The Occupy Space movement has come to Indianapolis, so I suppose it will reach Fort Wayne soon. Doesn't this sort of say it all about them?
The throng broke into occasional chants of "You are the 99," referring to the 99 percent of the American people they say government and corporations take for granted.
Lot of that "not thinking like a government" going around:
Indiana lottery officials say they overspent on their new headquarters and will sell some of their equipment after reports raised questions about the lavish facility.
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Elizabeth Warren, challenging Scott Brown for his Senate seat from Masachusett, became the darling of progressives when she succinctly stated the "what's yours is ours" case"
Many consumers are irked by the catalogs, credit-card pitches and other "junk mail" they receive. But the U.S. Postal Service loves it—and wants to deliver more.
An Indianapolis Star editorial asks and answers the question: What do liberal New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and conservative Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels have in common?
Both are attempting to streamline local governments. And both are using property tax caps as a tool to force changes in how local leaders approach their budgets.
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Tony Bennet has generally projected a "take it or leave it" attitude that falls just short of "I do not suffer you fools gladly." So it's interesting that he might have some regrets for his approach:
Indiana's state schools superintendent says he has fences to mend following his push for sweeping education overhauls that legislators approved this year.
Nothing like pandering with a little cheap symbolism. Conservatives blasted President Obama this summer for launching his American jobs tour through the Midwest in a tour bus made with Canadian parts. Now, they're having to do some 'splainin' of their own:
Back when he was campaigning hard for streamlining local government, Gov. Daniels made a point of talking about how many units and officials we have:
For its size and population, Indiana has far too much local government. Indiana has some 2,700 local units of government authorized to levy property taxes. Governing these units are more than 10,700 elected officials, 1,100 of whom assess property. Few other states have as much local government.”
I find this completely believable and plausible. Don't you find this completely reasonable and plausible? Don't you think most fair-minded people would find this completely believable and plausible?
Carmel City Attorney Doug Haney racked up hundreds of dollars in overnight hotel trips to Indianapolis seminars, instead of driving from his home in Carmel 40 minutes away.
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