Posts Tagged transparency
I Guess Their Safety Doesn’t Count…
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on January 3rd, 2012
According to this morning’s Indianapolis Star, “A prayer group is getting special access to the Statehouse for the opening day of the 2012 session. People attending Capitol Commission Indiana’s prayer day at the Statehouse can show a copy of an email message to skirt an expected large crowd of union members protesting the so-called “right [...]
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Self-Awareness Was Never Goldsmith’s Strong Suit
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government on March 18th, 2011
Former Indianapolis Mayor and current New York Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith has a letter in the Wall Street Journal, in which he explains why “progressive government” is obsolete. The letter is vintage Goldsmith. The letter is a far more intellectual and polished version of the complaints we’ve heard from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Indiana [...]
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Defining Our Terms
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government on May 29th, 2010
Anti-tax fervor has become a defining aspect of American politics—so much so, that here in Indiana we are getting ready to enshrine a so-called “property tax cap” in the state’s Constitution. (The existing law imposing such a cap is evidently considered inadequate.) Those of us who question the wisdom of such a measure are often [...]
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