If you're at all like me you have a hard time scrolling down every day to check out all the posts here, with 20 writers we tend to get some really active and busy days. Political news changes every day, so a quick "card catalog" if you will of the posts you may find interesting this week:
TeaPartier Turned Senator!? Richard Behney Throws Hat in U.S. Senate Race.
By far the most active post of the month, with over 30 comments and 300 readers just yesterday. Funny how a post about a guy in Indy who wants to run for Senate can turn into a comment thread about conservative activist groups and who's willing to work with whom. This guy Behney is the Indianapolis Tea Party leader, and we also have an active Northwest Indiana Patriots group rallying here over the last week.Indiana SOS suggests Rethinking Redistricting
In the midst of an otherwise slow Indiana political week, the Governor in China and no elections till spring, Secretary of State Todd Rokita announced a pretty major project to take a new look at redistricting from an apolitical position. The chances of the legislature agreeing are low, but Governor Daniels did endorse the concept and SOS chief of staff elaborated on the $100,000 worth of government money spent. Part 2Obamas Health Care Speech: A Matter Of Opinion Critique
Healthcare reform, or better stated Health Insurance Affordability Reform, is all the rage in national news. No matter your position, we'd like to hear where you stand.Indiana AG Issues Opinion on RDA Withdrawal
The biggest local political battle will be the unwinding of multiple court cases over the Regional Development Authority in Northwest Indiana. The attorney general released an opinion, the county auditor and treasurer first agreed to put the RDA payments in escrow and then yesterday began to back away from that agreement. There are Republicans and Democrats on both sides of this, and the only winners are going to be the attorneys frankly.Oh, and Mayor Costas is in China with Governor Daniels ... returning next week just in time for the Annual Mayor's Ball Charity Benefit downtown.
