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Indiana Politics with Jim Shella

State Revenue Uptick

August state tax revenue figures are out and, for a change, they're not bad.

Advance Indiana

Bugging Device Inadvertently Left In Benjamin's Office

IMPD Chief Paul Ciesielski says a listening device and surveillance camera found in Deputy Chief William Benjamin's office during a sweep of it this week was inavertently left behind in his office by a prior occupant and was not operable. Nonetheless, he tells the media the investigation of the incident will proceed. If nothing else, this tempest in a teapot has demonstrated the depth of the rift and distrust between IMPD and Public Safety Director Frank Straub. The sweep of Benjamin's office occurred after he and other IMPD brass grew...

Blue Indiana

Chris Cillizza: Can Social Security save Democrats?

The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza takes a look at the latest trend among Democratic candidates -- including our own Baron Hill -- and how targeting the Republican Party's anti-Social Security policies could open the door to a winning strategy for November.At least a half-dozen Democratic House candidates as well as several Democratic Senators in tight re-election races have featured claims that the GOP wants to either privatize or eliminate the retirement plan entirely in new television ads, and party strategists promise there are far more...

Frugal Hoosiers

Sarah Palin is coming! Sarah Palin is coming! Watch her LIVE here!

Hoosier Access

Proof That The Bush Tax Cuts Increased Revenue!

For those people who think the Bush tax cuts created deficits should read this. It’s actually quite the opposite. Here are the pertinent numbers: After the Bush tax cuts took effect in 2003: 2004 – revenue increased $100 billion to 1.88T 2005 – revenue increased up to $2.153T. 2006 – revenue increased up to $2.4T. 2007 – revenue [...]

Hoosier Jobs

WARN notices tell the rest of the story

New WARN notices:Plastech Elwood 286 05/15/08 07/13/08 3261991 Transportation Plastics Components Manufacturing CL Craco Indiana Inc Indianapolis 70 05/08/08 12/31/08 3261123 Polyurethane Manufacturing CL LEAR Corporation Hammond 109 05/02/08 07/03/08 336399 Automotive Interior Systems and Components LO Tyden Brammall, Inc. Angola 60 05/01/08 07/11/08 56162 Security Seals System LO

Hoosiers for Fair Taxation

Flu Pandemic Lies and the woman W.H.O. and Baxter wants imprisoned

Indiana Barrister

One Year Later

This weekend the lovely Mrs. Shabazz and I are celebrating our one-year anniversary.?? It’s been a great year.?? Lots of highs, an occasional low, and a love that grows everyday, and I’m not talking about me for myself. ???? So that means the blogging and tweeting is going to be kept down to a bear [...]

Indiana Law Blog

Ind. Courts - The "capitalization argument" and the "Bid to pull judge from ballot "

Updating this ILB entry from yesterday and this long list of earlier ILB entries on Allen County Judge Scheibenberger and...

INdiana Systemic Thinking

Seroquel Slap-down

According to the Associated Press, via the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, drugmaker AstraZeneca will have to pay 520 million in fines to resolve “allegations of illegal marketing of the company’s antipsychotic drug Seroquel.” “AstraZeneca allegedly marketed Seroquel for off-label uses ??? those not approved by federal drug regulators ??? including insomnia and psychiatric conditions other [...]

Jeff Holmes’ Weblog

A Capitol Fourth…are you kidding me?

I don’t think it’s odd for me to say, that for many??patriotic??Americans , Independence??Day is truly an inspirational day that we take to remind us yet again of what sacrifices had to be made that we as true citizens of this great country can be free and live as silly as we want. We have [...]

Monticello

Daily Digest for October 16th

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Polis Politics

Switched at Birth: Receding Hairline Edition

Taking Down Words

Hoosier Political Report: Your New Place To Play And Find Out What's Going On

Um, so, I seem to have misplaced the logon to redirect this domain to my new one, so while we all wait for that, feel free to go check out Hoosier Political Report, which is conveniently located at www.hoosierpoliticalreport.com. Bear with me while I load in more content, but you should be able to get a feel for the general structure (simple!) and goals (also simple!). Feel free to send your suggestions and other feedback to jennifer@hoosierpoliticalreport.com. It's still a work in progress, but we'll get there. Just so you know, once...