The Indianapolis City-County Council Parks and Recreation Committee tonight will hear Libertarian Ed Coleman’s proposal which would allow guns in city parks. Depsite the fact, the Mayor has already said he will veto the proposal in its current form, the Coleman proposal is running into strong headwinds from other Council members. While some members tell […]
A new report from the Mayor’s Office on Charter schools shows them making more progress overall than their traditional public school counterparts. According to the 2008-2009 Accountability Report, students at the Mayor-sponsored elementary charter schools improved on their ISTEP+ test scores by nearly 7%, compared to 1.5 % in Marion County and 1.3 % statewide. […]
What does Democratic candidate for Mayor Brian Williams have in common with Republican candidate for Sheriff Bart McAtee? Apart from both likely supporting Frank Anderson in the last race for Sheriff? They are running for those offices against the wishes of their political parties, but the similarities probably stop right there. McAtee lost county slating two […]
A few weeks ago I accepted an invitation from a local tea party group in Indianapolis. They asked me to come speak on politics and the political process and how to get involved. Normally when I go speak to a local group I usually scribble my notes shortly before going on, but this one I […]
Okay, I’m going to have to talk to you about your TPS reports. That’s a line from “Office Space” one of the greatest films of the 1990s. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, rent the movie. If you do know what I’m talking about you know a TPS Report is a total waste […]
Maybe. From the Washington Post… Daniels said Sunday that he is not taking any preliminary steps, and instead would spend the next year focused on the problems of his state. “I’ve got my hands full, trying to keep things glued together and take care of people who are sideswiped here, do the most essential things […]
I honestly don’t know whether Indiana 5th District Congressman Dan Burton has had a stroke of genius or just a stroke, but his decision not to debate his opponents for the upcoming primary is one that baffles me to no end. With the latest polling data showing his re-elects at less than 30 percent, more than […]
There are quite a few things I’ll be looking out for this week. Here are some of them. If I’m missing anything, let me know. Look for a new police chief to be named this week. My sources tell me IMPD is promoting from within and it will likely be Northwest District Commander Paul Ciesielski. […]
If Marion County Democrats plan to challenge the precinct committeemen candidtes presented by Mayoral candidate Brian Williams, they should be ready to have a fight on their hands. Williams told me Saturday that he plans to “defend and support his people for PC and they will not lack for infrastructure or resources.” He says any […]
Things keep getting more interesting in local Democratic party circles. I told you yesterday Mayoral candidate Brian Williams had more than 200 supporters file for PC slots. This morning I’m hearing that there are at least a dozen or so individuals who are running in the Democratic primary who aren’t Democrats. Some are Tea party […]
