With the chances of the Indianapolis City-County Council tonight overriding Mayor Greg Ballard’s veto of the recently passed smoking ban about as likely as me becoming the grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, I’ve decided to offer up three quick steps into helping individuals who worry about going out to a bar, tavern or […]
Every once in a while you find friends and allies in the most unlikely of places. Today, I have found a friend in District 2 City-County Councilor Angela Mansfield. In the seven years that I’ve written about city government Angela and I have never been all that close, it has been a cordial relationship on […]
It’s no big secret that I like Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard. I knew him before he ran for Mayor and I think he is what this city needs at this moment in time. Instead of spelling out lofty visions full of empty platitudes, Indianapolis needs someone who gets down to brass tacks and deal with […]
From the Office of Mayor Greg Ballard: At approximately 1:30 p.m. yesterday (Monday) Mayor Greg Ballard was admitted to Community East Hospital with chest pains and shortness of breath. Doctors ran an EKG and the Mayor underwent a stress test, the results of both tests were normal. The Mayor was released from the hospital at […]
Reaction to the Mayor’s budget address was predictable. Republicans called it turning around the ship of state and putting things in the right direction. Democrats called it voodoo economics that short changes public safety. Neighborhood groups like the Marion County Neighborhood Association took a wait and see approach. And the township assessors promised to fight […]
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will announce tonight that the city’s budget is balanced. The Ballard administration announced earlier this year that the city faced a $26 million shortfall. In a Sunday afternoon briefing, City Comptroller Dave Reynolds said they closed the shortfall and managed to have $4.8 million left over. The overall budget was $1.13 […]
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch used to have a catch phrase, “How am I doin’?” He would ask that question to New Yorkers in just about any venue in an effort to gauge public reaction to his job as Mayor. I bring this up because June is the sixth month of Indianapolis Mayor […]
I understand the philosophy that “all is fair when it comes to love, war and politics” however, if you are going to try to play the game, at least do it with some modicum of sophistication. I am referring the whisper campaign being lodged against the Ballard Administration that it is full of racists. This […]
If you’re looking for Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard to call for a repeal of last year’s 65-percent in the County Option Income Tax, it’s not going to happen. Sources tell me in tonight’s State of the City address, the Mayor is going to call for the tax to be reviewed by the city’s High Performance […]
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard says his administration has found a few million dollars in government waste and inefficiencies since taking office. He plans to release full details as his administration completes its review. Ballard says the millions are in contracts and bad management. The Mayor has also ordered five-percent budget cuts in preparation for property […]
