State Senator Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) is getting ready to unveil his Lottery privatization plan. Under his proposal, which will be formally announced tomorrow, it would dedicate $600 Million to a life science fund that could be used at all Indiana public and private colleges. That fund would be overseen by the Indiana Department of Economic […]
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson is smiling today. Seven Republicans joined the House Democrats and voted for Indy Works, Part III; Fire Consolidation. The measure got out of the House by a vote of 58-39. The bill goes over to the Senate where James Merritt is reported to be the sponsor. This is the Mayor’s third […]
The Honeymoon between Republicans and Democrats officially ended the day before Valentine’s Day when Democrats blamed Republicans for failing to pass their own version of property tax relief. The measure failed 49-48. Although the bill wasn’t defeated and can still be reconsidered (it takes 51 votes to do that), Democrats blamed Republicans, although two of […]
With it being Valentine’s Day, I figured what better way to celebrate than by sending hearts or arrows to my favorite political figures. Hearts, we really like you. Arrows, you need to get it together. Hearts – Emergency road crews. Arrows – Anyone who drove yesterday who should have stayed at home. Hearts – Mike […]
We’re all keeping eye on the weather today as things could get a little hairy. In the meanwhile there are a couple issues out there worth keeping an eye on. Indiana lawmakers may take up the cigarette tax today to pay for health care. The amount I hear is 60 cents per pack. The measure […]
What started out as a raid at a local pea shake house on Indianapolis’ west side could actually be the tip of the iceberg. Although officials will not confirm, reliable sources are saying that several Federal law enforcement agencies are looking at the city’s pea shake houses for possible federal racketeering charges because of possible […]
This will be quick. Marion County Republicans elected local attorney Tom John as their new County Chairman. John got 65 percent of the vote in a four-way race. What was most notable though in the whole election was defeated candidate Bob Croddy’s speech to his fellow Republicans. It was really bad. How bad was it? […]
Yesterday’s news regarding an altered police report regarding the illegal gambling raid isn’t good news for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. For those of you just joining us, State Senator Glen Howard was mentioned in the original report questioning the officers, but was eliminated in the second report. When questioned about this alteration, Sheriff Frank […]
On Saturday, Marion County Republicans will have their slating convention where they will choose their candidates for the upcoming election as well as a county Chairman. The smart pick for the GOP for Chairman would be local attorney Tom John. John has been active in the party and ran successful campaigns for Secretary of State […]
There’s some new controversy involving the illegal gambling bust that occurred last Friday on Indianapolis’ west side. According to the Indianapolis Star, a police report was issued about the bust at the “pea shake” house in the 1400 block of West Roche. That report listed the details of the raid that resulted in charges being […]
