In looking for someone to lead the City-County Council, Republicans have picked someone who was on the Council when they were last in the Majority.  Decatur Township’s Bob Cockrum will assume the mantle of Council President.   Newcomer Kent Smith will serve as Vice-President.  Lincoln Plowman will be Majority Leader and Ryan Vaughn will serve as […]

I told you there was a “Civil War” getting ready to brew in the Marion County Democratic party.  The first battle will occur at the City-County Council over the position of Minority Leader.  City-County Council President Monroe Gray is not accepting any responsibility  for the Election Day defeat his party suffered and will try to hold onto […]

You guys have no idea about how long I have been waiting to write that headline with exclamation points. With respect to last week’s local election results that swept Republicans in Indianapolis into the Mayor’s office and control of the City-County Council, I figured if one party lost either slot there would be infighting and […]