There’s nothing like getting back into town after a weekend of comedy, cigars and good alcohol only to find threatening e-mail waiting for me. I won’t go into details, but needless to say the person told me that I am in the middle of the “Taxpayers’ Revolt” regarding the “elites vs the common people” and […]
We had some technical issues yesterday, but the blog is back up and running. Here’s the latest news. Indiana’s unemployment rate creeped up to 9.4 percent, up from 9.3 percent. The scary part of the figure is that 58 of 92 counties have unemployment rates of 10 percent or higher. Expect a bill next week, […]
Indiana Pacers Chief Executive Office Jim Morris says that everything is on the table in order to reach a fair and equitable settlement with the city, state and Capital Improvement Board over the operational costs of Conseco Fieldhouse. Morris made his comments today at a news conference outlining a new health initiative in Indiana. The […]
The Children of the Revolution had their Statehouse protest today. About 200-250 people showed up, but there were only about 100 or so left when it ended. They touched on everything from property taxes, to the CIB, to lobbying reform. At times it was hard to follow where it all was going. For the next rally, I’d try […]
If you’ve ever wondered how your school district compares to others on ISTEP, graduation rates, attendance, etc click here. It’s a link to the Indiana Department of Education’s website. It has a lot of really good data attached with it on public, private and charter schools. Enjoy.
I’m preparing for my interview with Dr. Eugene White regarding IPS so I want to make this quick. The Indiana State Senate moved forward today with fixing the state’s unemployment insurance fund problems. The Indiana House moved forward today with property tax “reform” and giving Superintendent Tony Bennett unnecessary grief. The Perry Township board tonight […]
FYI, Indianapolis Public School Superintendent Dr. Eugene White will be a guest tomorrow on my morning radio show. He’s scheduled to appear tomorrow from 7-8 a.m. You can hear the interview at 1430 AM or over the Internet at www.wxnt.com. We’ll talk about the 2008 State of the District report, budget cuts, ISTEP test scores, […]
The Wayne Township Trustee in Marion County wants to raise taxes nearly $1.7 million to pay for fire protection. David “King” Baird has filed notice in this past weekend’s Court and Commercial Record that the township will hold a meeting on April 9 to formally ask the Department of Local Government and Finance to increase the fire […]
Although the title of this blog post may not seem very Christian, it’s okay because I am not. In fact, these days in a tough economy I’m feeling a lot less generous and a lot less giving. It’s been reported that the city is closing down some local pools in order to make some badly […]
Indianapolis Public School Superintendent Dr. Eugene White is unveiling the 2009 Indianapolis Public Schools “State of the District” this week. I got an early copy of the presentation, and while there is some good news, IPS is increasingly becoming a school district that is poor, black and academically challenged. Here are some of the results… […]
