If you haven’t heard already, Tim Russert of Meet the Press died today of a heart attack. There are very few people I admired in this business at the national level, Russert was one of them. I respected the fact he was an attorney who went into politics and later news analysis. If I could […]

The word is Jill Long Thompson has chosen Southern Indiana Democrat  State Rep. Dennie Oxley (D-English) as her running mate for Lite Gov.  I called Oxley last week to confirm this, but my call didn’t get returned.  He and I have a good working relationship and he is very personable.  I just wonder what took […]

That didn’t take long.  Those tax protestors are making a comeback.  Outraged by reconciliation bills, they are planning a 4th of July protest in front of the Governor’s residence on North Meridian.  The rally is being led by Andy Horning, Libertarian candidate for Governor.  In an e-mail to supporters Horning writes “…this time, we’re not […]

Republican State Senator John Waterman of Shelburn is announcing his third-rate, (uh third-party) bid for Governor.  I can’t say I’m too familiar with Waterman except for the fact that he reminds me of a character from “SOAP” especially with his sideburns and jackets. I do want to offer him this little bit of advice.  Waterman […]

There are a couple polls worth talking about this morning in the Indiana Governor’s race. The Jill Long Thompson camp has just released a poll showing Mitch Daniels with an overall 7-point lead in the Governor’s race. The poll shows Daniels leading 43-36, with 21 percent undecided. The poll also shows Hoosiers are split 43-43 […]

I’ve got some more details to report on the property tax reconciliation bills that you are getting in the mail this week.  Marion County Treasurer Mike Rodman says while 90 percent of taxpayers will see a lower bill, it won’t be by much.  In Washington Township some tax bills only dropped by $7, while others […]

If you thought the floods and rains that hit south central Indiana were bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Marion County lawmakers got a briefing tonight on the property reconciliation bills that are going out this week and when it’s all said and done homeowners will wish their property was under 10 feet of water. […]

As Indiana deals with some of the worst flooding in nearly 100 years, here are some things to ponder. 1.  Hoosiers who don’t have flood insurance; some who didn’t live on a flood plain and others who tried to get flood insurance, but it wasn’t offered in their area. 2.  As waters recede, the potential […]

As Indiana deals with some of the worst flooding in decades, I have to give credit to state and local responders for “keeping their heads above water” in all this. There is a lot of good coordination taking place across the state and last I checked there was only one fatality and one person missing (keep […]

A lot of water, no casualties so far as parts of Indiana continue to deal with flooding after heavy rains over the past 24 hours. Governor Mitch Daniels has declared a state of emergency in Johnson and Morgan Counties. He says both state police and the National Guard have been responding to assistance. And even […]