I’m down at the Statehouse today for Organization Day.   This the day we get a real feel for where people stand on the big issues that are coming.  Not that they are any big secret, but here’s what I’ll be paying attention to. How will the sagging economy and job losses impact the state budget? […]

I’ve had quite a few e-mails and calls about when the Washington Township Board meets.  The Board meets this Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at the Trustee’s Office at 1595 E. 86th Street to vote on its budget.   That budget includes a nice big pay raise.  The raise would take the part-time advisory board’s salary […]

Once again we start the week with little things (or not so little in some cases) that are worth paying attention to… Township Tales In it’s never-ending to quest to justify consolidation, the Washington Township Board voted itself a 69-percent pay raise. Their salary went from $2200 annually to $3800.   The nice thing about […]

Both friend and foe alike are talking about Mayor Greg Ballard’s proposed reduction in the County Option Income Tax from 1.65 to 1.62 percent; an $18 million savings for the taxpayers over the next three years. Friends say it is a misguided public relations stunt.  Foes are taking credit for something they had nothing to […]

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is calling for a nearly $18 million cut in the County Option Income Tax over the next three years. Accodring to a city spokesman the city no longer has to pay for police pensions and child welfare so it no longer has to levy taxes for those costs, thus the COIT […]

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says because the banks aren’t lending he want to take your $700 billion bailout money and give it to credit card and other loan companies.   Regardless of the fact that this is totally messed up on so many levels, think about this. The government is taking your money to […]

It looks like that $700 billion federal bailout that was supposed to buy troubled assets and bailout the banks and financial institutions won’t get used for its original purpose. Now it’s being used to bailout credit card companies because people ran up too much debt. Feel free to gather your torches and pitchforks and go […]

I knew this day would come. Wellpoint is joining the list of health insurance providers who are encouraging patients to go overseas in search of cheaper medical care. According to published reports, Wellpoint is providing coverage for patients to travel overseas for non-medical emergency procedures.  The goal is to save money.  For example a $70,000 […]

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and 7th District Congressman Andre Carson tomorrow are announcing preliminary plans to spend a $29 million HUD grant to deal with the city’s abandoned housing and foreclosure problem. Might this be a new coalition between the Mayor and the Congressman? Maybe. At the very least it undermines upcoming plans by Marion […]