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 16, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis will increase security at upcoming events such as the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Komen Race for the Cure,
but spectators likely won't notice the changes, Troy Riggs said.
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April 16, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Motor Speedway officials and Indiana State Police feel good about their security plan for this year's Indy
500 and won't remove trash cans from the track in response to deadly blasts at the Boston Marathon.
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March 6, 2013
Associated PressLocal officials from around Indiana are making a push for the Legislature to require that people obtain a doctor's prescription
to buy cold medications often used to make methamphetamine.
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February 27, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Metro Police Department Sgt. Linda Jackson said Wednesday that heavy smoke damage had increased the damages from
an early estimate of $15,000.
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January 16, 2013
Associated PressA sweeping plan to overhaul Indiana's criminal sentencing laws cleared its first hurdle in the Legislature on Wednesday
with the support of law-enforcement groups that had scuttled similar efforts the past two years.
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January 8, 2013
Associated PressSen. Jim Banks of Columbia City has proposed allowing students to carry firearms on Indiana's public university campuses.
Sen. Dennis Kruse of Auburn wants a bill that would exempt guns made exclusively in Indiana from federal rules and regulations.
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September 18, 2012
Associated PressDavid "Troy" Riggs, who was officially named public safety director of Indianapolis on Tuesday, said he wants to increase
the number of police officers on city streets.
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September 13, 2012
J.K. WallFormer sheriffs Frank Anderson and Jack Cottey are each being paid $35,000 per year by the Marion County Sheriff's Department
for advice and work on budgeting, jail operations and other issues.
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September 5, 2012
Associated PressThree state senators say Indiana's attorney general effectively nullified their votes when he opted not to defend sections
of a state immigration law he said were rendered invalid when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down similar sections of an Arizona
law.
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April 18, 2012
Associated PressA fresh revelation about the mishandling of evidence in a fatal crash involving an Indianapolis police officer prompted the
city's police chief, Paul Ciesielski, to step down Tuesday, and left Public Safety Director Frank Straub being grilled
by a city-county committee Wednesday night.
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March 7, 2012
Associated PressLegislators finished work Wednesday without an agreement yet on just how comprehensive a statewide smoking ban they might
adopt and without the support of a major police group for a proposal laying out when residents might be legally justified
in using force against police officers.
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January 30, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a law Monday giving prosecutors more tools to battle human sex trafficking ahead of this
weekend's Super Bowl.
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January 14, 2012
Associated PressLegislators stung last year by county prosecutors who opposed a sweeping plan to overhaul Indiana's criminal sentencing scheme
won't push the issue this year. Sheriffs now are worried that an attempt to reduce crowding in state prisons could aggravate
overpopulation in their jails.
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October 1, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe Republican mayor says he curbed crime, made government transparent, and pushed for property tax reform. His Democratic
challenger says Ballard didn’t make good on repealing an income tax increase, hiring hundreds of police officers, or
making education a top priority.
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August 31, 2011
Scott OlsonLincoln Plowman, also a former Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department major, is accused of using his official position
to collect $6,000 for helping to grease the wheels for a new strip club.
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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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August 24, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe state is launching an initiative aimed at helping ex-offenders find jobs, particularly with large businesses that tend
to have the most trepidation about hiring them.
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August 6, 2011
Cory SchoutenTerry Curry expects his creation of a task force will start paying off with new cases—ranging from employee theft and
investment fraud to political corruption—in the next few months.
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June 20, 2011
Associated PressA federal judge grilled an attorney for the state of Indiana on Monday about the state's new immigration law, questioning
how police would enforce the law and saying one of its provisions conflicts with federal law.
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June 16, 2011
Maurice Spagnoletti, a former president and CEO of Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp's central Indiana operations, was
gunned down on Wednesday. He had been an executive of Doral Bank in Puerto Rico for about six months.
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June 6, 2011
Indianapolis' Community Crime Prevention Board awarded a total of $1.7 million in grants, down from $4 million last year,
due to the city budget crunch.
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May 20, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinA smaller budget and new selection process for Indianapolis’ crime-prevention grant program has thrown some local not-for-profits
for a loop.
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April 12, 2011
Associated PressDaniels had made revamping of the criminal sentencing laws one of his top priorities for this year's legislative session,
but lawmakers handling the bill said Tuesday they hadn't been able to reach a compromise and didn't expect more action
before the General Assembly's April 29 adjournment deadline.
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April 6, 2011
Associated PressAn Indiana legislator trying to find a compromise on a plan that Gov. Mitch Daniels originally pushed to help stem the state's
prison costs seems to still have work ahead.
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If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.
John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.
I too work in the industry, with over 25 years of experience and your political spin has probably nothing to do with any rebranding. "Let's dress it up" would have nothing to do with the government "telling us how and what to eat." Give it a political rest. And being a producer for a radio show doesn't mean you've been involved in advertising and branding for 30 years.
Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.
David Copperfield!