To put it mildly, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson has not had the best of weeks.  As a matter of fact when you really put the rubber to the road, her biggest moment has been winning the May primary and you could argue it’s been all downhill from there. Fifty something days to go […]

Here are my 9-11 questions of the day. Are we safer? Is 9-11 becoming a distant memory, as opposed to a real event? How do you think it will impact George W.’s legacy as President? What’s the best way to win the war on terror? Feel free to pontificate after taking a moment to reflect […]

Saying he wanted to “trim the fat and cut to the bone,”  Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson tonight submitted a new budget request to the City-County Council, $19 million smaller than his original. Anderson’s original budget request was more than $111 million.  The most recent was nearly $93 million.  While still $7 million more than […]

Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson takes his budget before the City-Council Public safety Committee. Anderson will likely argue against proposed cuts today, saying they will harm public safety and result in early releases from the jail. Of course this is also the same Sheriff whose original budget request was $111 million.  It’s $86 million now. […]

Here’s one of the latest ads from the McCain campaign.  It’s not bad, but I have to wonder if they are running against Democrats or Republicans?  Enjoy.

As I sit here with martini in hand and cigar in mouth I am wondering what was going through the heads of my Democratic City-County Council friends during last night’s meeting. Reportedly they met with County Chairman Ed Treacy prior to the Council meeting.  According to my sources, Treacy encouraged them to do what they […]

After sitting for an hour and listening to the arts community cry bloody murder about proposed cuts in funding, I decided to go check and see how much they actually get from the taxpayers.  Back in May the City-County Council passed an ordinance giving the arts groups more than $1.5 million.  Here’s a breakdown of what each […]

It looks like the Marion County Township Assessors will get a few more months to hold on to their jobs.  City-Council President Bob Cockrum told me tonight that funding for the township assessors will be restored. Mayor Greg Ballard had hoped to save $3 million by eliminating the funding to the offices, however Cockrum said […]

If Monday night’s Indianapolis City-County Council meeting was any indication, this going to be a long two weeks toward getting a budget done. Monday was the public hearing so the public got to speak.  Most of them complained about cuts to arts programs.  I can honestly say there were more people there than usual. The […]

Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson says contrary to some Internet and broadcast reports, rumors of her campaign’s demise in Southern Indiana are grossly exaggerated. JLT was responding to Internet news stories and plain old fashion rumor-mongering that her campaign is cutting back and has no real presence in Southern Indiana, a crucial part of the […]