There is an old saying in politics that if you stick around long enough, you will eventually see just about everything. I have been writing about the Indianapolis City-County Council for nearly eight years now and I think this year I have finally seen things come full circle, particularly in the area of public safety […]
Both incumbent U.S. Senator Richard Lugar and Republican primary challenger Richard Mourdock declared victory in tonight’s GOP debate. In the debate sponsored by the Indiana Debate Commission and broadcast all over the state incumbent Richard Lugar and challenger State Treasurer Richard Mourdock both said felt the debate put the campaign momentum in their direction. The […]
Political gadfly Paul Ogden is running for Judge in Marion County. I’m all for individuals participating in democracy but they may want to do a few things first. Don’t be accused of stalking. Take Employment law 101 before suing a former employer. Have more than four people show up for your Saturday night fundraiser. That’s […]
As of midnight the contract between AT & T and and the Communications Workers of America will have expired and that means Indiana’s new Right to Work will kick in for the hundred of employees who are union members here in the Hoosier State. Under RTW, a worker cannot be compelled to pay union fees […]
Let me start this by saying the state finding this week more than $200 million in local option income taxes is a little embarrassing, but it is not the end of the world, in fact, if you look at it from a bigger picture, it’s actually a positive. Allow me to explain. Although I write […]
In case you hadn’t noticed, I’ve been relatively quiet about the new smoking ban proposal making it’s way through the Indianapolis City-County Council. Part of the reason has been taking care of the Lovely Mrs. Shabazz who was injured a month or so ago in a car accident, she is recovering slowly and painfully, but […]
With a little more than a month to go before the U.S. Senate primary in Indiana, one question to throw into the discussion is whether the Hoosiers who voted for Marlin Stutzman back in the 2010 primary will be the voters who decide whether Richard Lugar or Richard Mourdock faces Democrat Joe Donnelly in November? […]
I hate to be the bearer of bad legal news for some of you, but the only way Public Safety Director Frank Straub is going to leave is if the Mayor fires him or he decides he has had enough of Indianapolis and chooses to go somewhere else, and note the latter is a lot […]
When I heard that Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Eugene White was looking for another job, I didn’t know whether to crack open a bottle of scotch or just crack up. There was one part of me that wanted to run outside and do cartwheels just cheering the fact that worst Superintendent in the State […]
The Marion County Election Board and U.S. Senator Richard Lugar have reached a settlement that would allow the incumbent to vote in the May 8 primary. Under a settlement reached just moments ago, Lugar and his wife will re-register to vote at their family farm in Decatur Township. The Marion County Election Board ruled 2-1 […]
