Indiana Republicans are touting an internal poll showing incumbent Mitch Daniels with an 18-point lead over Democratic challenger Jill Long Thompson.  A survey of 500 likely voters shows Daniels leading JLT 53-35, with a margin of error of +/- 4.3%. Republicans also say Daniels’ approval rating is 60-30 favorable/unfavorable.  He’s made gains among southern Indiana […]

Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson this afternoon complained about the more than $5 million in budget cuts his office is facing in this budget. In a broadcast interview this afternoon, Anderson said he first learned about the proposed budget cuts this morning. The Sheriff’s budget went from $91.3 million to $85.7 million. Anderson disputed the […]

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Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will announce tonight that the city’s budget is balanced. The Ballard administration announced earlier this year that the city faced a $26 million shortfall. In a Sunday afternoon briefing, City Comptroller Dave Reynolds said they closed the shortfall and managed to have $4.8 million left over. The overall budget was $1.13 […]

As I sat watching some of the news coverage of former Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards and his affair, I tend to take a different approach than most. My conservative friends are already yelling about a double standard of media coverage and if John Edwards were a Republican or a Christian Minister, it would be feeding […]

I’m doing some research this morning in preparation for tomorrow night’s Mayoral Budget address. I’ve already gone over some arts funding figures, parks department numbers, and the possible privatization of the Mayor’s Action Center. But what’s really interesting is when you start moving into specific areas and certain line items. Take this one for example. […]

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson made the rounds this morning talking jobs and reform to three Indianapolis African-American organizations. Thompson addressed the Concerned Clergy, 100 Black Men and the Indiana Democratic African-American Caucus. Thompson said Indiana has lost too many jobs and needs to do more to create “green” jobs as well as assist […]

Here are some things I’ll be paying attention to this weekend. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and his staff are putting the final touches on his budget presentation for Monday night.  I’m told to look for changes in cash management practices. Barack Obama will be registering more voters this weekend. The campaign also dispute claims about […]

The city of Indianapolis is closer to having a new code of ethics for public employees. The City-County Council’s Rules and Public Policy Committee unanimously passed an ethics reform package that had been pushed by the Mayor since this past Spring. The proposal now goes to the full Council and a vote is expected on […]

More details are coming to light regarding last month’s break-in at Don’s Guns involving two teenage twins with prior records. According to Marion County Juvenile Judge Marilyn Moores the teens did have previous criminal records, but between the two of them had only been arrested five times this year, as opposed to 14. However what […]