Local Government
WTF?
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government on October 28th, 2011
Excuse the title of this post, but I just read the lead story in the Indianapolis Star about Litebox–the company that was showered with praise and promises of tax breaks just yesterday by both Mayor Ballard and Governor Daniels. In my post yesterday, I questioned whether the obviously strange owner had been adequately vetted. Today’s news [...]
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Job Creation Delusions
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government on October 27th, 2011
Given the state of the economy, it’s understandable that candidates and incumbents alike would focus on job creation. It’s also understandable that the mayor and governor would make a big deal out of promises to locate new factories in Indianapolis. But it’s beginning to look as if the “vetting” process could use some vetting of [...]
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Ballard’s Brand of Socialism
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government on October 26th, 2011
This morning, Matt Tully criticized Melina Kennedy’s campaign for recent, negative ads. Essentially, he said that she had already demonstrated that she was the superior candidate, and that the ads were beneath her–that Ballard, whatever his deficiencies, is a decent guy and didn’t deserve the negative characterizations. I agree with Tully about negative ads, which [...]
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Getting From Here to There
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government on October 22nd, 2011
In his latest column, urbanist Neal Peirce recounts the deteriorating condition of mass transit in the U.S., and details the ways in which that deterioration–if left unattended–will further depress the economy and damage the environment. It’s a gloomy picture, not just because it is clearly accurate, but because our political system is in the thrall [...]
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Sinking into Mediocrity
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government on October 19th, 2011
Apparently, those of us who live in Indianapolis only focus on the city–and what we’d like to see it become–every four years, during mayoral elections. If then. Whatever one might think about the “visions” displayed by the current candidates, it occurs to me that those of us who call Indianapolis home need to develop some [...]
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