Stories tagged with "pat bauer"

<b>Star's Ryerson:</b> Citizens need to help in this battle by indystar

About a year and a half ago, I moderated a conversation with Indiana House Speaker Pat Bauer and House Minority Leader Brian Bosma before the Rotary Club of Indianapolis. For the... – Nov 21, 2009 at 7:07 PM in Dennis Ryerson

It's time for real change by indystar

Efforts to push legislative ethics reform through the Indiana General Assembly have long faced an insurmountable obstacle in the person of House Speaker Pat Bauer. The South Bend... – Nov 17, 2009 at 1:12 AM in Editorial

Ohio vote could hurt Indiana casinos by indystar

A question on Tuesday’s election ballot could determine whether Indiana loses more than $100 million in tax revenue and Kentucky’s horseracing industry falls farther... – Nov 02, 2009 at 1:36 PM in Politics & Government

Federal stimulus dollars help stabilize Medicaid program by indystar

The Arc of Indiana appreciates the difficulty of quantifying how many jobs have been saved or created by federal stimulus dollars. Gov. Mitch Daniels and state Rep. Pat Bauer are... – Nov 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Surprised by rising values by indystar

Expect property taxes to be back in the headlines now that November bills are due. Some homeowners are understandably dismayed their property values are rising at a time when the... – Oct 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Andrea Neal

Resist calls to spend and tax by indystar

The news that state government’s revenues fell a staggering $254 million below expectations in the first quarter of the fiscal year demands a tough-minded reassessment of... – Oct 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Editorial

Daniels defends Asia trip as necessary by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says his 12-day trip to China and Japan is necessary to help attract business to the state and is dismissing criticism of it from a top... – Sep 11, 2009 at 11:10 AM in Communities

Making the case for Indy by indystar

Thirty-odd years ago, when I was a law clerk for a local federal judge, the cases I really struggled with were those where one party had a better case on the merits but was poorly... – Jul 06, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Casualties of party warfare by indystar

Are you as tired as I am of state government as a spectator sport? Do you really care whether the governor is meaner or slicker than the House Speaker? Can you even name the... – Jul 05, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Dan Carpenter

The fact is, more money won't mean better students by indystar

The wasteful, unnecessary and costly special session (thanks to House Speaker Pat Bauer’s massive ego) is over. However, as long as there are politicians in office who lack... – Jul 01, 2009 at 9:08 PM in Letters to the editor

Why did it take so long? by indystar

After 176 days — and with about seven hours to spare — the Indiana House finally approved a state budget Tuesday afternoon. The Senate, something of an afterthought in... – Jul 01, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Editorial

The story of this General Assembly session is Mitch vs. Pat by indystar

From start to finish, the 2009 Indiana General Assembly session was essentially about the much-tested and much-strained relationship between two very interesting, very different... – Jul 01, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Bauer sits in budget hot seat by indystar

When a state leader in Indiana warns that casinos may close and the lottery shut down unless swift action is taken, then you know it’s a crisis. By the way, state parks,... – Jun 29, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Editorial

Charter vs. traditional: We can support both by indystar

Arne Duncan, the U.S. secretary of education, sent a direct message to Indiana legislators last week: If you mess with charter schools, it will cost you. “States need to have... – Jun 28, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Editorial

Daniels took pitch to Dems' turf by indystar

Many of the areas Gov.Mitch Danielsvisited last week to pitch the GOP version of the state budget are represented by House Democrats who narrowly won during their last election in... – Jun 28, 2009 at 12:04 AM in Politics & Government

Republicans join taxpayers against more spending by indystar

On Tuesday, the Indiana House of Representatives was presented with a responsible, compromise budget that would have protected Hoosier taxpayers and kept our state from the brink... – Jun 27, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Teachers, schools need lessons in current economics by indystar

House Speaker Pat Bauer wants to increase spending on education. We are all for public education. We want to see our young people succeed. But pouring more money into education is... – Jun 26, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Daniels opens budget talk with a little levity by indystar

MADISON, Ind. The joke, of course, was far too easy to pass up. There was Gov. Mitch Daniels, standing at the front of a banquet hall here, clutching a microphone and preparing to... – Jun 26, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Matthew Tully

No applause for Bauer's budget act by indystar

In a season of mind-numbing reruns, the one now playing at the Indiana Statehouse is among the more tedious. After nearly six months of discussion about how to craft a new state... – Jun 25, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Editorial

Daniels on road to push budget plan by Bill Ruthhart

Gov. Mitch Daniels today turned up the heat on House Speaker Pat Bauer to pass the GOP version of the state budget approved earlier this week. STATE SHUTDOWN?:How would you be hurt... – Jun 24, 2009 at 3:10 PM in Politics & Government