The Obama campaign has just released their weekend travel schedule. They’re hitting Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Montana and Colorado. No Indiana, so maybe, no Evan Bayh for Vice-President?

Enjoy.  

More cops keep getting in trouble.  Two more IMPD officers are being investigated for alleged wrongdoing. 34-year old Christopher Poindexter is in trouble for reportedly filing a false police report to cover up an accident involving his fiancee sideswiping another vehicle while in his department issued car. Another officer, James Ingalss is in hot water […]

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson says she won’t break the $3.8 billion lease of the Indiana Toll Road, but she says she will try to renegotiate it if she can. Thompson made her comments by announcing she would take a second look at all of the state’s privatization contracts. She says Lt. Governor Candidate […]

I’m hearing this morning that Stuart Lowry will be named this morning as the new head of Indy Parks. Lowry, I’m told, has expierience at White River Park as Director of Family Programs. An official announcement is expected this afternoon.

I’m keeping an eye on the Barack Obama campaign today.  They’re expected to announce Barack’s VP in the next couple of days.  They’ve rented space at the Old State Capitol in my other home of Springfield for a Saturday announcement.   John McCain reportedly will announce his VP on Aug. 29.  Although a lot of people around […]

Just so you folks know, we’ve added a couple new links to Indiana Barrister.  There’s now a link on the left side of your screen so you can go through the city’s budget yourself.  We’ve also added a calender feature on the right side of the screen.  That will be for important events in our […]

One of the kindest people I’ve met during my time in Indianapolis has died. Lucuious Newsom died Monday at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove.  If you didn’t know him it was your loss. He was someone who spent time helping those in need. He and his mobile food pantry helped feed the poor, clothe […]

Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson may be crying poverty, but from an intial look at his budget someone at the Sheriff’s department likes to spend money like a drunken sailor in a Vietnamese brothel. As I told you earlier Anderson, requested a $26 million increase over last year’s budget. MCSD spent $84 million in 2007 […]

For those of you who are total geeks and want to go through the Mayor’s budget line by line, there is a copy on the city’s website.  Here you go. Happy reading.