As we first reported this morning over at Indy Politics, the Mayor,  Council Democrats and Republicans have reached a deal on the budget.  Here is the news release the Mayor’s Office put out this afternoon… ********* INDIANAPOLIS – Mayor Greg Ballard, City-County Council President Maggie Lewis and Vice President John Barth today announced a compromise […]

As I sit and type this column, it looks like we are entering what will hopefully be the last stretch of  the government shutdown/debt ceiling fight/I thought this was originally about the Affordable Care Act debate. As you are aware, the Obama administration and Congressional Republicans are at odds over the budget. At the center […]

by Mike Pence As the federal government shutdown enters its second week, Hoosiers should know that Indiana will be able to mitigate the impact and continue to meet our obligations to those who support our National Guard and to our most vulnerable citizens. At midnight on Tuesday, October 1, federal funding for many critical programs […]