Since it’s Presidents Day, I’m taking a little break from blogging. I’ll be back tomorrow with some interesting results regarding Legislative surveys and township government. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the findings. Enjoy the day and go buy a mattress or something. And the just for the record, my favorite past Presidents […]
In a rare joint blogging venture I asked Chris Worden of Indy’s Painfully Objective Political Analysis to tag team with me in covering the local slating conventions of both the Marion County Democratic and Republican parties. He hung out with the Democrats while I was with the GOP. His comments appear right after mine. *********** […]
It’s a good thing I gave my wife her Valentine’s Day presents yesterday, because I have a lot of things to follow this weekend. Marion County Assessor Greg Bowes is formally announcing his candidacy for County Prosecutor this morning. He plans to run against the slate. Not to be outdone, former City-County Councilor Ron Gibson […]
While interviewing Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Coats on the radio yesterday, I had a flashback to the 2004 U.S. Senate race in my home state of Illinois. I was doing the same talk show/political commentator gig and covering Alan Keyes’ entrance into the race against then U.S. Senator Barack Obama. During a news conference […]
A new study by Ball State University gives creedance to anyone who thinks the minimum wage is a bad idea. The study shows that more than half a million jobs have been lost over the past 10 years because of minimum wage increases. Anyone who has ever run a business knows that when the minimum […]
Although things have quieted down over at the Indiana General Assembly, there are still some bills of interest worth paying attention to, one of which deals with the start of school. Last week the Senate approved a bill that would push the start of school back to after Labor Day in 2012 and schools would […]
Now that the Indianapolis Colts have lost the Super Bowl (31-17), I can let you know what else is on tap for this week… In the race to challenge Evan Bayh, you would think that former U.S. Senator Dan Coats was already in the race the way the ads have been popping up all over […]
Since most of you are probably more interested the Super Bowl than local issues, I’m taking a weekend hiatus from blogging. I’m also behind on my college teaching responsibilities so I’ll need the weekend to catch up. I’ll probably throw something back up late Sunday or Monday morning. Stay dry this weekend. And may the […]
Today has been an odd day to say the least. I’ve been tracking down the story regarding City-County Councilman Lincoln Plowman and his administrative leave (with pay) from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Here’s what I know so far and you can take the information for what it’s worth. Apparently the Justice Department’s Public Integrity […]
Is it my imagination or has this week just been non-stop politically?! Here’s the latest… City-County Council Member Lincoln Plowman is on administrative leave from IMPD pending an internal investigation. It’s unclear exactly what Plowman is under investigation for, but it appear its is related to his duties as a Council Member. According published reports […]
