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Skillman Drops Out of Race for Governor

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Lt. Governor Becky Skillman just announced she is not running for Governor of Indiana.  Here is the statement put out this morning… INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Becky Skillman today issued the following statement on a gubernatorial run in 2012. “With much disappointment, I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for Governor […]

Early Figures

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Quick note.  I’m told by state officials that the general population census figures for the state of Indiana are expected to be released tomorrow morning.  They are not expected to show any major change in the state’s population that would lead to a decrease in the size of its Congressional delegation.   I’m also told Indiana’s […]

Monday Morning Musings

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Today is going to be a composite post,  lots of interesting things but no overriding main theme, just my collective thoughts and impressions.  Enjoy. Let’s Be Frank Indianapolis Public Safety Director Frank Straub’s re-appointment is up for a vote tonight at the City-County Council.  From all the individuals I spoke to over the weekend, the […]

Saturday Morning Posts

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

I thought the gossip, rumor and innuendo might slow down a bit this week, but it didn’t.  So with that said, here we go. With Eric Holcomb being named as the “front runner” to replace Murray Clark as the head of the Indiana Republican Party, speculation is being drawn that it’s a sign that Mitch […]

Thursday’s Thoughts

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Here are the latest little political tidbits for your amusement and entertainment. My very reliable Republican sources are telling me the apparent front runners to replace Murray Clark as the head of the Indiana Republican Party are Ann Hathaway and 6th District Chair Ted Ogle.  Also mentioned in the running are Kevin Kellams, Cam Savage […]

Next Time Step Up or Politely Shut Up!

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

By a vote of 202-27, Marion County Republicans Tuesday night chose Kyle Walker as their new County Chairman.   Walker ran against Lawrence at-large Council member Gary Conner. While I thought a number of Conner’s positions on issues were a bit unorthodox and incompatible with Marion County, I have to give him credit for running.  As […]

Lugar and Me

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

I spoke with U.S. Senator Dick Lugar this past weekend while he was visiting the University of Indianapolis.  We chatted about the tax battle in Congress, the START nuclear treaty, DREAM Act and of course, a primary challenger for 2012. You can hear his comments below.    The entire interview is about 7 minutes long. […]

Good Bayh

Monday, December 13th, 2010

You can imagine I stayed up all night thinking about that one.  Not really.  But when I saw the story break that Evan Bayh was not going to run for Governor of Indiana in 2012, I was somewhat surprised, but not really shocked at all.  Anyone who’s been paying attention since February should have seen […]

Greg Ballard 2.0

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

When my political counterpart Amos Brown of Radio One can’t yell racism and instead has to argue on the merits, you know something is going on.  Amos, like me and several hundred other people were at Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s re-election announcement Saturday morning at the Indiana War Memorial.  Ballard was introduced by Reginald Jones, […]

There She Goes

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Indianapolis City-County Jackie Nytes told me Thursday night that she is not going to run for another term.  This is really bad news for the city because in my six years of covering city-county government I’ve always found Jackie to be thoughtful, articulate and overall what a good local representative should be. Jackie told me […]