Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will introduce a budget Monday night that closes the city’s $55 million shortfall without raising income taxes, but it does expand the city’s tax base while holding the line on spending and adding new police officers. Due to the national economy and declining income tax revenues Indianapolis was facing a $55 […]
Monday’s announcement of a $14 million settlement between the Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA), the National Education Association (NEA) and the Secretary of State’s Office is raising some questions that I think the current Superintendent of Public Instruction, Glenda Ritz, needs to answer and do it soon. ISTA and the NEA were accused of engaging […]
When it comes to answering the question as to when school should start, I try very hard not turn into that old guy who has his pants up around his chest, while wearing black socks and white shoes, yelling at those kids to get off his lawn. Unfortunately, I think I am turning into that […]
With Indiana Black Expo – Summer Celebration being considered a public safety success, it just might provide a new model for how to deal with crime in Indianapolis, not because of the heavy police presence, but because of the persistent messaging that was geared towards families. As someone who has spent the past several years […]
I purposely stayed away from television and most social media following the George Zimmerman murder trial verdict because I had no desire to have my head explode. I stayed away not because I was mad at the verdict, in fact, I am pretty agnostic about it. As an attorney, I understand how the legal process […]
There’s a joke I tell in my comedy routine about same-sex marriage. Once you get married, the sex is always the same! (Rimshot here.) Now I make it a point not to tell that bit with my lovely wife in the audience, otherwise sex won’t even be a question when we get back to the […]
Be sure to tune in all next week on 93.1 WIBC, I’ll be taking the helm of afternoon drive from 4 – 6 p.m. Of course we’ll be talking about the issues that matter to you! In addition, you can also catch us this weekend in our usual on-air hangouts. “Amos & Abdul” WTLC-AM, Friday […]
While I have always believed our health care reform system was a mess and needed fixing, I was never convinced the Affordable Care Act was the best way to do it. And a friendly exchange between me and IUPUI Professor Sheila Kennedy has reinforced that belief. In a recent post on her blog, Kennedy laments […]
I am sure somewhere deep down inside, my Democratic friends on the Indianapolis City-County Council have the same hopes for the city as I do, they want one that is safe, vibrant and has a high quality of life. And we all realize those goals are complicated when money is tight. However, one of the […]
Today is our debut on WIBC-FM. The show starts at 2 p.m. Our topics will include (but won’t be limited to) the following… Panhandling Expanding Cold Beer Sales Indy Land Bank Controversy ISTEP Test Results Pacers And more… We hope you will tune in. You can call in at 317-239-9393. For some of you, here […]
