NEWS
Victory for IRTL Victory Fun
Corporations may contribute to independent expenditure PACs In a First Amendment pre-enforcement challenge to Indiana campaign-finance restrictions that prohibit corporations from making contributions to independent-expenditure political action committees (commonly known as super PACs), a U.S. Court of Appeals for [...]
Veni, Vidi, no VICI for CZR
VICI nixes $2B Centaur property options well before year-end deadline Following a lengthy courtship process that appeared a bit awkward at times, VICI Properties formally reveals that it will not seek to exercise its real estate purchase option on [...]
Literacy changes on the right track?
IREAD-3 scores biggest jump in test history; more work ahead Is Indiana on the way to its own “Mississippi Miracle,” in terms of increasing reading proficiency in young students? An “Indiana Miracle (?)” if you will. Results from the [...]
Fore! Hoosier ‘golf cart cities’
Goshen latest to join “wild, wild Midwest” of street-legal golf carts\ In the sequel to the classic sci-fi film Back to the Future, protagonist Marty McFly travels from 1985 to 2015. The film encapsulates 1985’s vision of futuristic transportation [...]
INdifference from 1988, 2004
Coming to terms with end of terms – we portend a change in change We’ve reached a delicate point not only in the Holcomb Administration but in the general life cycle of state government. We’re not only approaching the [...]
Half a loaf at halfway point
Win down over the year despite TH addition, HP renovation Until the pandemic hit in 2020, we had traditionally brought you a July deep dive into the mid-year casino numbers, detailing how things had progressed through the first half [...]
Will we ever (I)LEARN?
Test scores sit stagnant; what’s ahead to up student progress Different year, but essentially the same story. Indiana’s latest ILEARN results show student progress is stagnating – not sharply increasing or decreasing in the last few years, which likely [...]
Parties face the Harris Poll
Big difference in optics as Ds pitch to a new generation Hoosier Democrats quickly rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris (D) as their presidential candidate-in-waiting. Indiana’s entire Democratic National Convention delegation – comprised of 88 delegates – votes unanimously [...]
A tale of two transit services
Examining what’s to come from IndyGo and South Shore DT In a sprawling metropolis, mass transit is a hot topic of conversation. In recent years, Indianapolis has invested more than ever in bike share programs, IndyGo’s bus rapid transit, [...]
Sean sung blue
Ex-Rep. Eberhart gets year+ prison; $85K+ in fines/restitution Former Rep. Sean Eberhart (R) of Shelbyville, once the top Republican on the House Committee on Public Policy, where he helped shape gaming laws, is sentenced to one year and one [...]