tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post3319805076926884444..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-85412447710007735802009-02-17T14:50:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:50:00.000-05:00Guido,<BR/><BR/>If the CIB funding is inserted in conference committee, legislators won't have a say on stripping it out through an amendment. YOu have to vote "yes" or "no" on the conference committee report, which is the ocmpromised version of the bill. No amendments allowedPaul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-34739334530843374732009-02-17T07:47:00.000-05:002009-02-17T07:47:00.000-05:00I see where the state is working on legislation to 'save' the 'struggling' casinos now. <BR/><BR/>The good news is, a downtown casino was not relied upon to support stadium and convention financing. The bad news is, we taxpayers still seem to be paying for things that were sold as money-makers.<BR/><BR/>Will the circle never end?Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-90839008449284012312009-02-16T21:13:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:13:00.000-05:00From your answer to guido, sounds like it could easily be done without leaving fingerprints.Patriot Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986604576219564749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-20071786720168401272009-02-16T21:01:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:01:00.000-05:00An amendment could be offered to strip it out, but the Marion County legislators in competitive districts could vote no, knowing that legislators outside Maron County whose taxpayers won't have to pay the bills can vote for it to help them out. The Irsays and Simons spread their money all around, up and down the state.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5626330640047391502009-02-16T20:58:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:58:00.000-05:00Not so smart here in the ways of amendments but, why cant they fight to have the amendment removed from the budget? Gotta vote for it only because its there.<BR/>Good grief, that would be like voting for something you've never read. Could that really happen???guidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785606497607584335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-32491802673784130812009-02-16T20:36:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:36:00.000-05:00I heard that the New York Nets are trying to get ahold of some of the stimulus money to kickstart their stadium deal. There is no reason for the public in Indiana to trust that their politicians wouldn't do likewise. I'm sure the powerbrokers have already greased Bill Crawford's palms to do just that in the House. It's obvious that has already happened with Kenley in the Senate.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-19525353319438935472009-02-16T20:31:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:31:00.000-05:00Is money able to be juggled around from the Fed.6.billion to the State of which infrastructure is a big part and peg it to cover debt by the stadium infrastructure?Patriot Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986604576219564749noreply@blogger.com