I’m working on some post-gubernatorial debate analysis.  In the meanwhile, in your opinion, who won the night?  Why?  And what do the losers have to do for next time?

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson have reached a budget agreement that both sides say will fund public safety and allow the city to live within its means. The Sheriff originally asked for $111 million, but later reduced that request to $92 million.  Under the agreement the Sheriff  will receive about […]

With my very busy schedule, I always try to make the most of my time by doing two or three things at once.  I did it again today.  I did laundry and covered a news conference by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson.  After separating my whites from my colors I walked around the corner […]

Check this out. Off all the IMPD Officers who’ve been getting in trouble lately, it looks like half of them are from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department, eventhough former Sheriff’s law enforcement officers only make up about 20 percent of the entire force. Imagine that.

7th District  Republican congressional candidate Gabrielle Campo says she was kicked out of an eastside  community event by a supporter of Democrat Andre Carson. Campo says she was at the Far Eastside Family Fun Day at 36th and Mitthoeffer.  The event is sponsored by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.  Campo says she was there […]

The Ballard administration says it will pass a budget on September 22 that forces the city to live within its means, even though the budget may not quite look the way it was introduced. Nearly $2.6 million was added for the township assessors.  Originally, funding was going to eliminated based on a November referendum, however […]

To put it mildly, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson has not had the best of weeks.  As a matter of fact when you really put the rubber to the road, her biggest moment has been winning the May primary and you could argue it’s been all downhill from there. Fifty something days to go […]

Here are my 9-11 questions of the day. Are we safer? Is 9-11 becoming a distant memory, as opposed to a real event? How do you think it will impact George W.’s legacy as President? What’s the best way to win the war on terror? Feel free to pontificate after taking a moment to reflect […]

Saying he wanted to “trim the fat and cut to the bone,”  Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson tonight submitted a new budget request to the City-County Council, $19 million smaller than his original. Anderson’s original budget request was more than $111 million.  The most recent was nearly $93 million.  While still $7 million more than […]