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City fires indicted DMD employees, hires special attorney
May 24, 2013
IBJ StaffThe city terminated two employees indicted this week on fraud charges stemming from a bribery scheme involving the Indianapolis
Land Bank. It also hired a veteran attorney to review city policies and handle communications about the scheme.
MoreRepublicans to question Ballard's $6M sports park
April 22, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe City-County Council's GOP caucus will grill the mayor's staff in a private meeting Monday evening about plans for the
park, which caught many of them by surprise last week.
MoreMayor Ballard joins infrastructure task force
April 20, 2013
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is among 17 mayors of large U.S. cities that joined a new infrastructure task force convened
by the Clinton Global Initiative.
MoreBallard: New $6M complex will help attract world sports
April 16, 2013
Anthony SchoettleMayor Greg Ballard revealed in India Tuesday that Indianapolis hopes to host the inaugural United States Cricketing Championship
next year. The venue would be a little-discussed park on the east side undergoing a $6 million transformation.
MoreCity struggles to close gap on $30M in budget cuts
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.
MoreBallard plans to strengthen panhandling ordinance
March 8, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard wants to ban all forms of panhandling in the city's busiest downtown area following long-running
complaints from convention officials and city boosters about people begging for money along downtown streets.
MoreBallard plans new redevelopment effort for Market Square site
March 7, 2013
Dan Human, Kathleen McLaughlinMayor Greg Ballard, in his annual State of the City speech scheduled for Friday, plans to call for new proposals for the downtown
site that previously was home to Market Square Arena. The city expects the proposals to include a high-rise building with
a major retail component.
MoreMayor ups push to reform schools, hopes to halt family flight
February 23, 2013
J.K. WallConcerned that a shortage of high-quality schools is fueling a loss of population in Marion County, Mayor Greg Ballard’s
administration and a series of community groups have drawn up a preliminary plan to help replicate the city’s most successful
schools.
MoreBallard postpones India trip
February 21, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinTrade mission will be rescheduled following bomb blasts that killed 11 in sister city.
MoreBallard: Don't measure trade missions by new jobs
February 16, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAbout to embark on his eighth trade mission since 2008, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is committed to keeping up the city’s
international profile, regardless of whether that results in a major economic-development deal.
MoreBallard won't levy charter fee, despite fiscal squeeze
February 9, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinMayor Greg Ballard is nationally recognized as a rigorous charter authorizer, picky about which schools open and willing to
shut down the under-performers. But there is a cost to the city’s education work and Ballard may have to consider how
much of it can be supported by the city’s maxed-out general fund alone.
MoreCity set to hike entertainment, visitor taxes
January 7, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis City-County Council leaders have agreed to increase visitor and entertainment taxes to avoid what one councilor
called a drastic reduction in services.
MoreBallard nixes new redistricting plan for Council
December 28, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard on Friday vetoed a City-County Council redistricting plan, likely setting the stage for a
lengthy court battle. He wants to stick with the lines drawn by Republicans in late 2011, before newly elected Democrats took
control.
More2012 NEWSMAKER: Council Dem Mahern plays role of antagonist
December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffCity-County Council Vice President Brian Mahern emerged as the chief foe of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s redevelopment
agenda.
MoreBallard may wrest management of fieldhouse from Pacers
December 22, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis recently agreed to pay $10 million to help Pacers Sports & Entertainment run Bankers Life Fieldhouse for
another year, but Mayor Greg Ballard wants to find out in the meantime whether the city can get a better deal on the venue’s
management.
MoreCity unveils plan to convert vehicle fleet from gas, diesel
December 12, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressMayor Greg Ballard outlined plans to shift the city's fleet of cars, heavy trucks and even police cruisers to a mix of electricity
and natural gas by 2025.
MoreSeven more charter schools on tap for Indianapolis
December 6, 2012
J.K. WallMayor Greg Ballard’s office has approved seven more charters—more than half as many as he approved in his previous
five years in office.
MoreMayor reaches preliminary pact with police, firefighter unions
December 4, 2012
J.K. WallAfter saying in August he would revoke raises for police officers and firefighters, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has agreed
in principal to a new contract that would delay a 3 percent salary hike by six months.
MoreBallard to nix parts of council budget
October 26, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinMayor Greg Ballard plans to sign a $1 billion budget plan approved by the Indianapolis City-County Council earlier this month,
but only after using his line-item veto powers to kill major portions of it.
MoreDemocrat-controlled committee OKs tapping CIB for $15M
October 12, 2012
IBJ StaffThe plan—opposed by Republican Mayor Greg Ballard and members of the CIB—now advances to the City-County Council.
MoreMayor signs off on domestic-partner ordinance
August 23, 2012
The ordinance covering city employees offers insurance coverage to both same-sex and heterosexual unmarried couples. The mayor
also signed the "Complete Streets" proposal.
MoreExcess TIF revenue would help close city budget gap
August 18, 2012
Mayor proposes shifting $10 million out of downtown district to help make up for $65 million general-fund shortfall.
MoreEDITORIAL: Time to break TIF logjam in Indianapolis
August 11, 2012
IBJ StaffRepublican Mayor Greg Ballard's aides says delayed action on funding proposals could jeopardize pending economic development
proposals.
MoreBallard plans to introduce merit raises for more employees
August 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinMayor Greg Ballard said Thursday that he plans to introduce a new system of merit raises that could put extra pressure on
department chiefs to cut their budgets.
MoreShowdown escalates in City-County Council over TIFs
August 4, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinRedevelopment of the Massachusetts Avenue fire station could remain in limbo for the foreseeable future, as Mayor Greg Ballard
and council Democrats enter a standoff over tax increment financing districts.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.