On this edition of the television version of Indiana Issues, our panel discusses the following state and national issues… 0:00 – Introduction 1:00 – Trump/Mueller Investigation 8:00 – Indiana House Bias Crimes Vote 15:30 – Curtis Hill Complaint 22:00 – Mayor Pete’s Polling 27:00 – Predictions & Prognostications Our panel includes IBJ reporter Lindsey Erdody, Democratic lobbyist Lindsay Haake, Libertarian Lindsay […]

It’s a been a while since I’ve had the chance to sit down and talk with incumbent Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett. Between the Indiana General Assembly, practicing law, teaching and helping a Chicago radio station with its coverage of the recent Chicago Mayoral primary, my schedule has been pretty full, so I haven’t had the […]

As Indiana lawmakers  move  forward with bias crimes legislation, the big issue is whether there will be a “list” of classes specifically spelled out in the statute (i.e., race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.)   The original Senate Bill included an enumerated list of protected classes.  And while that passed out of committee, the list was removed […]

    Indianapolis Film Critic Matt Socey and I talk about tonight’s Academy Awards. I can assure you we will be more entertaining.

On this edition of Indiana Issues, we talk hate crimes, teacher pay, school safety, cigarette taxes and we make our political predictions. Our panel includes Mary Beth Schnieder of the Statehouse File, Democratic Strategist Lindsay Haake, Republican Jennifer Ping , nd Libertarian Mark Rutherford. 0:00 – Introduction 1:00 – Bias Crimes 9:00 – Teacher Pay […]

Indiana lawmakers might be facing an unexpected constitutional hiccup as they move forward with legislation to make the Superintendent of Public Instruction an appointed position instead of elected. Last session, lawmakers passed a bill that called for the position to be appointed in 2025, however, with incumbent Jennifer McCormick not running for re-election, legislation is […]

Indiana lawmakers have a busy week ahead as they try to meet committee deadlines for numerous bills including the budget, bias crimes, gaming, alcohol, the Indiana Pacers and variety of other issues. It is also at this point that things can get contentious in the House and Senate chambers as major legislation starts to move. […]

  On this edition of Indiana Issues,we examine the President’s State of the Union address, a decision involving House Speaker Brian Bosma’s campaign fund, the abortion battle resurfaces in Indiana and “vice” makes news at the Statehouse. Our panel includes political commentary Lindsay Marie, WIBC reporter Eric Berman and political commentator Jennifer Hallowell. 0:00 – […]

I’ve recently been reading the book, “The Radical King.”  It is a collection of speeches by Dr. King that have been used to argue that King was “just as radical” as his earlier contemporary, Malcolm X. I don’t agree with that assessment, and I point to a speech he gave six months before he was […]

There’s been a lot of talk these days over at the Indiana General Assembly about increasing teacher pay and various proposals are surfacing to deal with the issue. Governor Eric Holcomb wants to repurpose Teacher Appreciation Grant dollars (to the tune of $60 million over the biennium) to go towards salaries and tax credits for […]