Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry says his office is taking a pass on investigating allegations of voter fraud against former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh. Embattled Secretary Charlie White requested the investigation saying Bayh and his wife Susan voted in the May 2011 primary, although they were not residents of Indianapolis since Bayh left office. Curry [...]
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White today flied a complaint with Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry accusing former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh and his wife Susan of voter fraud and homestead fraud. In his complaint, White alleges the following… Evan Bayh, while living in a $2.3 million home in Washington, D.C. and making millions along [...]
I’m trying something a little different today on Indiana Barrister. Instead of writing out thoughts I’m recording them for playback. I’ve had a lot of people tell me they want to hear what I have to say in the mornings (I recommend something else), so we’re going to give this a shot and see what [...]
There’s nothing like taking a few days off to rest and recharge. Of course, I did none of that, I spent most of the time getting caught up on all my other jobs. But apparently quite a few news event occurred while I was out. We all know what happened, so here’s my take on [...]
By now you’ve heard that Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry is re-filing DUI charges against David Bisard for the August 2010 fatal crash that killed one motorcyclist and seriously injured two others. If you’re wondering why, well there are two answers. One is easy, the other is a little more complicated. The original DUI charges [...]
With the start of the new year comes the new year’s resolutions. We all have goals to lose weight, quit smoking, be better people, or in my case finish that novel that’s been sitting in my laptop for three years. I’m not sure what resolutions some of my favorite politicos in Indiana made for the [...]
I’ve got some work to do this morning, so I have to take a little break from the usual political discussion. In the meantime, I’m opening up the forum for you to make your own political predictions. Feel free to throw in the percentages. U.S. Senate – Dan Coats v. Brad Ellsworth v. Rebecca Sink-Burris [...]
The hard thing about writing about politics daily, is what do you write about when it’s a relatively politically slow news day? Well, if you’re me, you write about the latest political gossip, rumor and blatant innuendo, that’s what. So here it is. The latest numbers are out on early voting in Marion County. As [...]
“Hey, maybe you haven’t been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!” It’s not everyday I can use a quote from the 1986 film Aliens, but after talking on background with several Democrats across the state Monday, I seriously think, for the first time this election season, we could [...]
The campaign finance reports for the latest filing periods are up. Here’s how the candidates are doing and what they’ve got left to spend for the last two weeks of the 2010 campaign. The Dan Coats campaign tells me they raised more than $2 million in the third quarter and have more than $1.3 million [...]
