The latest polls on Indiana’s U.S. Senate race and Secretary of State’s race are revealing some bad news for Democrats. According to the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics, if the election were held today Dan Coats would return to the U.S. Senate and Charlie White (at least for now) would be Indiana’s next Secretary […]
After spending the evening covering another Indianapolis budget vote, I am now convinced more than ever that now is the perfect time for a grown-up conversation about local government and finance. I say this for a couple of reasons. First, the general public is woefully ignorant about how government finances actually work. Second, the property […]
Next Tuesday Hoosiers will go to the ballot and vote on a number of state, federal and local races. They will also vote on putting property tax caps into the State Constitution. The formula is pretty simple; the amendment would cap residential, rental and commercial property taxes to one, two and three-percent of the property’s […]
My wife and I are in Chicago today for a long overdue trip to see my parents, however today is one of those days I really do wish I would have stayed in Indianapolis. As we get to the end of the campaign, the rumor spins wildly out of control. Some are just ridiculous. Some […]
The curse of an election season that has a lot of focus on the national climate as well as control of the Indiana House of Representatives is that it’s real easy for a lot of candidates to get lost in the shuffle. If you want to know what I mean, I’m talking about the races […]
We interrupt our daily political coverage to talk about something silly! Let me see if I understand this. The Black unemployment rate in Indianapolis is about 20 percent. More than 1,600 students could not attend IPS schools because they didn’t have proof of shots. Blacks are disproportionately more impacted by crime, poverty and foreclosures. And […]
Indianapolis City officials are announcing a new parking deal with ACS. One they say will be a better deal for the city and address concerns by critics of the original proposal. The original 50-year deal would have paid the city $35 million up front and some revenue sharing, however the deal would be binding for […]
“Hey, maybe you haven’t been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!” It’s not everyday I can use a quote from the 1986 film Aliens, but after talking on background with several Democrats across the state Monday, I seriously think, for the first time this election season, we could […]
More television ads are surfacing. Here’s one from Andre Carson, 7th District candidate for Congress.
Although I spend a lot of time talking to political figures from across Indiana, every once in a while I sit down and spent time with people outside of the political bubble. My criteria are they don’t have to be Ph.Ds in political science, but it helps if they pay attention to what’s going on […]
