As Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ team gets ready to unveil a plan to address the Capital Improvement Board funding shortfall, one of the biggest challenges the administration will face is selling the plan to outstate lawmakers. Lawmakers argue that the people who benefit from the facilities, should help pay for them. I agree because the […]
I’m in Chicago today and tomorrow with my parents. Some of you may know my Dad had a minor stroke and he’s been diagnosed as a diabetic. I’m home getting him into his routing. I’m leaning more about diabetes than I ever thought I would. In the meanwhile though, I’m still keeping an eye on […]
I hadn’t planned to post anything today, but when I saw Mitch Daniels on the cover of National Review, I couldn’t help myself. Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend.
Since it’s Memorial Day Weekend and the Abdul birthday is tomorrow, I’m doing my gossip, rumor and innuendo posts today. Enjoy the info and take it for it’s worth. I’ll be back in on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. More ISTA Issues It looks like financial troubles over at the Indiana State Teachers Union […]
Here is the e-mail that the Indiana State Teachers Association sent out to its members regarding the recent trouble with its health insurance and long-term disability fund. May 19, 2009 ISTA Members, As you may know, the ISTA Insurance Trust has recently experienced a number of severe difficulties. Additionally, like most organizations in this economic downturn, […]
Although I don’t turn another year older until Saturday, I got a really cool present early. It wasn’t cigars, really good scotch or even a ridiculous amount of iTunes cards. I got a healthy Dad. A few days ago my father was at his bank in Chicago and felt dizzy and blacked out. The […]
The AP is reporting what I heard earlier this week might happen, the National Education Association is taking over the Indiana State Teachers Association. This has serious political consequences as ISTA is one of the largest contributors to Indiana Democrats. This is also a big victory for choice and charter schools. Stay tuned. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) […]
In their quest for a solution to solve the Capital Improvement Board funding shortfall, my friends in the Mayor’s office are floating the idea of a regional alcohol tax. The tax would be raised one-percent in Marion and the surrounding counties. Everyone would be able to keep the revenue they raise and Indianapolis’ would go […]
Could the answer to Indianapolis’ infrastructure problems lie in a two-piece value meal from KFC? Maybe. The Chicago Tribune this Spring reported that KFC has offered the city mayors across the country the chance to fill their potholes for free. In exchange for filling the potholes, the company leaves behind stenciled brand on the patch […]
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett called it “disappointing” that the FBI and the Indiana Secretary of State are investigating the Indiana State Teachers Association Health Insurance Trust Fund. State and federal authorities are investigating ISTA’s trust fund for making bad investments which have helped put the fund into the hole by more than […]
