I spoke with Governor Mitch Daniels briefly yesterday. He says the Commission headed by former Governor Joe Kernan and Chief Justice Randall Shepard will come out next week with its list of recommendations to reform local government in Indiana. Daniels says the report will be early and will be the third component to reforming local government […]
For those of you driving today, this morning is actually worse than yesterday. While the roads are clearer in some places, but they are deceivingly clear. The black ice is making traveling a pain in the butt in some places. I always tell people to slow down and not drive too fast for conditions. You […]
There’s been a lot of speculation about who will run for the 7th Congressional District when a special election is called to replace incumbent Julia Carson who has been diagnosed with termnial lung cancer. I’ve written about possible Democratic contenders and after doing some checking, here’s my list of possible Republican contenders. Former U.S. Attorney […]
We’re all paying attention to the weather this morning, but I have my eye on something taking place tonight. The City-County Council’s Public Safety Committee is taking up an ordinance to spend more than seven million dollars of your hard earned money. It’s supposed to be for “public safety” but the ordinance doesn’t spell out exactly […]
My good friend and former Indianapolis Star editorial writer RiShawn Biddle has a thought-provoking piece today on the legacy of 7th District Congresswoman Julia Carson. It’s on the American Spectator’s website. It makes for very interesting reading.
There’s nothing like getting back into town, throwing all your stuff on the floor, running to the suburbs where dinner is waiting and running all the way back downtown to cover city hall. There was a lot of stuff tonight, so here it is. Republicans announced their committee leadership team. Public Safety – Ryan Vaughn, […]
You might recall how I equated the process to succeed outgoing Congresswoman Julia Carson to that of the queen passing and the subsequent royal family jockeying for position. Well if anyone tells you there is no positioning going on they are lying to your face. For right now it looks like for the major players […]
A coalition of Indiana farmers, labor and faith leaders are protesting a NAFTA-style agreement with Peru that the U.S. Senate will debate next week. They say NAFTA and similar free trade agreements have been responsible for the loss of thousands of American jobs. I agree jobs have been lost, but jobs have also been gained. […]
Apparently my charming personality and rapier wit have become lost on Black Democrats in Marion County. I don’t know why they hate me but they have really stepped things up. From outgoing City-County Council Attorney Aaron Haith calling me the grandson of Willie Lynch, to State Representative Bill Crawford defending him. And State Representative Vanessa Summers […]
My fellow blogger Gary Welsh at Advance Indiana is throwing some pretty heavy criticism at the Julia Carson campaign for playing coy with her health and not being up front with the voters about her health. Welsh cites and an RTV 6 interview with Jonathan Baily, Carson’s minister… The Rev. Jonathan Baily said he was with […]
