divide between flourishing cities populated with skilled workers and emptying rural areas pock-marked with abandoned factories and stores should be a wake-up call.
DRAGOO & STEPHENS: Men must help pave way for women
We need men to be real partners at work, not just at home. We need men to “lean in” alongside women not only to ensure that both women and men have opportunities to lead but also to enable their organizations to thrive, innovate and compete.
COOK: Strong session for economic development
Addressing everything from more direct flights to increased funding for emerging technologies, legislators gave businesses plenty to be happy about in 2017.
FLAMM & SCHLOSS: Abandon wall, expand green cards
The bottom line: Building a 2,000-mile wall on our southern border makes little sense and could have big repercussions—most of them negative. Some campaign promises are best left unfulfilled. This is one of them.