A new blog in Indiana is focused on a single issue – Indiana Privatization. In the creator’s own words, the blog, found at www.ServingHoosiers.org, “aims to highlight the issue of Gov. Daniels’ plan to privatize much of state government in Indiana by selling off the Toll Road, outsource $1 billion worth of FSSA work, the […]
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi told me this morning on Newstalk 1430 WXNT, that he wanted to change the Rules of Court Evidence for Indiana to make it easier to prosecute domestic violence cases. Brizzi says he wants lawmakers to change the rules so that “prior inconsistent statements” can be used in court for substantive […]
The Pennsylvania federal judge’s ruling that booted intelligent design out of the Dover school district has found its way to Indiana. A group that threatened to sue the Hamilton Southeastern School District (HSE) over its refusal to teach intelligent design appears to be calling it quits. U.S. District Judge John Jones ruled last week that […]
Reporter John Martin has an interesting piece in today’s Courier & Press about the salaries of Indiana’s college presidents. Citing the Chronicle of High Education, the C&P unsurpringly reports that IU’s Adam Herbert and Purdue’s Martin Jischke led the way. But here’s how private institutions paid their presidents: University of Notre Dame: $464,323 Rose Hulman […]
Following a Courier & Press story on Rep. John Hostettler’s “Public Expression of Religion Act,” Doug Masson asks, “Liar or Just Ignorant?” Doug makes some great points and I think it’s important to also keep in mind David Darlington’s words at ITA some time ago: Fear can be as big a motivator as much as […]
The Associate Press offers this report: A woman with cerebral palsy is suing the Fort Wayne Housing Authority, claiming she suffered leg pains because her apartment’s toilet was installed too low. Patricia Ferro’s lawsuit alleges the toilet installed in February at her federally-funded low-income apartment was 2 inches shorter than the original toilet, leaving her […]
As you may have noticed from the byline on the post below, Abdul Hakim-Shabazz is now contributing to Indiana Barrister. Here’s Abdul’s biography, which will soon be added to the page of contributors: Abdul-Hakim Shabazz is the host of “Abdul in the Mornings” which can be heard weekday mornings from 5-9 on Newstalk 1430 AM, […]
Sunday is Christmas day. A big deal for a lot of people, for me (the Islamic agnostic) it’s just another day. But while you spend time opening presents and hanging out with family and friends, I want you to think about the origin of that day. Although Christmas is supposed to be about the birth […]
An important bill extending a moratorium on specialty hospitals has just passed Congress, the impact of which is wider than most realize. The battle between not-for-profit, general-care hospitals and for-profit hospitals that specialize in just a few high-profit procedures lies at the heart of the debate. As background, the Stark Act prohibits physicians from referring […]
The Evansville Courier & Press has long been a leader in print journalism by recognizing the importance of blogging. On an irregular basis it will occassionally run excerpts of blog entries from In the Agora, a group blog I contribute to. Most recently it has done that with Indiana Barrister in a column printed today […]
