In addition to the budget and government consolidation, there are a lot of other pieces of legislation that will try to work it’s way through the Indiana General Assembly.  Here are a few that I’ll be paying attention to. Hat tip to Doug Masson, his web blog gives a pretty good summary of a lot […]

As I get ready to focus on substantive legislative issues, I figured I’d have some fun with some recent hate e-mail that was sent to me.  This was posted on another blog and the person who wrote it did not sign their name, and frankly I don’t blame them after reading this.  Instead of posting […]

I’ll be spending my week focusing on the Indiana General Assembly as lawmakers are back Wednesday.  In the interim though, here are a couple interesting tidbits of gossip and rumor that always make life more enjoyable. Sometimes a Cigar Really Is a Cigar The conspiracy theorists are having a field day over the recent City-County […]

“Where there is no vision, the people perish” – Proverbs 29:18. “Pay attention to what you’re  doing dumb a**!” – My Grandfather. I cite those two quotes, one obviously more famous than the other, to address the criticism about Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and his “vision” or lack thereof, his critics say, for the city. […]

I try not to do New Year’s resolutions, but instead set goals for the year ahead.  That usually gives me plenty of time to meet them, drop the ball, and meet them again by the end of the year.  So with that in mind, here’s my advice for some your favorite elected officials. Barack Obama […]

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With today being the last day of 2008, it’s only fair we at Indiana Barrister note the top 10 most interesting news events of the year.  I decided to mix local, state and national stories.  As always, feel free to add your own suggestions. 10.  Townships Assessors voted out and the IPS bond referendum is […]

Just when I thought the situation in my home state could not get any more bizzare, it just did.  Soon to be formally indicted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich today appointed former state Attorney General Roland Burris to the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Burris is a nice guy, but hasn’t held elected office since […]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to John Marshall Middle High School Principal Jeff White.   White tells me he suffered serious stress-related chest pain, but not a heart attack, this week and had a defibrillator installed.  He’s in good spirits and on medication and bed rest.  I knew the some folks in the IPS […]