James Briggs

Indianapolis

Opinion Editor and Columnist at IndyStar

Opinion editor and columnist for @indystar. Forward down the field.

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Articles

Jim Banks would let Trump commit any crime you can imagine | Opinion

6 days ago | yahoo.com | James Briggs

President Trump is single-handedly destroying the U.S. economy through tariff power that belongs to Congress, proposing to send U.S. citizens to foreign torture prisons where the American court system can't reach them and he's "not joking" about running for an unconstitutional third term. How many of these crimes, plus others, can Trump get away with? I've been considering that question under a new framework. Call it the Jim Banks test. Trump's hype manSen.
Jim Banks would let Trump commit any crime you can imagine | Opinion

6 days ago | indystar.com | James Briggs

How many of these crimes, plus others, can Trump get away with? I've been considering that question under a new framework. Call it the Jim Banks test. Trump's hype manSen. Jim Banks, the Indiana Republican, is one of Trump's top surrogates in Congress.
Democrats rightly lost on voter ID. It doesn't hurt voting

6 days ago | freep.com | James Briggs

Indiana is tightening its voter ID requirement. Democrats are yet again opposing it. Sen. Blake Doriot, R-Goshen, authored Senate Bill 10, which bans college students from using school-issued IDs to vote. Gov. Mike Braun signed it on April 16. Now, college students who want to vote in Indiana will need driver's licenses, photo ID cards, passports or military IDs.Progressives have criticized the legislation as another act of voter suppression, pointing to Indiana's poor voter turnout.
Mike Braun got suckered into a tax-cut promise he couldn't keep | Opinion

1 week ago | indystar.com | James Briggs

Few people so bad at politics have made it so far as Gov. Mike Braun. Money can do that for you. It can open doors to halls of power. It just can't give you directions once you walk through. Eventually, you need to figure out where you're going. Braun in three months as Indiana governor has shown he's as lost and rudderless as he ever was in the U.S. Senate.
Mike Braun got suckered into a tax-cut promise he couldn't keep | Opinion

1 week ago | courierpress.com | James Briggs

Gov. Mike Braun and legislative leaders are framing Senate Bill 1 as "historic property tax relief to Hoosiers," but no one is buying it — least of all Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. Few people so bad at politics have made it so far as Gov. Mike Braun. Money can do that for you. It can open doors to halls of power. It just can't give you directions once you walk through. Eventually, you need to figure out where you're going.
Indiana voter ID bill targeting college students is trivial

1 week ago | indystar.com | James Briggs

Sen. Blake Doriot, R-Goshen, authored Senate Bill 10, which bans college students from using school-issued IDs to vote. It awaits Gov. Mike Braun's signature. Now, college students who want to vote in Indiana will need driver's licenses, photo ID cards, passports or military IDs.Progressives have criticized the legislation as another act of voter suppression, pointing to Indiana's poor voter turnout.
Combat Banks, Beckwith, Rokita stunts with earnestness | Opinion

2 weeks ago | indystar.com | James Briggs

When a fired federal worker approached Sen. Jim Banks on his way to an elevator earlier this month, Banks saw an opportunity. You can see Banks' face processing the situation. He knew he was on video and had a chance to go viral — but only if he acted like a jerk. Banks was up to the challenge. “Why did I deserve it?" the man asks. “Because you seem like a clown,” Banks said. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The doors close. Annnnnnd … scene. Cue the rage bait.
Combat Banks, Beckwith, Rokita stunts with earnestness | Opinion

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | James Briggs

When a fired federal worker approached Sen. Jim Banks on his way to an elevator earlier this month, Banks saw an opportunity. You can see Banks' face processing the situation. He knew he was on video and had a chance to go viral — but only if he acted like a jerk. Banks was up to the challenge. “You probably deserved it,” Banks tells a man identified as Mack Schroder of his firing. “Why did I deserve it?" the man asks. Advertisement“Because you seem like a clown,” Banks said. The doors close.
Diego Morales is rubbing our faces in his corruption. Impeach him now. | Opinion

2 weeks ago | indystar.com | James Briggs

Diego Morales is the blundering con man everyone knew he was. Everyone. Knew. It.The Republicans who clothed themselves in green shirts in 2022 and propped up Morales to lead an office that had previously fired him as a low-level employee knew they were nominating an unqualified hack to an important job. They did it anyway because of some silly beef with Gov. Eric Holcomb and former Secretary of State Holli Sullivan. Briggs: Micah Beckwith and his Indiana DOGE bros are livin' largeNeed a break?
Diego Morales is rubbing our faces in his corruption. Impeach him now. | Opinion

2 weeks ago | journalstandard.com | James Briggs

Anything short of impeachment is yet another signal from the Indiana Republican Party that it tolerates corruption so long as their guy is doing it. Diego Morales is the blundering con man everyone knew he was. Everyone. Knew. It.The Republicans who clothed themselves in green shirts in 2022 and propped up Morales to lead an office that had previously fired him as a low-level employee knew they were nominating an unqualified hack to an important job.