If you’ve ever had any interaction with House Speaker Pat Bauer, you know it’s important to know when to read between the lines. Yesterday was one of those days. The Speaker said local governments hadn’t made the case against implementing property tax caps. He pointed out that the locals have had a year or so […]
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is entering the second half of his first term in office. And like any midterm it’s time for a grade. Overall, I give the Mayor a solid B. Listed below are some of the pluses and minuses… Pluses Crime is down six percent since 2007. The number of criminal homicides was […]
I’ve been glancing at some of the proposals being introduced in the Indiana General Assembly. Here are some of the more interesting ones. SB 18 – Ban sending a text message while driving, says nothing about reading them. SB 25 – Bans property owners from prohibiting firearms on their land if the weapon is locked […]
Indiana lawmakers are tripping over themselves to offer up ethics reform proposals. House Speaker Pat Bauer offered up a plan last year and Senate Republicans put out a proposal as well. The measures include “cooling off” periods where lawmakers would have to wait for a year or so before going to professionally lobby their former […]
Happy New Year! Here is my list of the 10 things to look at in 2010, not necessarily in any particular order. Will Republicans take the House of Representatives this November? Will any incumbent Democratic Congressman lose? How many local governments will be forced to consolidate due to tax caps and declining home value […]
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This post is a little tricky as I’ve only been hanging around Indianapolis since the Fall of 2004. But I think I’ve done enough research to fill in the gaps for the biggest news stories of the decade (although the decade doesn’t end until December 31, 2010). If I missed something, let me know. 2000 […]
As tradition dictates, it’s time for my Top 10 local news stories for 2009. 10. Proposed tougher smoking ban rises from the ashes only to be extinguished by common sense. 9. Tea parties start to form in Indiana, but most local meetings never get past talking about the Federal Reserve. Will Mike Sodrel be their […]
WARNING: If you are someone who is easily offended or overly sensitive, I suggest you skip today’s post. I’ve been doing my end of the year look at the city’s murder rate. I say murder rate because murder (an unlawful killing) is different from homicide (a killing), police action shootings and shootings done in self-defense. Unless […]
Every political pundit and news organization is putting together its list of top stories of the 2000s.* I will spare you my diatribe of how the decade doesn’t really end until next year and offer some perspective on events as well. I think I can honestly say we close out the decade the way […]
