My Democratic friends are throwing some criticism at Indianapolis Greg Ballard saying he has failed to speak out on the problems facing IMPD. In a news release put out today Marion County Democrats stated… “Since the arrests of nine public safety employees including police officers the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is in turmoil and Mayor […]
Has the Center Township Assessor been listening to Judas Priest lately? You could make the argument that Eugene Akers has. As citizens have been going in to appeal their property tax assessments, Akers’ office has been handing out political literature telling them to vote against transferring the Township Assessor’s duties to the County Assessor. I […]
It looks like Taxpayer’s Party Gubernatorial candidate John Waterman is out before he was ever really in. My good friend Brian Howey is reporting that Waterman was far from the 33,000 signatures he needed to get on the ballot. Waterman ran on a platform of repealing property taxes. Oh well.
As Marion County residents line up this week to pay their property tax reconciliation bills , I spoke to some area officials to get their take on the subject… Governor Mitch Daniels The reassessment was more fair than what homeowners were paying before. Homeowners would have been paying what businesses should have been paying. People […]
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita says nearly two-thirds of the state’s mortgage brokers didn’t bother to take a standardized license exam as required by law. The General Assembly passed the law last year to toughen requirement for brokers. Rokita says out of the 950 licensed brokers, 639 never bothered to take the exam so […]
We’ve added a new link here at Indiana Barrister to help you guys and gals make more informed decisions in this year’s Presidential election. In the links column we’ve added the website FactCheck.Org. FactCheck.Org does a very good job at keeping everyone honest at the national level. It’s a pretty useful tool, so I suggest […]
Last year more than 400 people showed up to protest their property taxes in front of the Governor’s residence on north Meridian. This year it was 50. Some of the organizers blame the weather. I think the climate had something to do with it, but not the one outside. I think for some people what […]
Another day, another murder. This one was last night at 40th and Keystone. A 24-year old man was found dead from gunshot wounds. To date there have been about 60 homicides in Indianapolis, and while overall crime is down, particularly aggravated assault, it doesn’t help when the public picks up a newspaper or turns on […]
Have a good 4th of July. Remember as we celebrate America’s birthday that it’s alright to disagree, just try not to be too disagreeable in the process.
Indiana Republicans are hailing a new poll of 1,000 likely voters showing incumbent Governor Mitch Daniels with a 14-point lead over Democratic challenger Jill Long Thompson. Here are some of the highlights… Daniels leads JLT 50-36 percent. Daniels’ approval rating is 55-33 percent. JLT’s is 31-17 . Daniels leads JLT 47-40 amongst voters who voted […]
