Indiana Mayor Putting Stimulus To Work
Indiana mayor, James Brainard is a Republican mayor whose city sits in a Republican county carried comfortably by Sen. John McCain in last year’s presidential race. But at the moment, he is rooting for President Obama. “Government should be investing in infrastructure,” the Carmel mayor said in his City Hall office. “That is what government [...]
Governor Mitch Daniels takes oath of office
I Hope that both Kermit and Governor Daniels will be able to deal with “being green”.
IndyGo likely to raise fares
WTHR NEWS Mary Milz/Eyewitness News Indianapolis – It could soon cost more to take the bus. IndyGo, which presented its 2009 budget to a City County Council committee Monday night, proposes raising its one-way fares from $1.50 to $1.75 to keep itself out of the red. “That’s pretty consistent with what’s going on across the [...]
Obama Has Small Lead
The Democratic Indiana primary looks like it’s going to be closer than anything of the races we’ve seen so far. A new poll by the Indianapolis Star-WTHR shows that Sen. Barack Obama has a three-point lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton — 41% to 38% — with a week and a half to go before the [...]
Middle Class Bleeds Profit
The following outtakes are from The Undeclared War on America’s Middle Class by Thom Hartmann. I strongly advise anyone concerned about the subject to read the entire article. In a 2005 article in the Chicago Tribune, reporters Stephen Franklin and Barbara Rose introduce us to Muyiwa Jaiyeola. Jaiyeola, who is 33 years old, works a [...]
Property Tax Circle Jerk
Indianapolis metro area residents will pay a steep price in property tax increases, and not only homeowners and businesses will shoulder the burden. Apartment dwellers will feel the pinch too, even though they possess no property and often prefer it that way. Nevertheless, they will be victims of the tax hike just as their home [...]
Five Surgeons
Five surgeons from Indiana are having drinks at a conference: The first, a Terre Haute surgeon says, “I like to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered.” The second, a surgeon from Gary responds, “Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color coded.” [...]
IPS To Enforce Strict Dress Code This Fall
The Indianapolis Public School system has adopted a new, draconian dress code for the upcoming school year. The code will require all students to wear either black, tan, or navy pants, and solid-color shirts with collars. Almost every article of clothing will be affected by the policy. No longer allowed are jeans, midriff-revealing shirts, baggy [...]
Guv Cries Foul
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is not happy with the House Ways and Means Committee. This should come as no surprise since the Committee’s new budget calls for the inclusion of a comptroller general position that would review privatization efforts, and the Governor is not someone who believes in oversight on his sales pitches. His view [...]
