As much as I like Mayor Bart Peterson personally, his act is starting to wear a little thin. An ordinance has been introduced to eliminate take home cars for non-public safety city county employees. It was sponsored by several city-county Councilors. I have never understood why the ordinance was necessary because most of the departments […]

A good friend in broadcasting is calling it quits on Monday. Fellow broadcaster Jeff Pigeon of WIBC is leaving his job Monday. Despite whatever is taking place on Monument Circle, Jeff is a good guy and good broadcaster. We shared numerous cocktails downstairs at Nicki Blaines in the evenings but still managing to make it […]

Anyone who has ever watched “Star Trek; The Next Generation” knows that title is the standard line of the Borg, a cyborg-race of creatures who assimilate other cultures. I use that line to describe the excluded cities of Marion County. I moderated the city of Lawrence mayoral candidate’s forum last night. They addressed a number […]

There are a couple of interesting stories this morning out of the townships that are reflective of the current political climate here in Indiana. A plan is being floated amongst the Indiana Assessor’s Association to consolidate (yes, you read that correctly) all the assessor offices across the state and put them under the Indiana Department […]

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case involving Indiana’s Voter ID law. The law requires voters show a government picture ID before they vote. State Democrats challenged the law saying it was unconstitutional and disenfranchised poor and minority voters. Republicans say it was necessary to prevent voter fraud. The court will hear […]

While most of Indiana and the rest of America is paying attention to the GM/UAW strike, there’s some union activity taking place close to home that is worth paying attention to. The local public employees union is looking for people who’ve had negative experiences with the privatization of services by FSSA. Privatization has been an […]

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels says if he gets his way, many changes are coming to Indiana’s property tax structure. Speaking this weekend at a convention of Young Republicans in Indianapolis, Daniels said he would seek major and permanent changes to the property tax problem which could include a “constitutional element.” At the request of the […]

U.S. Senator Evan Bayh is expected to endorse Hilary Clinton for President later today. Apart from political junkies like myself, endorsements really don’t mean anything. Indiana hasn’t gone Democratic since 1964 so Bayh wouldn’t bring anything to the table. Just because most Hoosiers like Bayh, that affection doesn’t translate into coattails. And if Clinton was […]

I attended the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce’s Hob Nob yesterday. It is one of the premiere political events in the city. There is something about everyone who is running for office all in the same room that just makes my day. It is a room of good will and good spirits. And so in […]

My colleague Gary Welsh at Advance Indiana has an interesting post about a fundraising letter sent out by former Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Robin Winston soliciting money for Democratic City-County Council Members, In so many words, Winton says if Democrats lose control of the Council, Blacks and other minorities will suffer setbacks under Republican rule. […]