Mar 29, 2024
For almost 20 years, Julia Vaughn has led Common Cause, Indiana, by advocating for legislative ethics, monitoring lobbying, and more fair legislative and congressional districting. Common Cause was founded by John Gardner in 1970, a Republican who held a cabinet position in the Democratic administration of...
Mar 22, 2024
Having seved as both an Indiana legislator and, later, as a lobbyist for private companies, Marc Carmichael talks about educating legislators who cannot have knowledge about every issue. Three categories: lobbyists for one firm or industry; contract lobbyists who work for dozens of different organizations and issues;...
Mar 15, 2024
Will Higgins, humorist, author, journalist, talks about last suppers, catered food for journalists at executions, the delayed burial of Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley, and Indiana's last hanging after which a journalist ate the deceased's final meal. With apologies, may we say: you will be dying to hear this...
Mar 8, 2024
Among compelling points in this interview is "the politicalization of medicine is a horrible thing," and, in public health "personal responsibility does not work." Our guest is former Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Feldman who also is a frequent columnist in The Indianapolis Business Journal as well as...