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Morning Update

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

I’m at the Statehouse this morning waiting on the Senate to do a vote on tax caps.  Here’s some good political news I’ve managed to pick up so far. The Indiana State Teacher’s Association unveiled a plan this morning they say will make state budget cuts to education unnecessary.  It calls on school districts to […]

Poll Watching

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

With a hours to go before Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels delivers his State of the State address, a new poll shows that he and property tax caps are getting high marks from Hoosiers. The poll commissioned by the Indiana Association of Realtors shows Daniels total approval rating at 65 percent, while only 29 percent disapprove […]

The Dream Is Still Alive

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Special Ed

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Just when you thought you had all the information you needed on something, more good gossip comes along.  This time it involves Libertarian City-County Council member Ed Coleman. Coleman apparently was part of the attempted coup Monday night to defeat Ryan Vaughn as Council President.  What’s funny about that is I discovered that Republicans were […]

Look Left

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

While most Marion County politicos were watching County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi not run for a third term and Helen Marchal announce her candidacy, there was some interesting movement on the Democratic side of the equation. Candidate David Orentlicher filed paperwork showing he had more than $183,000 in cash on hand in his race for prosecutor.   […]

Money in the Bank

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Although the filing deadline isn’t until Wednesday,  January 20, some 2010 candidates have already filed their annual financial reports.   Here’s a snapshot of some of them… County Prosecutor David Orentlicher Raised – $184,200. Spent – $448.00 On hand – $183,751. Greg Bowes Raised – $7,167 Spent – $2,636 On hand – $4,531 Terry Curry No […]

Brizzi Not Seeking Third Term

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

The third time will not be a charm for Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.   Brizzi informed me a few moments ago that he would not seek a third term in office. Running instead will be Brizzi’s Chief of Staff  Helen Marchal, who has spent 12 years in the office as a prosecutor.   She is resigning […]

State of the City Redux

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Here is the actual audio from the State of the City address as well comments from the Mayor afterwards and reaction from some members of the audience.   Ballard State of the City Address – 1 Ballard State of the City Address – 2 Ballard State of the City Address – 3 Ballard State of the […]

State of the City

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard delivered a “bricks and mortar” speech in his third State of the City address to the citizens of Indianapolis. The speech, delivered at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, focused on the Mayor’s accomplishments in addressing city needs for the past two years and also spelled out where he wanted to take […]

Pay to Play

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Franklin Township Schools are looking at charging students to play sports as a way to shore up its budget shortfall. According my friends over at Fox 59, the school board is trying to cut nearly $7 million from its budget. The district is already looking at cutting more than 50 teaching positions and requiring students […]