Fort Wayne has gone the right way on taxicab control, deregulating to the point where one-cab companies can operate. South Bend has gone the other way:
South is considering an ordinance with additional requirements for taxi cabs, but some drivers are concerned it will eliminate independent operators.
I love milestones, don't you?
The U.S. debt surpassed 100 percent of gross domestic product after the government's debt ceiling was lifted, Treasury figures showed Wednesday, according to AFP.
The debt, which had been in somewhat of a holding pattern over the past several weeks, rose $238 billion after President Obama signed the debt-ceiling deal into law Tuesday to avoid the country's first-ever default.
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I may have been premature to praise Texas Gov. and likely presidential candidate Rick Perry for his commitment to the 10th Amendment and federalism. He and several other Republican candidates speak a good 10th Amendment game, but when "there is a conflict between state sovereignty and conservative policies, their reverence for the 10th Amendment abruptly goes by the wayside."
The News-Sentinel and Journal Gazette editorial pages might disagree on the worth of right-to-work laws (go ahead and guess which paper holds which position), but I think we'd agree with at least one part of the JG's editorial:
The committee did not hear testimony from the public at its meeting last week, but is expected to do so later. Hoosiers need to consider the repercussions of a right to work law and let lawmakers know what they think. The 2012 session will be too late.
Hey, let's not be so alarmist:
Chicago - Chicago's former top cop is coming out strong against the state's new gambling bill, which would expand gambling across Illinois and bring a new casino to Chicago. Gov. Pat Quinn has yet to sign the bill into law, and Jody Weis is hoping that won't happen.
The Obama administration has ordered insurers to cover prescription contraceptives and other "women's wellness" services and products -- including breast pumps for nursing mothers, an annual “well-woman” physical, screening for the virus that causes cervical cancer and for diabetes during pregnancy and counseling on domestic violence -- without co-pays:
Former Democratic Indiana House Speaker John Gregg has finally filed his official paperwork to run for governor. He correctly identifies the loss of manufacturing jobs as a top concern, but if he can't come up with any solution better than this, perhaps he should move on the some other issue:
Gregg said he would attempt to lure wind-turbine manufacturers to the state as part of his strategy to revitalize the state's crumbling manufacturing base.
Let's give The Onion the last word on the debt-ceiling deal, shall we?
WASHINGTON—Following Sunday's pathetic excuse for an agreement on raising the government's borrowing limit, Democrats and Republicans took time to celebrate the meager, ineffective deal, calling it “a testament to the not-so-great things that can happen in Washington when both parties barely come together and agree to not really accomplish anything.”
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Maintaining Evansville's Roberts Stadium on standby until officials decide what to do with it could cost the city as much as $300,000 a year.
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A new $127 million downtown arena is scheduled to open in November, which will take sporting events and concerts from the 55-year-old Roberts Stadium.
And we like the debt "reduction" deal because . . .?
