The 2nd Circuit Court appeals in New York has issued a stay in the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings. The Court has agreed to hear arguments on behalf of Indiana Sate Police, Teacher’s Retirement Fund and the Major Moves Construction Fund. The hearing is set for Friday at noon. State Treasurer Richard Mourdock says […]
Although Governor Mitch Daniels and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard won’t roll out a Capital Improvement Board funding shortfall solution until Thursday, reliable sources say the plan will not include any broad-based taxes; much to the dismay of the Mayor’s critics and political enemies. Previous discussions had included using a food and beverage tax or increasing […]
My friends over at the Indiana Democratic State Party are taking a few shots at Governor Mitch Daniels this morning. Daniels unveiled his budget outline Monday night, which dips into state reserves in order to provide more money for education, but also hold the line on spending in other areas. Democrats say they are […]
Call it ironic, but just before Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels outlined his budget priorities to Hoosiers tonight, Central Indiana television stations were broadcasting severe weather alerts. Daniels said he is willing to dip into some of the state surplus to fund education, but there will be no increases anywhere else. He would use about 25% […]
Although Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels won’t unveil his Capital Improvement Board funding plan until later in the week, I have made an interesting discovery along the way. As you know the CIB has an estimated $47 million shortfall, $15 million of that comes from the Indiana Pacers asking the CIB to takeover the operational costs of Conseco Fieldhouse. I […]
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels says he will unveil a plan this week to address the Capital Improvement Board’s financial situation. The CIB is running an estimated $47 million shortfall and lawmakers failed to come up with a funding solution during the closing days of the last session. The Governor said that the plan will a […]
Since I start teaching Saturday class tomorrow for the University of Indianapolis’ MBA program, I figured I should post this now. I was out for most of the week taking care of my Dad so the gossip, rumor and innuendo is slim pickings. But for what it’s worth… Governor Mitch Daniels will unveil his budget […]
If you’re an IPS teacher who is being let go because of budget cuts, you’re going to love this. My Indianapolis Star counterpart Andy Gammill is reporting on his web blog that IPS is changing its nepotism policy to hire Superintendent Eugene White’s son. Reginald White is being hired as a coach and behavior dean […]
It’s nice to be back. I’m hearing some pretty interesting rumblings behind the scenes regarding the Mayor’s race in 2011. Although there is no nominee, I hear the Obama campaign has agreed to send staff and volunteers into Indianapolis to help the Democratic candidate win the race. However, it doesn’t come without a price tag. […]
There may be a lot more to the story being reported by my colleagues over at RTV 6 than meets the eye, regarding an IPS teacher accused of “inappropriately touching a student” 6 News is reporting the John Marshall Community High School Math Teacher has been suspended and is being investigated for reportedly molesting a […]
