Is SB 1 DOA?
At least one GOP effort to thwart Mayor Bart Peterson’s plan to consolidate local government maybe dead. State Sen. Mike Young’s SB 1, better known as “Indy Works Better Together” would consolidate local government by turning more power back over to the townships. The bill was already facing an uncertain future in the Senate and now State Rep. Phil Hinkle (R-Indianapolis) told me Wednesday that the bill would be virtually dead on arrival in the House. Hinkle says there is little support among the House lawmakers he’s spoken with to take up the issue. Stay tuned…
