I got some more tax information from the Governor’s budget office today. Marion County lost almost $80 million when the inventory tax was phased out. And since the City-County Council failed to pass the CEDIT (County Economic Development Income Tax) to offset some of the loss, you’re staring down a tax increase of almost Biblical […]

I just got some shocking information from the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget. Marion County got nearly $330 million in property tax subsidies in 2006 from the state of Indiana. That means this government would have cost you an extra $329 million had it not been for the state picking up part of the […]

I’ve seen tax bills increase from 1 percent to more than 200 percent as tax bills have started hitting the doorsteps. But some of you have wanted to know about local governments and their spending. Overall, Marion County spending is up 10 percent or $131 million more of your money. But that’s an average. Here’s […]

We all know about the disaster that is hitting Marion County taxpayers, but it would be nice to know just how bad it is. You can e-mail me at abdul@newstalk1430.com. Let me know how much your assessment increased as well as your bill. I want to talk about this next week. Someone has to start […]

Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson is asking the Governor to call a special session of the General Assembly to solve Marion County’s property tax problems. Talking to reporters and pundits this afternoon the Mayor said Marion County residents are facing massive property tax increases and Indiana lawmakers should help solve that problem. The Mayor wants the […]

Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson says he wants to put more than 100 new officers on the street, however I’m learning that the Administration was planning to do this a few months ago. Sources tell me IMPD is planning to make up 200 conditional offers of employment to applicants who are going through the screening stage, […]

Mayor Bart Peterson’s staff this evening gave a briefing to representatives of the city’s neighborhood groups about what “Hizzoner” plans to detail in his speech tomorrow regarding public safety and city finances. Although the Mayor’s people kept a lot of information close to their vest they did admit there was a police shortage according to […]

Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson is holding a news conference tomorrow to make a major announcement regarding the future of crime fighting and financial stability in Indianapolis. If you will allow me to engage in some freely admitted speculation, I would not be surprised if the Mayor announces he’s going to take that some of the […]

U.S Senator Dick Lugar tonight called for the nation to take a major course change in Iraq in order to achieve success. In a live speech on the Senate floor and posted on the Senator’s website, Lugar said the current surge is not working and the United States runs the risk of failure in Iraq […]

I caught a lot of flack a couple weeks ago when I wrote that Marion County residents were going to have to pay about $170 million in new taxes because property tax increases, Mayor Bart Peterson’s public safety tax and increases in the county option income tax. I was told I was wrong. I was […]