A Marion County Judge today said a Democratic challenge to Republican Secretary of State Charlie White’s eligibility to serve can go forward, however that challenge must be made with the Indiana Recount Commission. Democrats say since White voted from his ex-wife’s address and did not live there, he was not a legally registered voter when […]
But I told you so. Once again, the proponents of a statewide smoking ban have become the poster children for the saying “we have met the enemy and he is us.” After a decisive loss in the Indiana Senate Public Policy committee by an 8-1 vote Wednesday the Indiana Campaign for Smoke Free Air advocates […]
Politics is a lot like real life, timing is everything. And I couldn’t help but think that just 24 hours before it became public that Indianapolis Public schools were laying off more than 270 teachers due to declining enrollment, a study would come showing a strong majority of Hoosiers opposed “last hired, first fired” practices […]
I have to give Butler credit for making it to the national championship. And although they lost, if it’s any consolation, a championship is temporary, a great education lasts forever.
In 30 days, a very small number of Indiana voters will go to the polls and vote in the municipal primaries. I’ve always maintained municipal primaries are the pee-wee league baseball when it comes to elections, but since it’s your children playing, they are the ones closest to you and the ones you should care […]
There is always a moment in the Indiana General Assembly when someone says something they really shouldn’t. If they have any common sense they apologize as soon as humanly possible. That happened when State Representative Eric Turner said in opposition to an amendment to a restrictive abortion bill that would allow exceptions for rape and […]
If City-County Council Democratic candidates are expecting any financial help from their candidate for Mayor of Indianapolis, it looks like they’re in luck. According to sources inside the Kennedy campaign, she gave them the good news this past weekend during a strategy session. Kennedy reportedly told her fellow Democrats that she was skeptical that incumbent […]
Apparently fighting incumbent U.S. Senator Dick Lugar isn’t enough for some members of the Indiana Tea Party movement, they’ve now decided to start fighting each other. I’ve heard rumors for quite a while about growing tension in the movement dating back to their winter gathering in Tipton. Now things are spilling over onto the Internet […]
The Indiana House of Representatives will vote today on the budget and school voucher bills. Last night there more than 450 amendments filed for both bills. Here’s a breakdown according to House policy staff… HB 1001 (Budget) Filed: 349 – R-12; D – 337 Offered: 42 – R-3; D -39 Accepted: 13 – R-3; D […]
To be honest, I’ve never been a big fan of referendums. I believe that in a representative democracy you elect people to make decisions and if you don’t like it, throw them out of office and get new people. However, the world we live in is the world we live in. Indiana lawmakers have completed […]
