Taylor Schaffer: New funding is needed to keep up momentum
A vibrant Mile Square has long been a competitive advantage for Indiana.
This month, civic and industry leaders plus elected officials weigh in on whether Indianapolis should impose a special tax in the Mile Square to support downtown revitalization efforts. Plus, columnist Whitley Yates writes that performance politics undermines the integrity of an office, and Jim Shella says he’s still COVID-aware.
A vibrant Mile Square has long been a competitive advantage for Indiana.
Downtown might need a special taxing district, but that should be up to the property owners downtown to decide.
The opportunity to create an Economic Enhancement District is an opportunity to further our community’s conversations about the future of downtown.
While this isn’t a silver bullet for the myriad challenges we face in Indianapolis, it’s a decisive step in the right direction.
Solutions do not need to come at the expense of students in district-run schools.
I asked my students to … craft a policy proposal aimed at reducing some form of gun violence.
The way we currently calculate unemployment rates distorts the economic reality of this community.
Senate Bill 4 … infuses $225 million over the biennium for local health department infrastructure and provision of health programs.
More than 1 million people in America have died from COVID. In Indiana, 26,000 died.
The benefits of a healthier Indiana would include longer average life expectancy, a larger tax-paying population, lower healthcare costs, and a more productive workforce.
When leaders use their positions as platforms for personal prominence, it can undermine the integrity and effectiveness of the institution they represent.
The slating process ultimately ended because a handful of aspiring candidates grew weary of being told to wait their turn.
Among its many accomplishments are policy wins for fiscal conservatives, education reformers and social conservatives.
Sometimes we have opportunities where we just need to help people find the way out, regardless of whether it is “our job” or not.
Research suggests that Muslims pledge or donate the vast majority of their philanthropy during the month of Ramadan.
Unplanned/unintended pregnancies are related to increased maternal and infant mortality.
Our Indiana legislators are uncomfortable with transgendered persons and want to keep them out of Indiana.
An estimated one in 100 Americans is intersex, and around 2% of the worldwide population have intersex traits.
State legislatures are causing schools to deprive young minds of the truth that will lead to greater understanding among the races.
The cyclical nature of political advocacy … makes it easy to forget that life under the dome is not always the most approachable experience.
Real news outlets … are still engaged in reputation repair for crimes they didn’t commit.
It is not a case that inspires confidence in the criminal justice system.
Without hope for their future, why would someone feel invested in our country and its foundational values?
Critics … argue that ESG investing lacks consistent measurement standards and oversight.
When businesses focus more on short-term profits over long-term mission, it encourages the corner-cutting integrity gaps that have led to many scandals.