State party leaders are recommending Governor Mitch Daniels set March 11 as the date for the special election to fill the Congressional vacancy left by the late Julia Carson. Republican State Chairman Murray Clark says they wanted to have the election on Saturday the 8th, however there were several concerns that a special election would […]

Former City-County Council Attorney Aaron Haith will have to find a new line of work to earn extra income. A Council proposal has been introduced that would bar Council attorneys (majority and minority) from representing Councilors in private matters. While he was Council Attorney Haith represented former President Monroe Gray in business matters as well […]

Heads up! An ordinance will be introduced on Monday’s first City-County Council meeting to take control of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department from Sheriff Frank Anderson and put it under the control of Mayor Greg Ballard. Republicans have a 16-13 majority on the Council, so I don’t think there will be much of a problem […]

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has chosen his Director of Public Works. Ballard selected David Sherman for the position. According to the Mayor’ office Sherman brings more than 30 years of executive management to the job. A statement released says Sherman has expertise in public-private partnerships, labor relations, construction and operational management, minority business development, and […]

Throw another name into the hat for the Congress in the 7th District.  City-County Councilor and Minority leader Joanne Sanders is getting into the race.  My fellow blogger Bil Browning at The Bilerico Project has more details.  I have gathered from my Democratic sources that Sanders support comes mostly from southside Democrats who are looking […]

Marion County Republicans will slate their candidate for the 7th Congressional District on January 13, the day after Democrats slate theirs.  The slating will take place that day at the State Fairgrounds before the Colts playoff game at 4:30 p.m.   The date was originally set for January 12.   It also looks like the special election will occur sometime […]

Well it wasn’t dinner, but a very polite conversation and I couldn’t come up with a better blog title. I spoke with Democratic City-County Councilor Andre Carson tonight about his candidacy for the seat that was held by his grandmother, Julia Carson, until her death last year. Carson says he’s been hitting the precincts pretty […]

Before we get a rotator cup injury patting ourselves on the back for the drop in Indianapolis’ homicide rate from a near record 153 in 2006 to 124 in 2007, there are some other disturbing crime trends that have gone unreported which go to the quality of life of this community. According to the FBI […]

As many of you know I got to play Master of Ceremonies for Tuesday’s Inauguration of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and the new City-County Council.    The one thing I noticed from my vantage point at the podium, was I got to see a lot of things that the audience didn’t and that gave me different perspective on the […]