Indiana Week in Review

IWIR

November 6th, 2009 at 9:21 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

The Indiana Week in Review panel will discuss the following today:

-State Revenue shortfall

-Ohio Casino effects on Indiana

-Brad Ellsworth’s abortion amendment to the health care reform bill

-Wishard Referendum

-Attack on state Rep. Ed DeLaney

-Indiana on Sarah Palin’s book tour


IWIR

October 30th, 2009 at 10:30 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

We will have an interesting poll result today in response to the question with regard to the charitable foundation operated by a Congressman:  ”Has Steve Buyer been criticized unfairly?” 

Other topics:

-The proposed delay in the bailout for Indiana’s unemployment insurance fund

-Speaker Pat Bauer’s ethics reform proposal

-David Plouffe’s book account of Evan Bayh coming within a coin toss of being the VP

-5th District GOP primary maneuvering

-Centaur Gaming financial troubles

-Bloomington tree ordinance


IWIR

October 16th, 2009 at 9:36 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

Subjects for discussion on Indiana Week in Review today:

-Governor fires IBM over welfare problems

-Mitch Daniels national profile

-Fundraising in the 5th District GOP Primary

-Sales tax on services

-Nobel Prize winner at IU

-Jim Irsay on Rush Limbaugh


IWIR

October 9th, 2009 at 9:37 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

Discussion topics on Indiana Week in Review this week include:

-State Revenue Shortfall

-Brose McVey campaigning for Congress in an RV

-Opposition to the Wishard Referendum

-State response to H1N1

-Governor Daniels doing an ad for the newspaper industry

-David Letterman’s personal problems


IWIR

October 2nd, 2009 at 11:36 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

Today’s topics on Indiana Week in Review:

-Marlin Stutzman for US Senate

-Evan Bayh on Iran nukes

-Dan Burton challenges Congressman who says the Republican health care plan is “die quickly”

-FSSA welfare problems

-School start time debate

-Future of the Indiana Fever

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IWIR

September 25th, 2009 at 9:58 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

Discussion topics on Indiana Week in Review today include:

-The MoveOn.org protest at Wellpoint

-Dick Lugar’s belief that there may be no health care reform vote this year

-Nuclear power debate beginning at the Statehouse

-Irwin Union Bank failure

-The College Football Hall of Fame leaving South Bend

-Hoosier Lottery profits fall


IWIR

September 18th, 2009 at 9:27 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

Topics for discussion on Indiana Week in Review today at 6pm on 90.1 fm and 8pm on WFYI-TV –

-Indiana voter ID law struck down

-Eli Lilly cutbacks

-CIB layoffs

-Sunday liquor sales

-ISTEP results

-The deaths of Mel Simon and Myles Brand


IWIR

September 11th, 2009 at 12:07 pm by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

Topics on Indiana Weewk in Review today:

-Todd Rokita’s redistricting plan

-How schools handled the Obama education speech

-Richard Behney for U.S. Senate

-Governor’s trade mission

-State Senator Luke Kenley’s tuition rebate agreement with Purdue U.

-Peyton Manning’s new book


IWIR

September 4th, 2009 at 9:26 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

Discussion topics on Indiana Week in Review today include:

-Luke Kenley’s success in winning tuition concessions from Indiana University

-Jeb Bush’s education reform pitch

-Challenges to Dan Burton’s use of the franking privilege

-GOP National Chairman Michael Steele’s visit to Baron Hill’s district

-Wellpoint CEO Angela Braly’s speech on health care reform

-Brownsburg schools dropping instruction on cursive writing.


IWIR

August 7th, 2009 at 9:50 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog

Topics for discussion on Indiana Week in Review this week include:

-President Obama’s visit to Wakarusa

-Indiana’s continuing role in the health care reform debate

-The ad campaign directed at Evan Bayh over the Employee Free Choice Act

-Plans by Hamilton Southeastern Schools to sue the state over the funding formula

-Mayor Greg Ballard’s trade mission to Brazil and the governor’s upcoming visit to Japan and China

-Why Reggie Wayne of the Colts could give political advice

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