Government reform headlines

League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana

Local Government Reform

PETITION REGARDING GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM

Association of Indiana Counties

Commission on Local Government Reform

Indiana Association of Cities and Towns

Indiana Chamber local government reform

Indiana University Public Policy Institute

Kernan Shepard Report (pdf file)

MySmartGov

Senate takes second try at abolishing county commissioners

Daniels repeats call to ban city, county employees from elected office

Trustees lean toward ballot box decision

Township reform

Education cuts should come as no surprise

Indiana House panel endorses townships bill

A county government fix - finally

Bill would replace commissioners with 1 exec: State Rep. GiaQuinta's proposal would take effect in 2015

Zionsville, township weeding receives a good reception

Local backlash growing over state plan to eliminate township government

A little reform could go a long way

Reform: little bites, less bark: Daniels, supporters of changes to local government scale back goals

Local reform may come gradually

Township structure

Lawmakers meet and greet before 2010 short session

Chamber set to press lawmakers on taxes

Lawmakers' to-do list is full of dicey issues

Making the case for Indy

Legislature's biggest loser: restructuring

State official criticizes local government bodies

Political cronyism trumps reform

Government reform, The Issue: Legislature blocks the way; Our View: locals should run with it

Legislature dropped ball on reform

Legislation should follow reform mandate

Consolidating 9/1 dispatch inevitable

Guest column: lawmakers have lots of excuses

Indiana failure

Bauer's leadership falls short with government reform

Political cronies come first

Reform bills died for lack of grass-roots support

Local workshop assesses streamlining: news from Statehouse fails to dampen calls for reform

Reforms topic of conference: public workshop planned Tuesday at USI

Parts of Gov's lan may still have life

Most powerful speaker...ever

We'll all pay for government consolidation

Lake Dem Chair McDermott favors Kernan-Shepard

No numbers supporting downsizing local government

Vote derails government reform bills

Kernan, Shepard to make their case in Evansville

Daniels-Bauer butt heads over budget

Daniels fields host of questions in Lafayette town hall

Kernan & Shepard to promote local government

Daniels, Kernan side by side for government reform

Several Kernan-Shepard reforms still alive in General Assembly

Daniels says Bauer rule is "total"

Township jobs: all in the family

Consolidation bills could get second chance at Statehouse

Indiana Gov. Daniels takes on stimulus, pushes policies at One Southern Indiana luncheon

Are Indiana townships "functioning extremely well?"

Daniels consolidation plan in jeopardy

Wednesday's Kernan-Shepard meeting postponed

New Kernan-Shepard bill would keep trustees

Library consolidation bill includes voter opt-out

Volunteer fire departments look to avoid possible state mandates

Public libraries face new danger: proposed bill could save this public service

Three Kernan-Shepard bills derailed in one afternoon

Daniels bashes Lake County's resistance to reform plan

Senate OKs first plank of local government overhaul

Powerful reform coalition takes aim at House stasists

Advocates taking reform show on the road

General Assembly leaves no county behind, except Lake

Mitch Daniels: Tight budget means government reforms more needed than necessary

League of Women Voters discusses effects of Kernan- Shepard report

Townships give aid, but overhead is outlandish

Bill to change county government moves forward in Senate

Townships: as outdated as the horse and buggy

House backs plan to merge state auditor, treasurer offices

(Montgomery County) League's report discussed by board

Ballard pitches government overhaul plan

Ban eyed on politics for public workers

Bill could change dates of elections

Indiana General Assembly bills target township services for consolidation

Elected officials should serve only one master

Courts step up efficiency

Legislators afraid to decide on such a political issue

Kernan-Shepard proposal offers doubtful savings but real costs

It's time for Indiana to join real world

Serious business

FLASHPOINT: The misconceptions of local government reform

Juggling act

Leaner government may not cut taxes

Long Projects Mixed Success with Passing Kernan-Shepard Reforms

Poll finds opposition to school district mergers

Self-interested politicians vs. real public servants

Difficult times call for prudent action

State needs to do more than cope with the budget: Even in difficult economic times, the remarkable is possible.

Governor talks about financial challenges

REFORM HEADLINES October 2008 and earlier

Library federation vote has merit

Smart government

Government needs fixing

Local governments announce purchasing agreements

Second debate casts little vision for next four years

Two seek to lead state schools

An Alaskan model for Hoosier reform

Biggs gets top job at Indiana Association of County Commissioners

Passing local government plan could be tough

Atmosphere for change

Eye on the pie: too many governments plague state

Coalition formed to push local government overhaul

Keep standards high, turn coroner job over to professionals

Chamber stresses bipartisanship to gubernatorial candidates

More Indianapolis area fire department mergers are on the docket

Effort grows to change face of government

Bloggers crossing the aisle

Downsizing government

School board seats up for grabs in November

Seize the day: don't let opportunity slip away

Public forum scheduled on Kernan-Shepard Report

Lawmaker (Waterman) starts late in race

Township government: beginning of the end

Indiana University launches Public Policy Institute

Chief Justice says local government must be streamlined

Schellinger unveils government reform plan

Schellinger backs portions of Kernan Shepard reform

Kernan Shepard reforms

School leaders meet to discuss state report

Kernan still eyes reform

Indiana county commissioners could go away

Expect another attempt to switch to medical examiners

Candidate Q&A: IN Governor, Democratic primary

Let's discuss panel's ideas for efficiency

Downsizing government

State's tax overhaul a work in progress

Fire merger bill won't get heard

Daniels revolution coming to a town near you

Commissioners dislike idea of county executive

County reforms: Editorial

Report on consolidation stirs up school spirit

Indiana should downsize and cut waste

Smaller government could lead to big savings

Study: following Commission recommendations would save money

Time for public to be heard

Our open-minded Constitution

Lawmakers prone to let revamp wait

Bill would replace county commissioners with single county executive

Indiana faces long history of consolidations

Government at a crossroads: part 3

Government at a crossroads: part 2

Government at a crossroads: part 1

Do taxes this year, streamlining next year

A library's value

My View, Jeff Abbott: Let report spur discussion about school organization

Lawmakers push reform

Governor Daniels looks back on 2007

Farmers, school officials react to plan

Open letter to governor: rule by your few or our many?

Streamlining government

Government changes could take time

More counties ditching boards

Losing property tax proposal could cost vital reforms

Eye on government

State government reform panel: downsize, consolidate

Educators fail to see merits of school plan

Indiana commission on local government reform report released

School districts studying consolidation

Superintendant's Corner: impressions of state report

Q & A: learn about township government

Township assessors

Indiana Chamber of Commerce wants local government overhaul

Chamber launches "letters to our leaders" campaign

Without long-term fixes protests will pop up again

The case for smaller schools

Tax reforms pass 93:1; now it's up to senators

Tax bill undergoes surgery but it's still a keeper

Dems tweak Daniels' tax plan

Daniels' proposal debated: property tax repeal tabled

Senate passes key property tax reform bills

Tax reform bill draws 100 amendments

Tax reform amendments include breaks for seniors, poor

Dems add to House tax plan

Daniels stumps for tax reform plan

Grown folks are talking

Property tax plan clears House committee

Governor "speaks for taxpayers"

Tax fix offers best of both worlds

Daniels pushes property tax plan in annual speech

State of state text

Republicans present property tax plan

Tax caps would hamstring schools, educators warn

Who'll pay for safety net?

Legislative beginning

Much work, little time

Of battles won and troubles ahead

Ideas to fix tax system divergent

State fight ways to reign in property taxes

State property tax debates heating up

Property tax hearing produces ideas

Property tax frustration builds

Farm bureau renews push for property tax reform

Tax reform rests on reduced local spending

Plan would end township assessors

Teachers, lawmakers lay out differences on tax plan

Ball State analyzes Indiana tax reform plan

Governor unwavering on tax plan after week of scrutiny

Tax plan opponents told to get on board

IPS chief among critics of tax proposal's math

Witnesses find flaws in Daniels plan

Lawmakers hear Daniels' tax plan

Repealing property taxes would be unrealistic, dangerous

Schools watching Statehouse

Daniels' property tax plan carrying a few curveballs

Lawmakers consider fees for nonprofits

Counties to face cuts or income tax hikes

Indiana teachers' lobby provides tax reform proposal

Sales tax hike? Ok, but...

Governor's tax plan called agressive first step

Daniels: future of tax plan still bright

House starts tax rewrite today