I got a mailer yesterday from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at my downtown place that had a rather interesting message on it; “Had Enough (of George W. Bush), Vote Carson.”  I seem to recall having seen the “Had Enough” message somewhere before.  Oh well, I guess since it’s good enough the other guy, because […]

With Indiana becoming more relevant in the race for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency and the fact that super delegates will likely determine who wins the nomination, here’s the list of the Indiana’s super delegates and where they stand… Hilary Clinton (5) – Senator Evan Bayh, State Chairman Dan Parker, Joe Andrew (Former National […]

As the candidates for the 7th Congressional District go into the final weekend of campaigning before the election, Republican Jon Elrod has unveiled his television ad. Democrat Andre Carson is planning to do a tour of all the townships in the 7th District.  I  interviewed him this afternoon and will have it for you on […]

Indiana House Democrats are offering up a one-percent constitutional cap on property tax assessments for homeowners. The proposal was unveiled today in a conference committee on HB 1001 which would cap property taxes. The measure is in line with comments by Speaker Bauer earlier this week who said lawmakers may be trying to tackle too […]

Although the controversy involving the Marion County Election Board over bad voter registration cards has subsided, there is a much bigger picture here I think needs to be addressed.  Based on the e-mails I’ve received and talking to a lot of mail carriers, there were a lot of cards that went out to bad addresses.  One […]

With less than a week to go before the March 11 special election, an emergency meeting of the Marion County Election Board has been called this afternoon.  Although the agenda simply says it involves an investigation regarding voter registration, my sources tell me that nearly 1,000 voter registration cards have been mailed with the wrong […]

With nine days left before Indiana lawmakers are required to adjourn, Statehouse Republicans are making Democrats and offer they hope they won’t refuse. The Republican property tax reform plan calls for an average 30-percent reduction for homeowners.  In addition it phases in tax caps over the next two years, while putting them in the State […]

Although the latest polls show him behind, Republican State Representative Jon Elrod may have an early lead over Democrat City-Councilor Andre Carson in the race for the 7th Congressional District. According to the Marion County Clerk’s Office, more than 6,400 voters have either requested absentee ballots or have come into the office and voted early. […]

I spent a good chunk of time last night with Indiana lawmakers at an end of session gathering downtown.  I asked a number of them, both Republicans and Democrats, about  what they thought about getting out on time on providing Hoosiers with permanent property tax relief. Everyone seemed confident lawmakers would get out on time, […]

After a nice trip through the looking glass this morning it’s back to reality and things that matter for taxpayers.  Indiana lawmakers continue their behind the scenes negotiations on property tax reform.  One item I hear that may be surfacing is that schools are trying to exempt themselves from any property tax caps.  Yes, the […]