A report by Indiana Black Expo shows some unsettling data regarding the state of Black youth in the Hoosier State. There are more than 200,000 Black youth in Indiana, making up 11.25% of the population between ages 0-19. The survey revealed the following… The percentage of Hoosier families headed by single mothers was 57.7%, more […]
An area political organization that was once a considered a powerhouse for civil rights and social justice in Indianapolis has been kicked out of its office space in the Julia Carson Government Center for failure to pay its rent. The Concerned Clergy which consisted of pastors, lay people, elected officials and some local business people […]
If a local church in your community were to catch fire, should your local fire department let it burn to the ground? If a local priest, minister or rabbi were being robbed, should the cops just drive by and tell him he’s out of luck? Or should the government make it illegal for you to […]
Indianapolis City-County Council Democrats Monday night unveiled their version of new district maps, despite the promise of a veto by Mayor Greg Ballard. Although Republicans drew maps in 2011 and Ballard signed them in 2012, Democrats say the law required the maps to be drawn this year. Ballard had previously vetoed Democrats’ requests for appropriations […]
In the spirit of the Holiday Season, I’m putting out a complimentary “Cheat Sheet.” It’s my political gossip column I publish over at Indy Politics. It’s from last week, but don’t worry our gossip is still way ahead of most people’s news. If you like it, subscribe today! It’s saved using Slideshare which may […]
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The Indiana Supreme Court is hearing arguments this morning regarding the constitutionality of the state voucher program. In that spirit, I decided to re-post a column I wrote back in April for the StatehouseFile.Com. Happy Reading! Full disclosure: In one of my many capacities I work with the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice doing some […]
Be sure to tune to AM 1310, WTLC on Monday from 1 – 3 p.m. I’ll be guest hosting the Afternoons with Amos Show. It will be open phones the whole time, but we will have an excerpt from an interview I did with former head of DCS Judge James Payne. Hope you’ll tune in. […]
A close look at election results in the donut counties shows Republican candidate Richard Mourdock grossly underperforming which enabled Democrat Joe Donnelly to become the next U.S. Senator from Indiana. In the overall election Donnelly beat Mourdock 49.4% to 44.3%. Libertarian Andy Horning came in at 5.8%. In Marion County, Donnelly beat Mourdock 64-30. While […]
It is no big secret that the Indiana State Teachers Association and their members launched a successful social media campaign to defeat Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett. I’ve come across some of their correspondence and decided to reprint one e-mail in particular. Frankly, I think the Hitler video is a little over […]
