Columns

By Michael Hicks Plenty has been written about the Great Legislative Meltdown of 2018. I will only add that the state GOP seems to be...

By Tami Silverman Urgent, complex challenges affect children across Indiana, including high infant mortality rates, persistent achievement gaps and the soaring impact of parental opioid...

By Michael J. Hicks House Bill 1315 would shift the responsibility for Muncie Community Schools from the state’s appointed manager to Ball State University’s trustees....

By Michael J. Hicks House Bill 1315 would shift the responsibility for Muncie Community Schools from the state’s appointed manager to Ball State University’s trustees....

It’s time for my top 10 state and local stories of 2017. Yes, we know there were a lot of national events taking place,...

By Wendell Potter One of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act to Medicare beneficiaries has been the gradual closing of a big and costly...

By Steve Davisson Recently, state lawmakers met at the Statehouse for Organization Day, which ceremonially marks the start of the 2018 legislative session. While session doesn’t...

By Michael Tanner Even in a town where overheated rhetoric comes as naturally as breathing, the reaction to the Senate version of the Republican tax...

High above Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch in the Statehouse south atrium where they announced their 2018 legislative priorities was the...

The Department of Commerce recently released data on gross domestic product (GDP) for metropolitan areas. This is an important snapshot of regional economics, because the...