I’m teaching class tonight so I won’t be watching the gubernatorial debate as it happens, but luckily God invented the DVR so Mitch, Jill and Andy will be sandwiched somewhere between my Justice League Unlimited and Reno 911. As far as the candidates go, here’s what I’ll be looking for. Mitch Daniels I don’t expect […]

Sixteen Republicans and one Democrat helped give Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard his first budget.  The Mayor says the $1.1 Billion spending plans provides more dollars for public safety and closes a $26 million shortfall and still spends less than last year. Ballard called the budget “balanced, comprehensive and transparent.”  Democrats said it fell short, primarily by […]

I wish City-County Council Democrats would get their act together and start acting like the loyal opposition as opposed to the Keystone Cops of the Council. With tonight’s budget vote pending, Democrats held a news conference complaining, once again, about the Ballard administration failing to hire 100 police officers and wondering where the money went.  […]

How do you start a small business in the 21st Century? Start a big business and then you wait.* *Of course you could always get a government bailout and then go back and continue the bad behavior that got you in the financial mess in the first place.

I have some follow-up to a few items from yesterday. I hope you find them interesting… Local Stadium Bailout? If anyone is looking for the state to help bailout the new Lucas Oil Stadium and its operation costs, forget about it for now. Governor Mitch Daniels says it unlikely the state will get involved. City […]

Apparently there were quite a few things that happened since yesterday. Here they are. The Marion County Property Tax Board of Appeals will vote Friday on approving about $63 million worth of tax appeals. One property owner say a $9 million decrease in his original assessment. And these are just the first batch. No word […]

I have a major project to work on today, so there won’t be much blogging.  In the meantime, share your thoughts on the massive government bailout and take over of just about every bad mortgage and loan in America. I really wish my parents hadn’t taught me to be so responsible.    

Just to keep everyone on the same page, here are the latest polls (all out in the last 48 hours) regarding the Presidential race and the State of Indiana. McCain – 47, Obama – 43. (MoE – 4%) Big Ten Battleground Poll Obama – 47, McCain – 44. ( MoE – 4%), Indy Star. McCain […]

Marion County taxpayers will save more than a million dollars due to a reduction of fees over at the Indianapolis Public Bond Bank. Bond Bank Executive Director Kevin Taylor says the agency has been charging excess fees to local governments for floating bonds and it was time to lower them.  The Bond Bank cannot levy […]

I watched the gubernatorial debate three times in the last few hours to try to do a thoughtful analysis.  To do this right, I graded the candidates the way I do my students in my speech classes.  They get grades for style, content and delivery. Mitch Daniels Content – A. You did a good job of […]