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100 Days to Go

Saturday, July 28th, 2012

As of today, we are 100 days out until Election Day.  So I figured what better time to sit down and do a little political pontification and handicap the big political races here in Indiana. Now granted, the caveat in all this is the old adage that a day in politics is a lifetime and […]

Can Indiana Afford the Affordable Care Act

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the President’s health care plan, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the discussions have now moved to how the plan will be implemented.  I’m particularly interested in the expansion of Medicaid portion of the legislation.  A lot of state lawmakers aren’t crazy about expanding the program, and they […]

Illegal Immigration & Indiana – In Their Own Words

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

I’ve been posting some interviews over on IndyPolitics.Org regarding the immigration debate following the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Arizona law.  I’ve decided to repost the interviews here. The only interview I haven’t been able to do yet is with State Senator Mike Delph, the author of Indiana’s illegal immigration law.  Delph and I […]

Looks Like Right to Work is Working Right

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

One of the big questions about Right to Work is would it actually produce any jobs?  It sure looks like it. According to the  Indiana Chamber of Commerce, since RTW was passed 45 companies have told the state that RTW will factor into their decision-making process in choosing where to relocate. Out of those 39, […]

HOWEY/DEPAUW INDIANA BATTLEGROUND POLL SHOWS MOURDOCK LEADING LUGAR 48-38%

Friday, May 4th, 2012

I’m finishing up some teaching commitments today, but Brian Howey and DePauw University have the latest in the Lugar-Mourdock race. I’ve reprinted their news released with the latest polling data.  I’ll have some perspective this weekend. ******** INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar’s iconic career of elected public service appears to be in great […]

The Last Seven Days of Session

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma admits that while the Indiana General Assembly  has had to deal with some “side issues” he tells the Statehouse press corps he is generally pleased with what lawmakers have done and thinks they can workout their remaining issues like the smoking ban and a Hoosier’s right to resist an unlawful […]

Time for Unions to Get Right to Work

Sunday, February 12th, 2012

The Associated Press is reporting this morning that Indiana Unions are making a desperate bid in shops and labor halls across the state to keep their members from bolting.  I say, good, and I wish them luck. This stems from the passage of “right to work” which now makes it illegal  for an employer to […]

Smoking Ban Status

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Smoking bans will get taken up on both ends of  Market Street Monday.  The Indiana House of Representatives will vote on a proposal that would ban smoking in most public places except casinos and racinos, cigar bars, private clubs, and hookah bars.  It would also grant an 18-month exemption to bars and taverns in order […]

Union Threat or Promise?

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

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 […]

No More “Mr. Nice Speaker”!!!

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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 […]