Wednesday Wire
A few items of note to start out your morning. Take them for what they are worth and feel free to discuss any of them.
- Indiana Congressman Dan Burton has his name attached to two pieces of legislation regarding the President and that silly birth certificate issue. On the one hand, the Congressman is co-sponsoring a bill that would require candidates for federal office to show their birth certificate to prove their citizenship. On the other hand, Burton co-sponsored a House Resolution that would declare the President a natural-born citizen of the United States.
- Indianapolis City officials are cautious about a new grant that would fund 50 new police officers for the next three years. Acting Public safety mark Renner says the problem is that the city would have to keep the officers after the grants and that would put a strain on the budget.
- Republican State Senator Mike Delph may have challenger in the next election. Word is that Democrats are trying to recruit Democrat City-County Councilor Jose Evans to take on Delph in the next go around.
- Stonewall Democrats says when it comes to David Orentlicher’s race for Marion County County Prosecutor, they’re just friends. Members of the group sent out an E-vite for a fundraiser for Orentlicher. When asked if it was an endorsement, a spokesman for the group says Orentlicher has been a friend of the LGBT community and they are just expressing their gratitude and that they would be willing to hold events for prosecutor candidates as well.
- Speaking of Prosecutor’s race, there’s some talk that Marion County Democratic Chairman Ed Treacy is trying to recruit Marion County Clerk Beth White to run for Prosecutor if Linda Pence gets the appointment to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District.
- If local attorney and Capital Improvement Board irritant Paul Ogden decides to run for Mayor as he has been hinting at on his web blog, he won’t get any help from the Libertarian Party. Executive Director Chris Spangle says Ogden is a Republican and his party is about electing Libertarians.
- And here’s something you don’t hear everyday. Indianapolis may host the World Cup sometime between 2018 and 2022. Local officials say they received an inquiry about Indianapolis hosting World Cup Soccer and they plan to follow up.
