In case any of you ever wondered what happened to the idea of a debate between Amos Brown and me over government consolidation and it’s impact on the African-American community, here’s the e-mail response my friend Amos recently gave tax activist Melyssa Donaghy… I’m in receipt of your e-mails concerning a recent op-ed in the […]
I’ve got some work to do today, so I’ll make this quick. I’ll give you some topics to chat about. Feel free to discuss… Should Indiana follow the lead of some other states and NOT take the economic stimulus money? Should the Indiana House pass a one-year budget or go back to a two-year? Is […]
The pro-township forces keep telling me that township government is important because it’s the government closest to the people. Maybe someone should tell that to the Franklin Township Trustee Terry Royalty. I’m told he’s been on vacation in Florida since October and apparently this tends to be an annual trip. Now I should be surprised, […]
Want to know what the city of Indianapolis would like to spend economic stimulus on? Click here. The total cost, $268,323,010.
The Indiana Senate by a vote of 28-22 passed legislation that would allow cities and towns to install cameras at intersections to catch drivers who run red lights. The cameras would photograph rear plates and the tickets issued could not be more than $100. Proponents say it will save lives and free up police. My […]
Proponents of township government may be basking the glow of “victories” at the Statehouse Wednesday they can’t be so oblivious as to deny the inevitable? Can they deny property tax caps are coming? Can they deny declining property values that will negatively impact their tax base? Can they deny the bad economy will likely impact […]
There are a lot of things in this world which I never thought I would see. Barack Obama as President. O. J. Simpson in jail. And Republican State Senator Mike Young of Indianapolis vote to raise taxes on Marion County residents, but that’s pretty much what he did today in the Senate Local Government Committee. […]
The Marion County townships with fire departments and no plans to consolidate do have a plan to deal with the impending shortfall due to property tax caps, it’s called raise taxes. Pike, Wayne, Decatur, Franklin and Lawrence are facing millions in shortfalls when the property tax caps kick in fully in 2010. Although some have […]
Here are some little things to report this morning. I’ll be at the Statehouse later with more updates… City officials say they may be able to save a couple million in interest payments on Lucas Oil Stadium due to refinancing which can help them get a little closer to plugging the $43 million operational […]
Indiana lawmakers took their first major step today toward passing a budget. By a vote of 14-9, the House Ways and Means Committee passed a one-year spending plan totaling $14.5 billion. The budget includes more than $308 million in new spending; most of which goes for education which was not included in Governor Daniels’ budget and $26 […]
