The race for Marion County Prosecutor is going to be a political junkie’s dream. You have two sharp lawyers who aren’t going to give an inch when fighting for media’s attention. Democratic candidate Melina Kennedy proposes an ordinance calling for sex offenders to stay out of parks and public playgrounds. The Carl Brizzi Camp passes […]

One Statehouse Democrat is coming out in favor of Governor Mitch Daniels’ Major Moves plan. State Senator Glen Howard of Indianapolis is the first, and probably only, Marion County Democrat to say he will vote for the plan. Howard told me he likes Major moves because it means badly need road and construction jobs for […]

I am told Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson met with seven of the nine Marion County township trustees recently to work out some sort of compromise on his Indy Works, part deux proposal. The Mayor tried to sell taking over the township fire departments, but giving the townships a role in a new board to craft […]

Marion County Democrats met Saturday morning at the State Fairgrounds to nominate their candidates for the 2006 elections. They were mostly uncontested and will present some pretty interesting races in the Fall. Melina Kennedy, the very sharp candidate for County Prosecutor, told the audience the other party will say and do anything to get elected […]

Felix and Oscar, Whitney and Bobby, Mitch and Bart, which is the odder couple? The Governor of Indiana and Mayor of Indianapolis held a joint news conference this week calling on the legislature to pass Hometown Matters, a plan that would give local governments more taxing options in exchange for lower property taxes. The two […]

I spent yesterday covering two major political events here in town. The Indiana House of Representatives vote on Major Moves and the announcement by former Deputy Mayor Melina Kennedy that she will challenge Carl Brizzi for Marion County Prosecutor. In both cases I found myself somewhat confused at what I was seeing. On the House […]

The Evansville Courier and Press‘s headline article today reads, “Ellsworth to test Hostettler: Sheriff joins race for 8th District congressman.” Indiana’s 8th Congressional district, typically one of the most competitive in the country, will once again see a “bloody” battle between two formidable contenders. The young, attractive Brad Ellsworth has as good of a shot […]

If the folks who oversee the Central Library Renovation Project are expecting an increase in taxes to pay for the project they may want to spend the next couple months trying toconvince at least two Republicans to vote “yes.” Library officials Monday went before the City-County Council Municipal Corporations Committee (which oversees their budget) to […]

Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. The point of that old saying is that sometimes getting what you have always wanted can turn out to be more hassle than it’s worth. Just look at any Twilight Zone episode. The Indiana General Assembly is on the verge of getting something it […]

The Indianapolis Star reports today the expansion of the Central Library is overdue and over budget. Brendan O’Shaughnessy writes the library is more than two years behind schedule and now the board wants $45 million in additional money to finish it. The library project has been plagued with cost overruns and project delays. My solution, […]