Indiana Governor’s decision to pick State Senator Connie Lawson as Secretary of State has implications far wider than just simply restoring a sense of stability to the Office that has been rocked by turmoil for more than a year and a half. Daniels made the announcement Friday, saying he had called Lawson the day before […]
Will it ever stop? First it was the Indiana Election Commission, then it was the Marion County Court, now it is the Marion County Election Board Thursday that will take up a challenge against Lugar’s qualifications to be on the ballot. Indianapolis resident Greg Wright filed the challenge, saying that Lugar has failed to meet […]
U.S. Senator Richard Lugar and Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller outlined Monday some of the major issues the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the Constitutionality of the President’s health care plan. The Supreme Court is expected to hear the suit on March 26 in an unprecedented 3-day argument. According to the Attorney General’s Office […]
As someone who describes his personal politics as fiscally conservative and socially libertarian, I can honestly say this past session of the Indiana General Assembly made me a very happy camper and also managed to annoy the hell out of me at the same time. For every bill that gave Hoosiers more freedom or put […]
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you know my wife was in a car accident this past Thursday. She is recovering quite nicely and I thought I’d upload a quick photo of her. The car was totaled, but she managed to walk away with a broken wrist and few bruises. We are extremely […]
I originally wrote this column back in June of 2011. Since Dr. Eugene White is looking for a new job, I figured the least I could do is let any future employer know what they are getting. ****** Picture this. A CEO of a company who makes nearly $250,000 in salary and benefits. His company […]
The Indiana House and Senate today will vote on a smoking ban that advocates don’t like, can’t stand and just find plain morally offensive. But it will also be about as good as a ban that they will ever get. The highlights of smoking ban compromise are as follows… Smoking is allowed in bars and […]
Opponents of U.S. Senator Richard Lugar are going to court to attempt to do what they couldn’t at the Indiana Election Commission, get him off the ballot. Indianapolis attorney Eric Bohnet has filed suit in Marion County Court asking the Court to overturn the Election Commission’s ruling that was Lugar was qualified to be on […]
Susan Brooks is the first 5th District candidate to hit the airwaves with a television ad. The spot began airing Monday and her campaign says it will reach voters in all eight counties in the 5th District. In her ad Brooks says she’s running against “good guys who are career politicians” and she calls […]
*In the interest of full disclosure, I do some occasional work with the Friedman Foundation on school choice issues. With that said, I have always been a big advocate of choice, vouchers and education reform, so I am not reprinting anything here that is inconsistent with my core values on education. A new study by […]
