New budget deal would be a big win for Congress — and the country
Bloomberg Opinion
Another perspective: Freshman members of Congress should take a class about the Constitution
The Dallas Morning News
Hicks: Why are rich places growing and poor places in decline?
Over the past four decades, the United States suffered its first prolonged period of economic divergence. This type of divergence occurs when rich places grow at a noticeably different rate than poor places, which causes the standard of living to diverge. Roughly around 1980, the nation experienced broad convergence, and capital (businesses) and people migrated from poorer (lower-income, lower-cost) areas to richer (higher-income, higher-cost) areas.
Another perspective: Case of girl, 10, should inform abortion law
(Columbus) The Republic
Kelly: Indiana Senate plan latest round in surplus talks
Most of the talk surrounding the special session that starts Monday is about abortion, but that issue isn’t even the primary reason Gov. Eric Holcomb called lawmakers back to duty. Instead it’s about rebates or refunds or inflation relief - whatever they choose to call it.
Morris: Government Transportation
Now that I am old enough to embody a Duke Ellington song – “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” – I guess I should be grateful that government is willing to expend so much time, effort and money to aid my mobility.
Letter to the Editor: Thoughts from a 93-year-old Hoosier
To the Editor:
John Krull: When tragedy visits the local mall
Some things grow old fast.
DeBoer: $6 billion in Indiana state balances; large balances in 2023 could trigger more...
Mid-July is number-cruncher nirvana if you follow the Indiana state budget. That’s when the Indiana State Budget Agency releases its closeout for the previous fiscal year. This year the glorious day fell on Friday, July 15, and we learned one astounding fact: At the end of June, the end of fiscal year 2022, Indiana balances were $6.1 billion. Our state has six billion dollars in the bank.
Another perspective: New hotline help for those in crisis
More Hoosiers and Americans are in need of mental health services after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and its multiple effects.