This is my last post before I get out of town, dammit! Something has been bothering me all day. I don’t understand how up to 200 poll inspectors decided not to show up for work today. In the past, at best ,10 percent of the inspectors don’t show. Usually it’s because someone is ill, or […]
I was supposed to be back in Springfield this afternoon, but instead I spent the day running around Marion County following up on voter problems. We all know this morning was a disaster. One hundred and seventy-five inspectors didn’t show up. A lot of polls didn’t open on time. A number of people didn’t get […]
I’m taking a few days off after Tuesday’s primary. I’m going home to tend to a few things. I’ll be back on Monday. Emjoy the rest of your week.
I attended the Indiana State Democrat Annual Dinner last night, much to the surprise of a few folks. U.S. House Majority Steny Hoyer was the keynote speaker and the crowd was very receptive to the usual cast of characters, Bart Peterson, Pat Bauer, Julia Carson, Evan Bayh, etc. Also getting warm regards were new Congressmen […]
City-County Council Democrats may find themselves in the awkward position this election year of having to vote for a tax increase. Mayor Bart Peterson told me last night at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner that he will need all of the new taxing authority granted to him by the legislature to help pay for Indianapolis’ budget problems. […]
This has not been one of Mayor Bart Peterson’s better weeks. He lost Indy Works in the Legislature. There were massive traffic jams downtown during a motivational seminar during morning rush hour earlier this week. News broke that IFD bounced a check. And now A Shelby County Judge has ruled there’s no issue that Marion […]
City fire officials asked me and a reporter from the Indianapolis Star into their office today to talk about a bounced check. It was for $239.00 to Lowes. It seems odd that a city with a budget of $534 million could ever kite a check. Now granted Indianapolis’ bond rating has been dropped and I […]
Believe it or not, I actually do enjoy news conferences. I was at Alberto Gonzales’ on the west side of Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon. As you know he announced $2.5 million in crime fighting grants for Indianapolis. During the event, Gonzales said the city’s rising crime rate last year was one of the reasons it got […]
I was teaching up in Carmel tonight and on the way back to my downtown apartment, I stopped by 300 East. I had a jack and diet and talked to the visiting chef who I knew. It was a real nice place and pleasant atmosphere. It was quiet so I’ll have to come back on […]
The fallout from the Legislature’s failure to pass Indy Works could be even more far-reaching than originally anticipated. Both the recently agreed to contracts for the city’s police and fire fighter’s unions were both tied to the passage of Indy Works and the Mayor having a public financing plan to pay for public safety. City […]
