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.

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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Topics for discussion on Indiana Week in Review today include:

-Carbon Motors announcement in Connersville

-Indiana Congressmen and their involvement in the health care debate

-University tuition hikes questioned

-Superintendent Tony Bennett’s efforts to change teacher licensing requirements

-Scott Schneider sworn in as state Senator

-Senior PGA crowds in Carmel

We have put a new installment of Indiana Week in Review on television and radio every Friday for almost 18 years.  Today we are doing something different.

For a variety of reasons we will repeat a show for the first time.  It is the Year in Review show from 2008.  2008 was the most memorable year in Indiana politics and, I believe, a look back six months later will help drive that point home.

Please enjoy our encore and we’ll be back again next week with a fresh episode of IWIR.

Tomorrow is the holiday for public broadcasting (and me) so we’re taping Indiana Week in Review today.

Topics for tomorrow’s show:

-State Budget Passes

-School funding

-Capital Improvement Board bailout

-Dennie Oxley’s legal trouble

-Rudy Clay’s plans for a Gary memorial to Michael Jackson

-Special Session roundtable, winners and losers and more

Topics today on Indiana Week in Review:

Special Session/Budget

CIB Bailout/Mayor Ballard

Mike Pence/GOP Address

Linda Grass arrest

Dan Burton/car dealers

Mike’s GMC Grand Opening (an optimistic car dealer)

Today’s topics on Indiana Week in Review: 

Special Session, ISTA bailout, 5th District Pre-Primary proposal, Rep. Pete Visclosky ethics troubles, Richard Mourdock’s Supreme Court rejection and Peyton Manning as tourism spokesman.

Topics today on Indiana Week in Review (with Lesley Weidenbener in for Jon Schwantes):

State Budget, Capital Improvement Board bailout, Mitch Daniels GOP Weekly Radio Address, Richard Mourdock vs. Chrysler bankruptcy, Obama Cabinet members visit Indiana and the barefoot graduation in Westfield.

Today’s IWIR topics:

The state budget (revenue forecast and related matters), the Obama Administration’s auto dealer loan plan, Richard Mourdock’s challenge to the Chrysler bankruptcy, the Energy Summit, Mike Murphy for Congress and Tony George on the hot seat.

We did our annual Indy 500 picks on Indiana Week in Review and I picked Helio Castroneves.  So did Jon Schwantes. 

Just thought I should mention it.