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March 29, 2008: Bowen honored at tribute dinner
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Gov. Otis Bowen keeps an eye on what’s happening with state government and remains keenly interested nearly three decades after leaving office. Some lawmakers sought him out this winter for advice as they debated the...Tags: Regional Authority, Indiana University, Ball State University, Executive Branch, Government
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IU trustees could see majority of new faces this year
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.With one elected position up for a vote later this spring, and four appointments available to Gov. Mike Pence, Indiana University potentially could wind up with five new trustees -- a majority -- later this summer. New governor Pence will have the...Tags: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Colleges and Universities, Indiana University Alumni Association, Purdue University, Voting
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Big Ten set to approve new football divisions
Tribune reporterThe Big Ten’s new divisions should become official Sunday, with conference presidents and chancellors scheduled to approve them via conference call. Purdue President Mitch Daniels told the Journal & Courier that the school will vote in favor of...Tags: Maryland Terrapins, College Sports, Northwestern Wildcats, Iowa Hawkeyes, Nebraska Cornhuskers
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A second go at pay at Purdue
Only Mitch Daniels could get away with cutting the available merit pay raises for Purdue faculty and staff to 1 percent, come away with $7 million in savings for the university and still have those on campus thanking their lucky stars. Weeks after moving... -
Superintendent: Mishawaka schools need $28 million in repairs, upgrades
South Bend Tribune, Ind.Whenever it's time for Friday Night Lights at Mishawaka High School's Steele Stadium, Superintendent Terry Barker said, he always hopes they don't have to wait until Saturday for them to come on. "The wiring is shot," he said. "It's been there thirty-...Tags: Taxation, Elections, Referenda
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Superintendent: Mishawaka schools need $28 million in facilities repairs, upgrades
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA — Whenever it’s time for Friday Night Lights at Mishawaka High School’s Steele Stadium, Superintendent Terry Barker said, he always hopes they don’t have to wait until Saturday for them to come on. “The wiring is...Tags: Taxation, Elections, Referenda
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Trickle-down tax cut fever is a bipartisan illness
Those Democrats and moderate Republicans who tut-tut about Gov. Mike Pence's almost religious faith in tax cuts as a means of spurring job creation ought to remember that it was the Democratic nominee for governor, John Gregg, who started this nonsense...Tags: Washington, DC, Labor Markets, Personal Income, Petroleum Industry, Republican Party
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Indiana Legislature passes $30 billion budget
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana General Assembly approved a two-year, $30 billion budget early Saturday that gives Gov. Mike Pence a partial victory in his quest for an income tax reduction and restores some money cut from education and...Tags: Mike Pence, Amazon.com Inc., Ball State University, Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting
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Businessman stops in Dixon, vows to change state
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.Venture capitalist Bruce Rauner, a Republican who is considering a run for governor in 2014, promises to transform state government. As it is, Rauner said, Gov. Pat Quinn and Democrats are trying to buy the next election by giving government employees...Tags: Pat Quinn, Republican Party, Government, Illinois Governor, Regional Authority
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More on the Common Core bogeyman
Orlando Sentinel ColumnistSaturday's column hits on the topic of Common Core, a set of school curriculum standards in English and math that Florida and 44 other states adopted. You'd think it would be a fairly dry topic, but there's nothing boring about a fight that pits Jeb...Tags: Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Jeb Bush, Government
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No merit to 'fixing' selection process
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That sound advice is ignored repeatedly by politicians who want to change the merit selection system for selection of St. Joseph County Superior Court judges. The system has worked well for four decades. An attempt to...Tags: Regional Authority, Judges, Executive Branch, Elections, Local Elections
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Fiscal tug-of-war stalls Indiana voucher expansion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The timing would seem perfect for an expansion of school vouchers in Indiana, where the state's high court recently upheld the nation's broadest voucher law and the initiative enjoys broad support in one of the country's most...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Public Schools, Republican Party, Justice System, Students
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