The Coats campaign just put out a news release saying they are going up on the air tomorrow and plan to be there through the primary. You can see the ad below.

I’ve been taking a look at the city’s homicide rates lately.  So far, Indianapolis is at 35 murders.  The official number is 36, however I don’t count police action shootings.   Out of the 35 murders, 30 were male, 14 were identified as African-American,  15 were under 30 and in almost all cases the murder weapon […]

My patience for most local government in Indiana has pretty much run dry and two recent stories highlight that.  The Marion County Public Library has designated several libraries to close because of shrinking property tax revenue.  In addition, Marion County local governments are slated to lose about $79 million due to tax caps.  And every […]

The following is an analysis of the second U.S. Senate GOP debate that took place Saturday at IUPUI.  It was hosted, in part, by Hoosier Access.  It was written by Josh Gillespie. ****** Between Abdul’s debate on Thursday at the War Memorial and the Hoosier Access debate on Saturday at IUPUI, you probably didn’t think […]

After enjoying an awesome Saturday with the lovely Mrs. Shabazz, it’s time to get back to the political mill and post all my gossip, rumor and blatant innuendo that’s worth repeating.   The latest bit of news comes from the Republican race for the U.S. Senate. The Southern Indiana blog Hoosier Advocate is posting what it […]

So who wins a debate when the candidates all pretty much say the same thing?  That was my biggest question walking away from Thursday’s debate at the Indiana War Memorial of the five Republican candidates vying for the U.S. Senate. On most matters, Dan Coats, Richard Behney, Don Bates, Jr., Marlin Stutzman and John Hostettler […]

I’m finishing up some last minute details for today’s debate of the Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate primary at the Indiana War Memorial. The pre-debate show begins at 3 p.m. while the actual debate runs from 4-5:30 p.m.  We’ll be streaming at our station’s website and you can catch audio and video at www.wxnt.com. […]

The last 24 hours have reminded me of the old saying  “may you live to see interesting times.”    Because looking at the lay of the political landscape here in Indianapolis, the times are interesting and Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi is at ground zero. Republican candidate Mark Massa called on Brizzi to resign.  Brizzi called […]

Marion County Prosecutor Republican candidate Mark Massa said today incumbent Carl Brizzi should step down due the recent controversies surrounding the office.  Below is Brizzi’s full response. I am shocked and surprised by today’s event, which appears to be politically motivated. I learned of the news conference by the Republican candidate for Marion County Prosecutor […]

I pose that question in conjunction with the latest news regarding Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi. Brizzi, who has already ready come under fire for relationship with embattled financier Tim Durham and questions regarding his support for the early release a woman whose father donated to his campaign, now finds a new controversy at his […]