Last-minute contributions show new law’s wisdom
Wednesday afternoon, the 2017 campaign finance filings were made public for all elected officials and candidates in Indiana. This is the first such filing since passage of the “pay-to-play” ordinance that Councilman John Crawford and I collaborated on last year. The impetus of the ordinance was the accumulation of roughly $1 million of campaign contributions from vendors and contractors to […]
Councilman Jason Arp’s address to American Principles Project
Text of the Speech: Thank you all for having me. I can’t tell you what a thrill it is to be here today. I blather on about free enterprise and the importance of private property rights all the time back in Fort Wayne. It is so nice to have an audience (besides my dear wife) that is in agreement with […]
Boosters Gone Wild
A fiscal examination of downtown revitalization efforts. Jason’s article runs from page 8 to 18.
Stopping Chicago-Style Corruption of Indiana Cities
“Weighing Third Term, Emanuel Relies on Campaign Donors Who Get City Hall Benefits” — Sept. 8. Chicago Tribune, Jeff Coen and Bill Ruthhart by Jason Arp Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is receiving attention this week after an investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that over 60 percent of the millions raised for his re-election bid come from vendors to the city of Chicago. While it […]
City must not tolerate Chicago-style financing
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is receiving a lot attention after an investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that more than 60percent of the millions raised for his re-election bid come from vendors to the city. While it may not be shocking news to the people of Fort Wayne that there are foul winds blowing from the Chicago city hall, it […]
Riverfront questions that aren’t being asked
By Jason Arp for The News-Sentinel Wednesday, June 07, 2017 12:01 am Before City Council takes another step in the direction pointed by executives of Downtown Inc., let’s make sure councilmen are asking the right questions, especially the Republicans on whom the community most depends to make sound economic decisions. According to the venerable free-market economist Thomas Sowell, three questions […]
Discussing Recent Council Matters – Pat Miller (WOWO)
Discussing Riverfront Development and other Council Matters with Pat Miller. Councilman Jason Arp
Book Review: A ‘Florida’ Vacation? Rethinking Eco-Devo
May 21, 2017 by Jason Arp Being a city councilman in a medium-sized city, you are going to come across the writings of Dr. Richard Florida in one way or another. Real estate developers, Chambers of Commerce heads and politicians of all stripes have learned that Florida’s concept of “quality of place” translates into big bucks at the taxpayers’ expense. […]