I just got back from covering this morning’s Marion County Democratic rally at party headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. It’s always interesting to be in a place where you are arguably the most hated man in the room because of what you do for a living, and the even sadder part is that it’s people who […]
“My philosophy as a state legislator is based on something said by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘Cowardice asks, “Is it safe?” Vanity asks, “Is it popular?” Expedience asks, “Is it politic?” But conscience asks, “Is it right?” ” There comes a time when a person must do something, not because it is safe or […]
Your property tax rebate check is in the mail, but if you’re in Marion County you won’t get it until next year. The Department of Local Government and Finance has certified more than $300 million in tax rebate checks. Marion County taxpayers will get more than $51 million. Hamilton County will receive more than $14 […]
I attended the news conference this afternoon at Kennedy-King Park. The news was pretty straight-forward. The fun part was what happened afterwards. I’ll have a link up here tomorrow for you. I won’t go into much detail, but tune in here tomorrow after 10 a.m. and I’ll have the full details. It will be priceless.
The word on the street this morning is that I am to be the subject of a news conference at Kenndy-King Park at 17th and Broadway. Some “community leaders” are supposed to talk about “issues that threaten to divide our city.” From what I’ve been able to gather this will be about, in part, two […]
Indianapolis Star Editorial writer Rishawn Biddle was fired this afternoon for comments seen as racially charged that appeared in his blog Expresso. Sources inside the Star say Biddle’s job as a columnist was to bring the community together, but instead divided it when he criticized a number of Black Politicians in Marion County. Those comments […]
For those of who missed me this morning, I was over at the Indiana Tax Court listening to arguments involving one the recent lawsuits over property taxes. The main issue I was following was the 65-percent increase in the Marion County income tax. The plaintiffs argued the tax was passed illegally because then City-County Councilor […]
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a lawsuit challenging prayers delivered in the Indiana General Assembly. The Court did not rule on the substance of the case, but instead procedural matters. It said the plaintiffs in the case did not have standing to sue because they could not point to a significant legislative […]
I’ve just finished reading Peterson Plan III, incumbent Mayor Bart Peterson’s plan for the next four years. Having followed the Mayor closely for the past year, there isn’t much new in it. Many of the themes he’s talked about: property taxes, neighborhood building and economic development are nothing new. The Mayor did hit a salient […]
Addition by Subtraction I saw 73 new police recruits get sworn in Monday. I always welcome new police officers but we aren’t adding any new officers, because they will replace the 70-75 officers who will retire at the end of the year. The department has managed to add more officers on the street by moving […]
