This past weekend I did an interview with a local community activist who has an Internet based television show. We taped on Saturday at a studio at 38th and High School Road. It was in a strip mall that was full of places that most of us would likely never go. The inside was half […]
I was reviewing my Facebook timeline this morning and it reminded me that it was five years ago that Indiana became a “Right to Work” (RTW) state. In case you forgot, RTW simply means you can’t be compelled to join a union as a condition of your employment. I immediately flashbacked to the protests at […]
This may sound strange, but you have my permission to use the “n-word” whenever you feel like it. No, I take that back, you have my blessing. Here’s why. If the Deputy Mayor of Neighborhoods for the City of Indianapolis can use racially offensive language to describe black people and there are no consequences, […]
It’s the end of the world as we know it. Not because Donald Trump is President or that Chicago Cubs won the World Series, but because I am in full agreement with the Indiana Legislative Black Caucus on an issue. In the 13 years I have been covering Indiana politics it has a been a […]
Indiana has $1 billion in annual road need. The anti-tax crowd says don’t raises taxes, use existing budget dollars. Ok, that’s fine, let’s see if we can take $1 billion out of the state budget. According to State Budget Agency, Indiana spent $30 billion in fiscal year 2016. Wow, that’s a lot of money, Abdul. […]
As some of you know one of the jobs I have is I teach college and at the end of every semester my students get a grade. Well, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett has completed his first full year in office and it’s time to give him a grade. Now the way I decided to do […]
Well as tradition dictates, it’s time for me to do my top 10 state and local stories of 2016. Of course most of this occurs in the shadow of President-Elect Donald’s Trump’s victory, so with that said, here we go… Voters Turn Down Our IPS’ BS. – IPS reform advocates win three out four […]
If Indiana wants to fully address its road funding problem, it is going to seriously have to include toll roads as part of that equation. Right now, the state has about $1.1 billion worth of road funding needs. There are numerous proposals on the table to help close that gap; an increase in the gas […]
Whenever I am asked whether the deal reached between the incoming Trump administration and United Technologies (UT) to keep 1,000 Carrier manufacturing jobs in Indianapolis was a good or bad idea, my answer is “it’s complicated”. There are multiple elements to this news. If I may steal a line from my good friend, Dr. […]
Back in June, the IBJ reported how the Pence administration was bumping heads with the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) over HIP 2.0, the state’s alternative to traditional Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. The two sides could not agree on how the program should be evaluated. My how things have changed. […]
