Usually when writing about political events things move at a relatively steady pace. An event occurs, we scribe about it, a subsequent event happens after that, we write about it and so on and so on. However, with the “right to work” debate over at the Indiana General Assembly, events have been moving so quickly […]
The Indianapolis Bar Association has released its rating of this year’s judicial candidates for Marion County. The ratings are based on surveys by attorneys conducted by the association’s political arm, the Judicial Excellence Political Action Committee. The candidates are rated on several categories such as knowledge of the law, judicial temperament and trial experience. The […]
I was already to scribble down a thought or two tonight about the latest on the walkout (TRO issued on fines, whether Dems will be back next week, Super Bowl protests, etc). And then this came across my laptop. Enjoy… Call it a threat or promise. A letter sent out by the IBEW #725 in […]
Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma says if Democrats don’t show up for work at 9 a.m. Wednesday, he will start levying $1,000 a day fines. Democrats say they have no intention of paying. The fines are the result of a tumultuous afternoon at the Statehouse where Democrats refused to come back from an afternoon caucus […]
I know that headline may seem like you’re reading something from the Bizzaro universe, but it is true. A comparison of two polls commissioned by the Indiana AFL-CIO within 6 weeks of each other shows the number of Hoosiers opposing “Right to Work” dropped from 47% to 36%. The Union released a poll Monday showing […]
As I sat down and started to think about what to write for my annual MLK Day post, I went back to look at some prior writings. I came across this one from last year. The scary part is that when I look at the people who are still fighting school reform and defending bad […]
The four Republicans who want incumbent Congressman Dan Burton’s job took to the stage for the first time Saturday as a group to make their case to Howard County voters as to why they should get the job. Susan Brooks, Jack Lugar, John McGoff and David McIntosh touched on job creation, taxes, the federal bailout […]
Don’t be surprised if you wake up on March 15th (the same days as the Ides of March, ironically) and find yourself in the 23rd “Right to Work” (RTW) state in the country. RTW for Indiana is inevitable. A full House vote is coming, and RTW will pass. It won’t be a sweeping majority, I […]
In my column in today’s Indianapolis Star, I pontificate about what the fight over right to work is really about. Check it out.
Normally the first meeting of a new Indianapolis City-County Council is mostly ceremonial. Members are sworn in, a couple speeches get made, people go home. That was not the case Monday night. What should have taken a few minutes turned into a fight between Democrats and Republicans and then later reportedly turned into a fight […]
