With Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard expected to veto the current smoking ban passed by the City-County Council, I argue in my monthly column in today’s Indianapolis Star, that the recent success of the recent Super Bowl clearly demonstrates there is no need to expand the ban. I’d be happy to hear your thoughts.
My good friend Jon Easter has posted at his blog, Indy Democrat, a list of his Super Bowl 2012 ‘Winners and Losers.” For the most part, I think Jon gets his list right. The city of Indianapolis and the Mannings are obvious winners, while New England is the obvious loser. However my Internet counterpart misses […]
Smoking bans will get taken up on both ends of Market Street Monday. The Indiana House of Representatives will vote on a proposal that would ban smoking in most public places except casinos and racinos, cigar bars, private clubs, and hookah bars. It would also grant an 18-month exemption to bars and taverns in order […]
Smoking ban proponents have officially introduced an expanded smoking ban ordinance, but it is unlikely Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will sign it. The proposal is similar to the one offered by outgoing City-County Council President Ryan Vaughn, in the fact that it expands the current smoking ban to include all bars and taverns, however there […]
The incoming President of the Indianapolis City-County Council says she wants to work with Republican Mayor Greg Ballard and not fight with him, however Democrats will stand up for their principles. I sat down and interviewed Democrat Maggie Lewis, who is expected to be voted Council President at the Council’s January 9th meeting, for my […]
In one of his last official acts as Indianapolis Mayor for his first term, Greg Ballard signed new City-County Council District maps this morning, a move that is sure to infuriate some Democrats. The Mayor signed the ordinance which created the new maps about 10 this morning. Democrats and other critics had complained the maps […]
As tradition dictates, it’s time for me to do my top 10 list of political stories for the year. The criteria are the same as always, magnitude and impact. Ironically, it was a pretty easy list to put together. So with that said, here we go, in reverse order. 10. Richard Mourdock challenges Dick Lugar […]
I know the Baptist Ministers Alliance of Indianapolis is still smarting from the wounds it received after taking a “Rootsesque” beating in the last election, but the latest rumor on the street seems a bit much for them. I hear that Mike Jones, son of the late Sam Jones, and the BMA are working to […]
If anti-smoking advocates were hoping to reduce the number of smoking establishments in Indianapolis before the Super Bowl, they will have to wait until the next one comes to Indianapolis, whenever that is. A proposal that would have banned smoking in most businesses with a few exceptions failed to garner support tonight in the Democrats’ […]
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard today met with officials from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in an effort to lure the exchange from the Windy City to the Circle City. The Dow Jones News wire has reported on the meeting and city spokesman Mark Lotter confirmed the Mayor had left a conference in Wisconsin early to attend […]
