John Marshall School Turn Around Recommendation from IndianaBarrister

As we get ready to hit the Labor Day mark of the 2012 gubernatorial race, I’ve been watching the candidates a lot more closely than I usually do.  I’ve been closely watching their speeches, reviewing their policy positions and vigorously monitoring the Internet to keep track of their comings and goings. One thing I’ve noticed […]

I am the first one to criticize Indianapolis City-Council Democrats when they drop the ball, so in fairness allow me to be the first one to offer them praise when they get it right. The Council’s  Indianapolis Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee voted 5-1 Monday night to move forward with two stalled Tax Increment Finance […]

2013 Indy Budget summary from IndianaBarrister

My colleague Matt opined this morning about the city’s budget shortfall, and why a tax increase should be an option to help close it.  I respectfully disagree with my long-time friend. As the Indianapolis City-County Council gets ready to take up Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s budget and possibly come up with an alternative plan to […]

My political gossip column, The Cheat Sheet is one-year old this weekend!  However, instead of getting presents, we’re giving you the gift of gossip, rumor and blatant innuendo!  Here’s what we have… Some scoop on John Gregg’s internal poll #s Republicans Reaching Out to Joe Donnelly SUPER PAC Attacks Indy CAN Get on your nerves […]

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s office says they did not make an error when they say they more than funded Marion County Sheriff John Layton’s budget request, despite allegations by Council Democrats to the contrary. In their news conference responding to Mayor’s budget Democrats say the Mayor erred when he said the said the Sheriff’s budget […]

Okay, it’s time for an intervention.  When I saw John Gregg’s first TV ad, I scratched my head trying to figure out what was going on.  Now I definitely think we have a problem. I ran this ad by my wife, the most apolitical person in the universe.  She has voted for Democrats, Republicans and […]

Indulge me for just a second. A long, long time ago in a school district far, far away, it was a period of civil war.  Rebel school board members, striking from their base won a victory against  an evil galactic school district. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s […]

Prop12 285 (city budget) from IndianaBarrister