Interesting happenings Thursday evening, by a reported vote of 125-36, Melina Kennedy won the endorsement of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police. There are at least 1600 members in the FOP. Greg Ballard won the endorsement of Spencer Moore, the father of David Moore who was killed in the line of duty. The ad is […]
Here’s a little political gossip to help get you through the day. The Cheat Sheet 8 30-2011 View more documents from IndianaBarrister
I’m trying a little experiment this weekend. Indulge me. The Cheat Sheet 8 27-2011 View more documents from IndianaBarrister
The Indianapolis Mayoral race is focusing on jobs with both Greg Ballard and Melina Kennedy staking out their positions. Melina has tried to argue that Indianapolis has lost 35,000 since Ballard took office, although she told WIBC the number was 21,000 jobs. The Mayor, who unveiled his job plan today, has argued the city has […]
Indianapolis Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy sent out a second mailer this week.* She continues to push education, although the Mayor has a limited role in education in the city. I did notice something in her mailer, when she talks about failing schools she is referring only to Indianapolis Public Schools, not the township, charters […]
I’m trying something a little different today on Indiana Barrister. Instead of writing out thoughts I’m recording them for playback. I’ve had a lot of people tell me they want to hear what I have to say in the mornings (I recommend something else), so we’re going to give this a shot and see what […]
As you know I recently posted the overall crime stats for the City of Indianapolis. Although crime was slightly down in almost every area, the city saw an increase in aggravated assaults from 2009 to 2010. The number went from 5,271 to 5,726. Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy has used those figures to argue the […]
I wasn’t planning to blog again until Monday, but never let it be said a little thing like an out-of-state trial would stand in the way of me picking up lots of gossip, rumor and blatant political innuendo. You know you all have been waiting for it, so here we go… Last week’s debt ceiling […]
Believe it or not, every time I hear Melina Kennedy offer up a plan I usually hope it is something that will be rooted in logic and reason. I mean after all, even a broken clock is right twice a day. So when I showed up to her news conference Thursday morning (no I did […]
Let’s say you’re running for Mayor in a big city. And while the political demographics of the town tend to work in your favor, you still have some major challenges. For example you just polled and you found out your opponent has a double digit lead and an approval rating in the 70 percentile range. […]
