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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.   […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]