Political posts today

Often I get in the habit of posting long excerpts from the newspapers and other bloggers in Indiana. Today, how about a list of links to articles I'm reading?

• Another roundabout and SR 49 onramps for Valparaiso's eastside
• Rep Soliday disagrees with Miller activists, says Gary bankruptcy would be bad for Indiana, need more cuts and "sterling financial management"
  

• Lake County Politics - No one exiting
• Senator Landske is seeking citizen input on a survey
• Buzz got two thumbs down - a continuing series on buzzcuts blog and his current investigation into the Cline Avenue Bridge situation
• In a seat in southern Indiana, one that has flipped back and forth from Democrat to Republican, former Congressman Mike Sodrel is running again. I'll be the first to predict that this will be a pick-up for Republicans.
  
• Are you using the "updates" tab on google searches? Here's a search using that real time search and Rep Pete Visclosky, who didn't have a great weekend back home in the region.
• All political eyes are on Massachusetts election to fill Ted Kennedy's seat. If the Republican pulls off an upset, the Democrats are threatening to rush Obamacare through before the fill-in senator is removed from office.

Note how hard it is for me to just post links and not editorialize. Have a great day all! Keep your eyes on Indianapolis, final vote in the House on constitutional tax caps.

Update: Couldn't resist this is a great rundown on township proposals downstate -

The last chapter of the most useless form of government in Indiana may be written this legislative session. Township government is getting it from both the left and the right and from both the Indiana House and Senate.

Several bills have been introduced that either eliminate township government altogether or put the question on the ballot.

SB 240 would move the functions of township government up to the County level. HB 1138 would allow townships to merge, thus reducing the number. HB 1181, introduced by long-time township supporter Bill Crawford, would eliminate township government by referendum. If that bill became law, I could probably be able to count in milliseconds the time it would take for township trustees to use government time, government money and people who get poor relief to start a campaign to save their own jobs. Legislation will also be introduced by Democrat Ed Delaney and Republican Jim Merritt to eliminate township government as well and transfer poor relief to the county level.

Previously on Northwest Indiana Politics:

What's the Buzz on the Cline Ave Bridge
Open letter from Bob Harper on NIRPC removal
Who tried to stop the tax caps?

Some video from recent Cline Ave Bridge public forum: