FYI, Indianapolis Public School Superintendent Dr. Eugene White will be a guest tomorrow on my morning radio show. He’s scheduled to appear tomorrow from 7-8 a.m. You can hear the interview at 1430 AM or over the Internet at www.wxnt.com. We’ll talk about the 2008 State of the District report, budget cuts, ISTEP test scores, […]
The Wayne Township Trustee in Marion County wants to raise taxes nearly $1.7 million to pay for fire protection. David “King” Baird has filed notice in this past weekend’s Court and Commercial Record that the township will hold a meeting on April 9 to formally ask the Department of Local Government and Finance to increase the fire […]
Although the title of this blog post may not seem very Christian, it’s okay because I am not. In fact, these days in a tough economy I’m feeling a lot less generous and a lot less giving. It’s been reported that the city is closing down some local pools in order to make some badly […]
Indianapolis Public School Superintendent Dr. Eugene White is unveiling the 2009 Indianapolis Public Schools “State of the District” this week. I got an early copy of the presentation, and while there is some good news, IPS is increasingly becoming a school district that is poor, black and academically challenged. Here are some of the results… […]
I got this e-mail from a friend yesterday. It make me think that maybe Indiana should seriously think about lowering unemployment benefits… Hey Abdul, You’ll love the irony in this. My assistant is going to have to have some surgery soon and be out for about a month. I’ve got a couple of friends that […]
In case you were wondering, the line-up has been unveiled for the March 25th “Revolt at the Statehouse.” Enjoy. “Increasing Debt: Mortgaging our Children’s Future” Lisa Kelly, former Libertarian candidate for Lt. Governor “The Colts, Pacers and the Capital Improvement Board” Gary Welsh, Attorney at Law and Publisher of Advance Indiana Blog “Government Grants & […]
From Indiana House Democrats… The news conference scheduled at 1:15 p.m. today to announce the plans of State Reps. Ed DeLaney, John Barnes and Mary Ann Sullivan (all D-Indianapolis) for Marion County fire department consolidation has been postponed indefinitely. “The legislative vehicle that we intended to use to push for fire consolidation plans will not […]
With about 6 weeks left to go before the end of session, I spoke with House Speaker Pat Bauer and Minority Leader Brian Bosma to get their perspectives on the remaining days. Here are their interviews… House Speaker Pat Bauer Minority Leader Brian Bosma
Are Indianapolis Public Schools going to be doing some damage control this evening? Maybe. The IPS Parent’s Advisory Council, a group created by the Superintendent’s Office, is holding a meeting tonight from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m in the IPS Board room at 120 E. Walnut. The purpose is for parents to meet […]
State Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parker may have a contender for his job when party officials meet this weekend. Marion County Democrat and labor leader Bob Voorhies’ name is surfacing as a challenger. Voorhies reportedly sent out an e-mail to State Central Committee members expressing his intent to run for State Chairman, even though […]
