Tomorrow’s scheduled committee vote on a hotel tax as part of the state-city plan to address the the Capitol Improvement Board $47 million deficit may not take place until next Tuesday. The measure is slated for a hearing by the Rules & Policy Committee, however Chairman Bob Lutz says some committee members may need more […]
File this one under some people just don’t get it. An Indianapolis woman is upset that flyers have gone up in her neighborhood labelling her 17-year old son “dangerous.” Now at first glance you might think the woman had a point until you realize her sone has been arrested 22 times over the last three […]
When I twittered Friday night that two GOP Ward Chairman had been fired as Ward chairman (Liz Karlson and Chris Smith) I figured it would cause a tempest in a teacup type stir in the blogosphere even though most people in real life would care less because of the total inside baseball nature of the […]
I went to the post office today to pick up passport applications for my fiance and me; we honeymoon in St. Martin later this year. While there, I was reading through some paperwork and noticed something all the people who keep harping on this Barack Obama birth certificate nonsense, might want to check. The current […]
A couple items popped up on my radar screen Wednesday that probably didn’t get much attention in the local media, so here they are now. Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson is reportedly rebuilding his office’s gang unit and traffic branch. I’m confused as to why Anderson is doing this. Most of his enforcement duties […]
Okay, time for the analysis and breakdown of the Scott Schneider victory. There were a number of factors in play in addition to hard work and communicating with PCs. Here’s my interpretation of them. Time! Normally candidates have about 30 days to get organized. Because of the special session, Schneider had a lot more […]
Scott Schneider is now the new State Senator for District 30. He won 61-38. Schneider
Public Safety Director Scott Newman officially resigned this afternoon. Mark Renner, Deputy Public Safety Director, will fill in the interim. Newman will head up a search committee to find his replacement. You can hear the audio below. mayor-ballard-newman
Precint committeemen in Indiana State Senate District 30 will gather tonight to select a replacement for former State Senator Teresa Lubbers who went to chair the state’s higher Education Commission. The nominees for her spot are current City-County Councilor Ryan Vaughn, former City-County Councilor Scott Schneider, former State Representative John Ruckleshaus and attorney Chris Douglas. […]
Quite a few items from city hall tonight. Here they are… Public Safety Director Scott Newman reportedly is stepping down later this week. Sources say the reasons are health-related. Newman has Parkinson’s Disease. A measure that would have banned panhandling at city intersections will have to wait for another meeting to pass. It only mustered […]
