Marion County Assessor Greg Bowes says more than 60 percent of county property tax payers could see either a decrease or no change in the assessments this year. Bowes says the County is completing its latest assessments and taxpayers should get their bills by the first week in June. Bowes says 63 percent of the […]
The President’s visit to Notre Dame today to be the commencement speaker has sparked a new debate over abortion. And anti-abortion advocates are touting a new Gallup poll that says more Americans identify themselves as “pro-life” than “pro-choice” by a margin of 51-42. However the anti-abortion people might want to read the poll a little […]
With a couple weeks of no session, there was still quite a bit of good gossip, rumor and plain old fashion political innuendo running around town this past week. So without further adieu… House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Crawford and Speaker Pat Bauer apparently aren’t on the best of speaking terms these days. Crawford […]
The chief lobbyist for the Indiana State Teachers Association says it will go public in the next few days and disclose all the facts regarding investments which led to a $67 million debt in its medical and long term disability insurance fund and an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Indiana Secretary […]
I got a call this afternoon from the Indiana State Teachers Association’s lobbyist telling me there’s no investigation by the FBI into the Union’s finances and any claim of such is coming from a disgruntled former employee. I still haven’t heard from ISTA’s spokesperson. I’m working on some other things right now and will try […]
I put in a phone call to the Indiana State Teachers Association yesterday asking for a reaction to the state Department of Insurance order regarding the Union’s administration of its health insurance and long-term disability funds. Oddly enough, no one returned my phone calls. So I figured the least I could do is let you […]
Okay, I will freely admit using a little hyperbole with the title, but it may not be as off base as you think. An order filed by the Indiana Department of Insurance in Marion County Court regarding the Indiana State Teachers Association’s medical insurance program reveals some pretty questionable financial practices by the Union. Ironically enough, […]
The good folks over at Smoke Free Indy have proved something I have maintained for quite a while, the current smoking ban, which was the result of a compromise, is working and smoking should still be allowed in bars and restaurants that don’t allow anyone under the age of 18. According to a survey released […]
Indiana lawmakers took their first step toward dealing with a potential $1 billion budget shortfall. They agreed to work toward an agreement on how the process will work. In a two-hour budget committee meeting that got testy for a bit, lawmakers and representatives from the Governor’s Office agreed to have their budget sub-committee use figures […]
I had this e-mailed to me today. It’s from a website called Bleacher Report. It follows professional sports teams. It could be nothing, but with the way things are in Indianapolis, every little bit of information that’s out there couldn’t hurt, right? Rumors are starting to spread that Francesco Aquilini, owner of the NHL’s Vancouver […]
