To piggy back on Josh’s earlier post, as you all know, my friend Brian Howey of the Howey Political Report reports the state is sitting on a billion dollar ticking time bomb. Because of government regulations the state of Indiana must disclose its non-pension liabilities, one of which is health insurance for lawmakers. When lawmakers […]

A new study released this week by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research shows that “third-year [law] students do not work as hard as their counterparts to meet faculty members’ expectations.” According to the survey, third-year students do not work as hard as their counterparts to meet faculty members’ expectations, nor do they discuss […]

My friend Paul Musgrave offers an interesting post on a growing problem in Hoosier government. A while ago, I noted that the Government Accounting Standards Board had proposed new rule changes that will leave many governments with billions more in liabilities than had previously been disclosed. Howey notes that Indiana State Auditor Connie Nass wants […]

Please pardon me while I use this space to plug two sets of two AFC Divisional playoff tickets for sell on eBay. Here’s the first set and here’s the second set. The two sets are next to each other and provide a great opportunity for a group of four.

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives opened the 2005 session today, but prayer was not part of the official procedure. A bi-partisan group of lawmakers gathered for an informal prayer before the opening gavel fell. Speaker Brian Bosma told the chamber the informal prayer meets with the spirit and letter of a federal ruling […]

Attorney General Steve Carter continues to crack down on those violating the state’s do-not-call list, most recently filing suit against five Florida companies. Here’s portions of the press release from his office: Five Florida businesses and at least three individuals are being sued for making and orchestrating hundreds of illegal sales calls to citizens registered […]

Note, this is pure speculation on my part! If I am wrong, I will take the blame. House Republican Speaker Brian Bosma told us in the media this afternoon to “wait until tomorrow” to see how they handle the prayer situation. Lawmakers are under a federal court order to not hold any sectarian prayers while […]

If Statehouse Republicans decide to make it tougher for the Indiana Stadium Building Authority to take land from the NK Hurst Bean Company they could get some help from across the aisle. Some lawmakers were furious the authority filed an eminent domain against NK Hurst, knowing that tougher laws were on the way. House Democratic […]

Is there more to the eminent domain conflict involving N.K. Hurst than meets the eye? There could be. Sources tell me that at least one member of the Indiana Stadium Building Authority warned the group about filing suit against N.K. Hurst. I’m told Authority member John Mutz, the legislative appointment to the board, cautioned the […]

The Courier & Press notes that a 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck southern Illinois yesterday and was felt in large portions of southern Indiana. This page offers more information from the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was 46 miles from Evansville.