Public Policy and Governance
NOW I Understand!
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on April 14th, 2012
A few days ago, in a post about N.J. Governor Christie’s decision to abort a badly needed tunnel linking New Jersey and New York, and his multiple lies about his reasons for doing so, I admitted that I was baffled: there was no scenario I could come up with that made the decision explicable. Now, [...]
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The Legacy of “Our Man Mitch”
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on April 10th, 2012
The NorthWest Times of Indiana has an article detailing the devastation that tax caps are visiting on Indiana’s municipalities. We can thank Mitch Daniels for leading the charge to place these caps in the state’s constitution, where they will continue to strangle local governments until we manage the difficult job of passing a constitutional amendment. [...]
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It’s Only Money
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on April 5th, 2012
As P.J. O’Rourke famously observed, “The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.” P.J., you were prescient! The headline in the Star tells the [...]
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In Other News, the Sun Rose this Morning….
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on April 5th, 2012
According to reports in the IBJ and elsewhere, the trial pitting IBM against the State of the Indiana is winding down. At issue are cross-claims about the reasons for and propriety of the termination of IBM’s contract to provide welfare intake services. According to the IBJ, IBM’s lawyer argued that the real reason for the [...]
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…With A Little Help from My Friends
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on April 2nd, 2012
On my way to work this morning, WFYI informed me that today is the day Mark Massa will be sworn in as the newest Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. When Governor Daniels announced that he had chosen Massa, there was a good deal of criticism. Some observers expressed surprise that–once again–the Governor had ignored [...]
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