On this edition of Indiana Issues, we look at the impact COVID-19 has had on the state of Indiana for the past year. Our guests include Brian Tabor of the Indiana Hospital Association, Patrick Tamm of the Indiana Restaurant and Lodging Association, and Ball State economist Mike Hicks. The program runs for one hour.

When I got married nearly 11 years ago, my father gave me some of the best advice I ever heard. He said, “Son, the day is going to come when you are going to have a disagreement with that lovely new wife of yours.  And before you start that  argument, ask yourself this question, ‘Is […]

There’s an old saying that even a stopped clock is right twice a day, in other words, nobody is wrong all the time.  I think that analogy is perfected suited when it comes to recent comments by political commentator Van Jones regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the African-American community. Now before we start, Jones is as […]

A poll conducted last week of more than 1,000 likely Hoosier voters by Indy Politics and Change Research has a lot of good news for President Donald Trump and Governor Eric Holcomb and a little good news for their respective challengers,  Joe Biden and Dr. Woody Myers. The Indy Politics/Change Research poll showed Trump with a 13-point lead over Biden and Holcomb, with a 20 point […]

I’ve always believed that if you want to know a person’s real character, give them a lot of money, power, or alcohol, and you really see what they are like. I now need to add one other item to that list; COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus. And because of that virus, the true nature […]

This weekend I spoke with former Rhode Island Governor and U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee. He is seeking the Libertarian nomination for President of the United States. He spoke at the Libertarian Party of Indiana state convention. Click here for the interview.

The recent most analysis by the 538 blog shows former Vice-President Joe Biden’s chance of winning the Indiana primary have improved significantly since Super Tuesday. According to the 538, Biden’s chances of winning Indiana went from averaging at about 36 percent shortly after Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race to 47 percent. Bernie Sanders’ chances of winning the May […]

A new study scheduled to be released next week by the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute shows, on average, less than 50 percent of the staffing funds spent by Indiana schools actually go to classroom teachers. In an interview with Indy Politics,  IFPI Director Chris Watts says about 47 percent of staffing dollars actually go towards paying teachers, […]

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 […]

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 […]