Political Potpourri
Things gave been a little busy as of late however, here’s a nice summary of what’s been going on lately with some decent links attached. The audio is courtesy of my other blog, IndyPolitics.Org.
The Lugar Challenge
- Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has said he will not convene a special meeting of the Indiana Election Commission to hear a Tea Party challenge to Richard Lugar’s voting status, saying the law is clear. Greg Fettig of Hoosiers for Conservative Senate, say they will move forward with their complaint. David Wilkie, political director for the Lugar campaign, called the allegations nonsense. Brad King, of the Indiana Election Division also offers up some perspective.
Smoking Ban
- I penned a column for NUVO this week on the smoking ban that failed this week over at the City-County building and I gave the credit exactly where it was due, to the advocates. I also spoke this week to City-County Councilor Ben Hunter on where things go from here. Meanwhile, my colleague, Jon Murray at the Indianapolis Star has a blog post on some modified smoking ban proposals we could see in the future. And the State Senate Rules and Public Policy Committee will take up the House smoking ban bill next week. Chairman Ron Alting says the big question is over the exemptions, specifically bars and taverns. Meanwhile, Governor Daniels says he will sign whatever bill lawmakers send to him, but he would like to see as few exemptions as possible.
5th District Forum
- I’ll be co-moderating tonight’s 5th District Forum Debate in Fishers. If you have a question you’d like asked, shoot me an e-mail. You can send it to info@indypolitics.org or abdul@indypolitics.org.
