Call it either a sign of emboldenness or just plain craziness, but local Republicans are fielding a challenger against City-County Council President Monroe Gray. Local attorney Kurt Webber will announce tomorrow that he’s taking on Gray for the seat in the city’s 8th District on the near north side. Gray has come under fire for […]

I’m doing my Sunday blog reading and noticing some interesting comments in the blogsphere. They mostly have to do with Governor Mitch Daniels’ re-election bid. As you know Daniels officially announced yesterday that he was running for a second, and final, term. I personally think Daniels has been good for Indiana. He was worked to […]

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is sounding a theme of practicality over politics as he gears up for re-election. The Governor officially announces his re-election bid Saturday morning, but prior to that he sat down with reporters and pundits to talk about the past, the present and the future. Somewhat surprisingly, the Governor said that his […]

I’m working on another project today so I won’t be spending a lot of time on the blog. You are free to post your political and non-political thoughts and musings today. Just be civil. Oh, Marion County Clerk Beth has fixed the error on her website, so I have to give credit where it is […]

I think I’ve hit a nerve lately with some of the more hardcore partisans in this town. I know this because the “drive by” posts and hate e-mails have started showing up again. They will attack me personally, but never challenge me on the issues at hand. They will attack my radio show, not knowing […]

I’ve managed to cause quite a bit of stir today with my earlier post about Marion County residents facing an estimated $170 million in new taxes later this year because of government budget issues. The Mayor’s office has told me I have my facts wrong so I’ve invited them to come on the show tomorrow […]

It’s not very often that I get the opportunity to be wrong, but I was. I made a really bad mistake the other day and need to atone for it. I pride myself on giving you accurate information and offering my own perspective on local and state events and then allowing you to draw your […]

I found out recently that Marion County Clerk Beth While sent “thank you” cards to some members of the media for their fair and balanced coverage of the last election. I didn’t get one. And I thought we provided very fair and balanced coverage of the more than 3000 disenfranchised voters whose polling places never […]

Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson is asking the City-County Council to raise taxes to pay for public safety. The Mayor is asking the Council to take advantage of new revenue enhancement measures passed by the General Assembly this year and increase local taxes. Under the plan, the Council would adopt a Local Option Income Tax (LOIT) […]

Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson is commissioning a manpower study to see how many officers are needed for the new department. The study will be done by Indiana University. The department acknowledged it was short 53 officers back in March, however an internal document revealed at least 120 vacancies in street patrol officers. A spokesman […]