In a post titled, “The Most Boring State Ever,” Zach Wendling examines a recent column by the Indianapolis Star‘s Matthew Tully titled “Daniels’ continual controversies good for columnists.”

The Post-Tribune reports, “Gary court may see bailiff on trial.” A retired Gary police officer working as a city court bailiff could wind up as a defendant in the courtroom where he works. He faces charges of harassment and intimidation stemming from an illegal traffic stop he made here last month. The bailiff carries full […]

President Bush has nominated White House Counsel Harriet Miers to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court. Here’s the Washington Post profile of Miers and there are transcripts of three “Ask the White House” online chats (here, here, and here) in which Harriet Miers participated. The Los […]

The Rutland Herald today contains an article that begins, The state of Vermont has sued itself all the way to the Supreme Court. The Vermont Human Rights Commission wants to investigate whether the Department of Corrections discriminated against an inmate by not accommodating his mental disabilities. The department is blocking the investigation because it believes […]

The Evansville Courier & Press reports today, “Merger gaining momentum: Supporters of city-county consolidation make push for countywide referendum.” New momentum for a proposed Evansville-Vanderburgh County government consolidation is the goal of advocates who will take action next week both here and in Indianapolis. On Wednesday, the County Council will become the first local governing […]

The Dearborn County Register carries an article titled, “Legends of law and landmarks.” It explores and honors the life Tony and Shirley Meyer. The two lifelong Aurora residents were chosen for their contributions to Aurora and Dearborn County through the years, contributions that fit this year’s Aurora Farmers Fair theme: Dearborn County – Law and […]

The Government Accountability Office has released its Summary of Estimates of the Costs of the Federal Tax System (GAO-05-878) (32 pages). Here are some findings: Complying with the federal tax system costs taxpayers time and money. Estimating total compliance costs is difficult because neither the government nor taxpayers maintain regular accounts of these costs and […]