As the city of Indianapolis puts together its materials to bid on Super Bowl XLV (45), there is one big hurdle the city will have to overcome, where the teams will practice. I ran into Mayor Bart Peterson tonight and he confirmed something I had thought for the past couple days. Hotel space, tax incentives, […]
There’s no worse feeling than having to get rid of something you love. Whether it’s that old sweater that’s worn and beaten, a favorite chair or an old clunker with so many miles you could have driven it half way to the moon. At some point in time, it served a purpose, the old sweater […]
Sometimes the need for democracy needs to give way to the need to stop bad ideas from going forward and wasting everyone’s precious time. That axiom should be engraved above the hall at the City-County building right above the Council chambers. Councilors did not get the chance to vote on a 75-percent pay raise because […]
As anyone who knows me is fully aware I am in the precarious position of having ties to Chicago and Indianapolis. I grew up in Chicago and currently work in Indianapolis. I also have ties to St. Louis and Seattle, but neither city has a team in the Super Bowl so they don’t count. Whenever […]
While making some vague attempt to exercise yesterday, I ran into a political friend of mine. We talked about the usual stuff, local matters, a state-related proposal or two and a national issue. We were wrapping up our conversation when a he mentioned to me a Democratic-elected official who commented to him that “I don’t […]
Bil Browning, the managing editor of Bilerico.com was on our show today talking about his campaign to dig up dirt and “moral lapses” regarding Indiana lawmakers who support SJR-7, a proposed amendment to the Indiana Constitution that would ban gay marriage and conferring rights to unmarried couples or same-sex couples. Browning said he is launching […]
Republican State Senator Jim Merritt of Indianapolis says he’s still thinking about running for Mayor. He says he’ll make up his mind soon. He says crime is an important issue and thinks the new Metropolitan Police department should be under the control of the Mayor, not the Sheriff. And despite Mayor Bart Peterson’s $2.5 million […]
A battle is getting ready to brew in the Indiana General Assembly, but it’s not one that you will see on the floor. It is one that if fought as intense as I think it will be, there will be a lot of personal, private and potentially embarrassing information “coming out” about some Indiana lawmakers. […]
The President will give his State of the Union address tonight. The pundits and newsmakers say it is important because this will be his first State of the Union with a Democratic-controlled Congress. Although the speech is important, I don’t think many people will take it seriously or pay much attention to it. Look at […]
Although 99% of Central Indiana was paying attention to the Colts, some of us are dorks and still followed the goings on of local government. In the past few days both Democrats Sherron Franklin and Jackie Nytes have both sent out formal word that they are running for re-election for their Council seats. It looks […]
