How to make the most of the $1.5 billion ‘new’ money
The Legislature learned this week that state taxes will generate $1.5 billion more than expected through June 30, 2025, meaning lawmakers could...
Angelkeep Journals: ‘Timely’ is next to ‘godly’ in newspaper-speak
After nearly 17 years since Angelkeep Journals’ debut in The News-Banner, most would think writing it would become routine. “Blehhz” blasts the...
A juxtaposition: Will the state quit spending?
Today’s entry for the “juxtaposition is everything” file:
• Indiana lawmakers working on the new state budget have learned...
A cold shoulder for this alcohol proposal
With so many tense and emotional topics moving at the Statehouse, I want to focus this week on something we can all...
Applying ‘caveat emptor’ to a growing problem
As I was packing up to head home from school one night last week, I heard my cell phone vibrate on my...
Working together to protect Hoosier students
If you watch politics right now, you are aware that finding something that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is nothing short...
The costs of keeping our students safe
It is hard to imagine a more poignant “sign-of-the-times” development than what came out of Monday night’s meeting of the Bluffton Harrison...
Court Docket update (we miss it too)
I appreciate the calls and questions we’ve received about the Court Docket. You may have noticed that we have stopped printing court...
Angelkeep Journals: It’s a ‘tad’ more than spring
Officially today marks the end of the first month of 2023 spring. Spring first month’s weather defines Hoosier Spring. Sun, snow, ice,...
Redefining the homestead
A bill flying under the radar would redefine what constitutes a homestead in terms of property taxes.
Changing the definition...