An extra bill and a half in state revenue
On April 19, 2023, in the Indiana Statehouse in the city of Indianapolis, one-point-five billion dollars appeared out of thin air. The...
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...
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...
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...
Redefining the homestead
A bill flying under the radar would redefine what constitutes a homestead in terms of property taxes.
Changing the definition...
Some more insights on hospital monopolies
This is not a trick question. What do Harvard, Yale, Cal Berkeley, Princeton, the Rand Corporation, the London School of Economics, Carnegie...
Artificial Intelligence: An interview with the future
According to the experts at IBM, AI — Artificial Intelligence — combines computer science and data to enable problem-solving. According to sci-fi...
Welcome to the new, ‘improved,’ Reality Gap
There is a report from the Indiana University research salt mines that’s highly disturbing, although not for the reason you might initially...
Why trustworthiness matters in our democracy
Early this year, the Gallup organization came out with a survey of Americans on how they view the ethics of various professions....