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Metrics Undermine the 'Indiana Miracle' V19, N4 Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 Metrics undermine the ‘Indiana miracle’ 9 years of GOP gubernatorial rule, legislative majorities don’t bring prosperity By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS – For several years now, it’s been called the “Indiana Miracle” and touted across the nation. Beginning with then-Gov. Mitch Daniels, Indiana became a bastion of low taxes, balanced budgets, a fully financed 10-year road plan, and job creation. With the torch passed to Gov. Mike Pence, the theme is now taking “In- diana from good to great.” But some of the metrics are dis- turbing and may no long support some of the claims, and that was reflected in Gov. Pence’s national Republican radio address last Saturday. The “good to great” talk was shunted aside as Pence made his case above the national average, which stands a full point lower against Obamacare, telling Americans, “Everywhere I go in at 7.4%. Indiana, I meet business owners and workers who are in The address came a day after a Ball State Univer- survival mode.” sity study revealed that Indiana’s per capita income has Pence’s address comes with the state mired in an 8.4% jobless rate – the 16th consecutive month it’s been Continued on page 4 Pencing on the Ritz By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS – Craig Hartzer is a long time Statehouse veteran who has seen and heard a lot, but what appeared late last Friday afternoon was something he had never witnessed: An Indiana governor standing in “Change does not come from front of his desk. Washington, it comes to Fridays are normally what we in the business call “bad news dump” Washington.” days. But last Friday, Gov. Mike Pence - President Obama, on went to Warren Central High School and announced a new state agency, 50th anniversary of the Center for Education and Career Martin Luther King’s Innovation, that is designed for “col- laboration.” March on Washington HOWEY Politics Indiana Page 2 Weekly Briefing on Indiana Politics Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 It was supposed to be the duly designated public official, demo- kind of initiative that would earn the cratically chosen by the people to lead fledgling administration above-the-fold education in our state, namely, the news coverage of an activist nature. superintendent of public education. If What it turned out to be was the governor has ideas on how educa- is a non-partisan newsletter an awkward freshman dance, with the tion can better align with job creation, based in Indianapolis and governor’s office and the superinten- I’m sure the superintendent would be dent’s lobbing press releases at each thrilled to hear them. But we should Nashville, Ind. It was founded other throughout Friday afternoon. Af- be careful not to exclude nor undercut in 1994 in Fort Wayne. ter the final release by the governor’s the chief educational officer’s duties to It is published by office, Gov. Pence walked over to see ultimately lead our state’s educational WWWHowey Media, LLC Supt. Ritz, who was in French Lick. efforts.” 405 Massachusetts Ave., That’s when Pence and Hartzer came In talking with key players in face-to-face. both the governor’s and superinten- Suite 300 By the end of the news dent’s offices, HPI has learned of the Indianapolis, IN 46204 cycle, the story was this: The gov- relationship growing pains between ernor and Supt. of Public Instruction the new Republican governor and the Brian A. Howey, Publisher Glenda Ritz weren’t on the same page. new Democratic superintendent. It Mark Schoeff Jr., Washington The CECI was a bolt out of the blue, comes as the state has been jarred with Ritz’s team pointing out in a late by reports of 40% of core 40 students Jack E. Howey, Editor morning press release, “Partnerships graduating from Indiana high schools Mary Lou Howey, Editor require communication. Unfortunately, need collegiate remediation, that tens Maureen Hayden, Statehouse Superintendent Ritz learned about the of thousands of mid-level tech jobs go Matthew Butler, Daily Wire creation of this new agency through unfilled because of an inadequately news reports, rather than from Gov. trained post-high school workforce, of Pence. Superintendent Ritz has met declining per capita income with many Subscriptions with the governor on many occasions, areas in the state mired in 1970s and $599 annually including as recently as two days ago. 1990 levels, and the A-to-F scandal Ray Volpe, Account Manager However, neither he, nor his office, left over from Supt. Tony Bennett’s ' 317.602.3620 mentioned the creation of this new administration. agency until this morning.” The new agency Pence un- email: [email protected] The Ritz team was offended veiled might just be a panacea for a when it learned of the Pence press state that had eight different disparate Contact HPI conference from Gerry Dick’s “Inside agencies working on education and www.howeypolitics.com Indiana Business” well before Pence workforce issues at a time when the education adviser Claire Fiddian-Green jobless rate is a persistent 8.4%, em- [email protected] left a voice mail for Ritz chief of staff ployers complain about an unprepared 'Howey’s Cabin: 812.988.6520 Hartzer. workforce, and the top graduates from 'Howey’s cell: 317.506.0883 In fact, Pence and Ritz strolled Indiana’s renowned research universi- 'Washington: 202-256-5822 without staff from the Government ties fleeing the state with their freshly Center South to her Statehouse office signed diplomas. 'Business Office:317.602.3620 the previous Monday following the But the rollout was a clunky second Work Council meeting. Sources effort in communications, both within © 2013, Howey Politics Indiana. told HPI that Ritz complained to the the Statehouse and externally. The All rights reserved. Photocopy- governor that his recent education headlines focused on the new agency, ing, Internet forwarding, fax- appointees had treated her in conde- but the details in the latter part of the ing or reproducing in any form, scending fashion. pyramid painted a picture of the rookie Some press reports described governor and superintendent awk- whole or part, is a violation of the CECI as an “end-around power wardly learning steps to the dance. federal law without permission grab” and the creation of a new edu- And relevant to the discussion from the publisher. v cation bureaucracy. It prompted Sen- is this: In November 2012, Ritz won ate Minority Leader Tim Lanane, D- her race over Bennett with 1,332,755 Anderson, to say, “We already have a votes and a clear majority, while Pence HOWEY Politics Indiana Page 3 Weekly Briefing on Indiana Politics Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 defeated Democrat John Gregg prep vocational teachers “teach and Libertarian Rupert Bone- what they want” and not what ham with 1,275,424 votes, or the regional market needs. 49% of the vote. But the way this new By the middle of amalgamation was described this week, high ranking Pence by Leslie Weidenbener in the administration sources told HPI Louisville Courier-Journal was that Pence and Ritz had met this: The education department and had a “great meeting” last- answers to the state superin- ing about an hour. That was the tendent, who answers — at result of Pence and Hartzer’s least to some degree — to the meeting late last Friday. It was State Board of Education. The time to clear the air. board is now part of the Center Informed sources in for Education and Career In- both camps, speaking to HPI novation, which reports to the on background, told of regular governor and is also home to chief-of-staff level talks between Gov. Pence and Supt. Ritz talk after the Aug. 19 Work Coun- the Indiana Education Round- Bill Smith of the Pence office cil meeting at Government Center South. table, which advises the Board and Hartzer during the legisla- of Education. And the center is tive session. Those had become also home to the new Indiana more spaced out (timewise) during the summer. Works Council and the Indiana Career Council, which are When the biennial budget was hammered out, meant to coordinate education efforts and career training. sources told HPI that both the Pence and Ritz regimes had Pence administration officials were surprised by worked, testified and signed off on a new formula that the reaction from the Ritz office on Friday morning. “We included four funding streams for the State Board of Educa- were meeting daily,” one high-ranking Pence administration tion (the oldest entity, though unelected, which formulates source told HPI. “We were having detailed conversations. education policy that the superintendent executes), the The new agency is going to hire two DOE staffers. They Education Round Table created under Gov. Frank O’Bannon, knew we would be extending offers. The level of detail and the two Pence-era initiatives that include the Indiana we were providing was very high. On the morning of the Works Councils and the Career Council. Ritz’s DOE has an announcement, we clearly communicated all the details to $8.5 million budget, and the agencies now making up the Craig Hartzer. He confirmed back with us in a voice mail.” CECI have a $5.8 million budget. Asked why Gov. Pence didn’t tip off Supt. Ritz A high-ranking Pence administration source told during their Monday stroll back to her office, a senior Pence HPI, “This was the subject of budget hearings and DOE official told HPI, “Because we had been in communications was very involved. It was not a surprise to anyone those with their team in general terms.
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