Democratic candidate for Governor John Gregg’s latest TV shows signs his campaign is likely either all wet or running dry. As you can see below, Gregg uses his hometown of Sandborn and an umbrella to make the case that Republican Mike Pence would raid the state rainy day fund and leave Hoosiers high and dry. […]
Democrat John Gregg unveils a new ad where he criticizes Republican challenger Mike Pence about wanting to spend down the “rainy day” fund. Republicans counter that when Gregg was Speaker of the House he helped take the state from a surplus to a deficit.
Indianapolis Public Schools is no longer the largest school district in the state. The District announced that it lost about 1,500 students bringing its preliminary enrollment to 30,128 students for the 2012-13 school year. That puts IPS behind the Ft. Wayne School District which has an enrollment of about 30,622. Did anyone see this coming? […]
I interviewed U.S. Senator Richard Lugar over the weekend and asked if he would campaign or help Republican nominee Richard Mourdock. His response was interesting at best. Click below to listen to what he had to say. It’s interesting, especially since a new poll is out today showing the U.S. Senate continues to be a […]
Seeing how my brothers and sisters in the media are having so much fun with the first Marion County Sheriff’s Commissary Fund report we put out, here is the one from June 25, 2011 to December 31, 2011. What fun items can you find that should be going to cover the costs of inmate health […]
As a kid growing up in Chicago in the late 1970s to mid 1980s, a teachers strike was nothing out of the ordinary. The unions were either on strike or threatening to go on strike for what seemed like every other year. And while you and your friends loved getting a few days off from […]
In my monthly column in today’s Indianapolis Star, I write about the undecided voter and what candidates should do to win their vote. An an example, I use the undecided voter I know best, my wife, the Lovely Mrs. Shabazz.
Up until about a week ago, the most hated Black man at Marion County Democratic headquarters was probably yours truly. That was up until a week ago. I think that privilege now goes to Indianapolis City-County Council members Vop Osili and Joe Simpson. As you know both Osili and Simpson decided to show an independent […]
After a little experimenting and looking around I have a new radio home. In conjunction with my website Indy Politics, I’ve relaunched my public affairs program, “Politically Speaking”. It airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. (starting today) on WITT 91.9 FM in Indianapolis. It will be a half-hour show, and occasionally one hour when warranted. Our inaugural […]
Three Indiana lawmakers say they want to defend parts of the state’s immigration law in federal court because Attorney General Greg Zoeller won’t. And while they are asking a federal judge to intervene on the state’s behalf, Indiana law may not allow them to do so. Republican State Senators Mike Delph of Carmel, Phil Boots […]
