Some are Tea Party folks just put out their list of “most liberal” reporters in Indianapolis.  They were debating posting something this weekend.  I will save them the trouble.    I came in at #7.   I guess this just means I will have to work harder next time.   On the plus side, I guess […]

Are you shocked that IPS Superintendent Eugene White is stepping down? You wouldn’t be if you read “The Cheat Sheet”. As a community service, we’re offering a complimentary copy of the Jan 5 edition where we told you this was going to happen. There’s some other good stuff in there too. If you’re not a […]

On Tuesday, Mike Pence will formerly take his budget plan to Indiana lawmakers, who can be described as skeptic at best about his proposed 10-percent reduction in income taxes.  Below is Pence’s white paper released during the campaign on how the state can afford to cut taxes while meeting its other priorities.   Pence 10 […]

by Kathy Richardson State Representative (R-Noblesville) Many of the younger adults remember watching “Schoolhouse Rock!” when they were in school, a fun video outlining how a bill becomes a law. The process can seem very complicated, and for those of us, where a good amount of time may have passed since those government classes, I wanted […]

Recently there has been a lot of hubbub about a bill sponsored by state Sen. Dennis Kruse of Auburn. It would have allowed/required the “Lord’s Prayer” to be recited in charter schools. When I saw the bill on the legislative bill list, the first thing I said to myself: This doesn’t have a chance in […]

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and City-County Council President Maggie Lewis this afternoon are announcing the framework for a long-term budget deal that if approved by the full City-County Council would restore nearly $32 million to county offices and reduce the city’s projected budget deficit in 2014 to $6 million. The following are the terms of […]

By Ben Velderman EAGnews.org MUNCIE, Ind. – There’s widespread speculation that as many as 10 of Indiana’s 66 charter schools may be shut down at the end of the school year due to poor academic performance. And contrary to what school choice critics may say, those closures would highlight just how successful charter schools have […]

I recently did a top 10 post for the biggest political stories for the state, I figure I’d so the same thing for Indianapolis.  Happy New Year! My criteria was  pretty simple: impact on the region, the newsmaker involved, etc. And yet, this is all subjective.  So with that said, here we go. 10. Greg […]

You may find this hard to believe, but 2012 was actually not a bad a year for Libertarians in the Hoosier State. Yes, I know they didn’t win the governor’s race or the U.S. Senate and they didn’t field anyone in the race for superintendent of public instruction. But here’s what they did do: They […]