I’ve been spending time looking out the fallout of now former City-County Council Member Patrice Abduallah’s resignation due to the fact that he did not live in his district. What is so disturbing about this is that it is turning out how many important individuals had knowledge of the problem but no one did anything […]
Marion County city officials want to know what you think about the government they’re running. If you click here, you can go to the city’s website and fill out a survey and let them know what you think is important. This will help them craft the budget. I personally think you should do it. This […]
Today has not been a great day for Marion County Democrats. City-County Council Member Patrice Abduallah formally tendered his resignation today, admitting he did not live in his district. Abduallah admitted he did not live in his district as reported here. He said he was devested at the decision, but proud to have served. Meanwhile […]
I will freely admit to engaging in some speculation right now so take this with a big grain of salt. City officials say outgoing Councilor Patrice Abduallah’s votes were valid and there is case law to prove it. They haven’t cited the cases yet, but one they may to try cite a case involving U.S. […]
Indianapolis City-County Council Member Patrice Abduallah is resigning his council seat. I reported this week that documents filed with the Marion County Clerk showed Abduallah did not live in his district, as required by law. On his way out the door Abduallah took a swipe at the media, the blogs and his own Democratic Party. […]
It’s definitely official now. District 15 City-County Councilor Patrice Abduallah doesn’t live in his district. On his declaration of candidacy filed with the Marion County Clerk Abduallah lists his address as 1144 N. Warman, which is in District 14. A district occupied by Marylin Pfisterer. The form was flied with the clerk on January 24, […]
I’m going to surprise a lot of you today by taking conservatives to task. You can pick yourself off the floor now. I have always considered my own politics best summed up as a socially progressive, capitalist pig. In other words, do what you want, just don’t ask me to pay for it. And I […]
You may have heard the story today that about 500 IPS families went to the Center Township Trustee’s office seeking poor relief so they can afford to buy school uniforms. I’m all for helping the poor, but you have to ask what have these parents been doing all summer? It’s not a new story that […]
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson says he doesn’t expect an easy road to re-election. Peterson responded to a Marion County Republican party poll which said 64 percent of voters think the County is going in the wrong direction and 53 percent want someone other than Peterson as Mayor. Peterson says he doesn’t take re-election for granted […]
I did some more checking on the residency status of City-County Council member Patrice Abdullah. His address is listed as 1144 Warman on the Council’s website and in candidate paper’s filed with the Clerk’s Office. However, that address is right on the border between District’s 14 and 15. According to the Council’s website, 1144 Warman […]
