May 21, 2013
Cory SchoutenA federal public-corruption task force used a wire tap and an undercover FBI agent to unravel a fraud scheme authorities say
was orchestrated by two city employees and three co-conspirators.
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May 21, 2013
Cory SchoutenFederal prosecutors have charged two city employees in the Department of Metropolitan Development and three others in a scheme
involving cash kickbacks on the sale of properties in the Indy Land Bank.
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May 18, 2013
Associated PressIndiana counties could be forced to pay some of the costs of a change in the state's criminal code that is designed to keep
low-level offenders out of prison while ensuring the worst serve more of their sentences.
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May 13, 2013
Cory SchoutenDavid Wyser, the top deputy under former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, was charged with bribery for his role in the
early release of a woman convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme.
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May 8, 2013
Associated PressPence has expressed concern with a measure shifting power from the Indianapolis City-County Council to Mayor Greg Ballard
and with a plan for a $100 million loan to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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April 27, 2013
Democratic City-County Councilor Vop Osili said he expects to draft a “ban the box” ordinance this spring or summer.
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April 8, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis leaders made a pact to cut 5 percent from the already-adopted 2013 budget, but the reality might prove too difficult
to stomach.
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March 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinRep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, said his bill on land banks may have tried to tackle too many issues involving abandoned housing,
including Indiana’s tax-sale process.
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February 15, 2013
Dan HumanAn Indianapolis drywall contractor faces criminal charges that he underpaid his employees working on a government housing
project, and then falsified documents to cover it up, the Marion County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday.
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February 11, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe Capital Improvement Board of Marion County has agreed to slash its sale price on downtown's Ober Building by $700,000
after inspections showed problems including a leaky roof and damaged HVAC system.
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December 21, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Marion County prosecutor says homeowner Monserrate Shirley, her boyfriend, Mark Leonard, and his brother, Bobby Leonard,
have been charged with multiple counts of felony murder and arson.
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October 15, 2012
Associated PressIndianapolis taxpayers wondering what their property is worth might have to wait until December because of widespread errors
discovered in local assessments.
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October 12, 2012
IBJ StaffThe plan—opposed by Republican Mayor Greg Ballard and members of the CIB—now advances to the City-County Council.
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July 28, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinPublic safety and criminal justice are the only places left in the city-county budgets to look for ways to close a $27 million
spending gap for 2013. Sheriff, police, fire and court budgets account for 85 percent of the $569 million general fund.
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May 31, 2012
Associated PressA central Indiana county is looking at a wide range of new or increased fees to make up for what officials say are declines
in tax revenue.
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November 30, 2011
Mason King
Why is Ryan Vaughn ending his tenure as City-County Council president with two hot-button
proposals? Can he get the votes for a stronger smoking ban? How does he react to a call for his removal?
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November 9, 2011
Francesca JaroszMayor Greg Ballard maintained an appeal as a political outsider and moderate Republican that drew enough Democratic support
to secure him a second term Tuesday, experts said.
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November 9, 2011
Francesca JaroszDemocrats won control of the Indianapolis City-County Council on Tuesday, capturing 16 of 29 seats and taking over the city’s
legislative body for the first time since 2007.
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November 7, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe fate of mayoral and City-County Council candidates in Tuesday’s election is likely to come down to turnout in a
few key districts, including Center Township and southern Marion County.
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October 15, 2011
Associated PressResidents of a central Indiana county could pay more to own dogs or have work done at their homes and could buy a beer at
county-owned property under proposals designed to bolster coffers.
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October 1, 2011
IBJ StaffThe sale of tax-delinquent properties brought in $13 million above the city’s expenses.
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September 19, 2011
Scott OlsonCiting budget cuts and a rent increase, Center Township Trustee Eugene Akers wants to move the small claims court into the
Julia Carson Government Center, against the judge's wishes.
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August 30, 2011
Francesca JaroszOfficials from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department say they are concerned that a $10 million gap in this year’s
budget will hurt their ability to pay critical bills.
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February 8, 2011
Tom HartonA technicality caused the City-County Council on Monday night to put off a final vote on the massive North of South mixed-use
project slated to be built on 14 acres north of the Eli Lilly and Co. corporate campus.
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January 15, 2011
Cory SchoutenFormer Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi blasted metal-recycling giant OmniSource in a court filing in his last week in
office, asking a judge to force the company to forfeit all five of its Indianapolis scrap yards and a foundry facility in
Hendricks County.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.