I think it's very timely that Indiana sets up and provides more dollars for student loans at a time when the U.S. Congress is just about going in the opposite direction. |
Right now, kids can walk into just about any store and get their hands on a video game in which they can shoot police officers, use drugs, steal cars, rape women or even assassinate a president. That's frightening to say the least. |
There was a lot of patting ourselves on the back in that speech, but it was pretty short on substance. |
There was no discussion about health insurance and health care costs, which in my opinion is the number one economic development issue in place in this state. |
This session is all about trying to get well with the voters before November. |
We have been talking about full-day kindergarten, and every time it comes up, everybody says they're for it, but nobody wants to bite the bullet and do it and it never gets done. In my opinion, the only way full-day kindergarten will ever be implemented in the state of Indiana is if we commit the next legislature to do it. |