Candidates’ views clash on jobs stats
When monthly jobs numbers hit in July, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jill Long Thompson reported Indiana had lost 17,900 jobs. The number perplexed Gov. Mitch Daniels and his staff, whose own numbers indicated Indiana had made a small gain of 1,500 jobs from May to June.
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Arts Council wants to pack annual lunch with backers
Organizers of the 22nd annual Start With Art luncheon hope the Sept. 4 get-together tops 1,200 in attendance. A ballroom filled with artists, arts lovers and business leaders would show how much wide-ranging support there is in Indy, even in the face of plans to cut city arts funding by more than $500,000 in 2009. The Arts Council of Indianapolis seems to be on its way to reaching that goal — close to 800 people have already reserved a spot for the 11:30 a.m. event in the Indiana Convention Center’s Sagamore Ballroom, according to spokesman Mike Knight.
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BCSC eyes funding based on teacher experience
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. officials said they will lobby state officials in this winter’s legislative session to fund schools at least partially based on teacher experience.
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Sam Turpin
