I’ve managed to cause quite a bit of stir today with my earlier post about Marion County residents facing an estimated $170 million in new taxes later this year because of government budget issues. The Mayor’s office has told me I have my facts wrong so I’ve invited them to come on the show tomorrow […]

It’s not very often that I get the opportunity to be wrong, but I was. I made a really bad mistake the other day and need to atone for it. I pride myself on giving you accurate information and offering my own perspective on local and state events and then allowing you to draw your […]

I found out recently that Marion County Clerk Beth While sent “thank you” cards to some members of the media for their fair and balanced coverage of the last election. I didn’t get one. And I thought we provided very fair and balanced coverage of the more than 3000 disenfranchised voters whose polling places never […]

Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson is asking the City-County Council to raise taxes to pay for public safety. The Mayor is asking the Council to take advantage of new revenue enhancement measures passed by the General Assembly this year and increase local taxes. Under the plan, the Council would adopt a Local Option Income Tax (LOIT) […]

Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson is commissioning a manpower study to see how many officers are needed for the new department. The study will be done by Indiana University. The department acknowledged it was short 53 officers back in March, however an internal document revealed at least 120 vacancies in street patrol officers. A spokesman […]

I watched bits and pieces of the Republlican Presidential debate last night. There were no big shockers. The President’s “roast duck” status continued to cement in my mind as the candaites ran from him last night, but after watching the debate I have to ask, what’s a conservative? I consider a conservative to be someone […]

I was at the downtown Kroger this weekend at 16th and Central picking up junk food and feeding my bad habit when a woman in front of me with her two small children did something that made my blood boil. She bought a basket of junk food for her kids and used a Hoosier Works […]

I got some good news this morning. Indiana Barrister has been rated one of the most influential political blogs in Indiana. For an ego as big as mine, I was pretty flattered. I’m in some pretty good company. And I haven’t been here as long as a lot of the other people who made the […]

There are two measures facing the City-County Council over the course of the next month or so that illustrate to me the perfect example of government with misplaced priorities. One is a ban on shooting off weapons. The other is a possible ban on pit bulls. The shooting ban is proposed by Councilor Angela Mansfield. […]