The department used $200,000 in private funds disbursed by the Central Indiana Police Foundation and donated by Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay to build the mock village named Hershyville.
The organization has boasted a political network that includes thousands of members drawn from nearly 4,000 Indiana churches—nearly one third of all churches in the state.
All five Republicans and the City-County Council’s lone independent joined Democrats in approving the record-setting budget proposed by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett.
Hogsett is pitching a continuation of his downtown resiliency strategy and pointing to a planned expansion of the Indiana Convention Center. On crime, the incumbent mayor touts record funding for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and funding for new, non-police violence-reduction and crisis strategies.
Shreve has weighed in on many other issues, from downtown development to improving care at the city’s animal shelter, but his crime-fighting ads dominate the airwaves and are where the campaign has pinned its greatest hopes.
Syra Health Corp., a Carmel-based health care services company, raised $5.3 million after expenses in its initial public offering. But it faces a slew of challenges, from winning new customers to launching products and services quickly to stem losses.
Indiana and Arkansas have filed similar lawsuits, while the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether state attempts to regulate social media platforms such as Facebook, X and TikTok violate the Constitution.
Shreve said his priorities for downtown would include addressing vacant office space, preserving the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport, reducing aggressive panhandling and increasing beautification efforts.
Fears about the potential misuse or unintended consequences of AI prompted more than half of all U.S. states to introduce AI legislation in the 2023 legislative session.
Marion County voters will have a choice for local representation in 15 of the 25 City-County Council districts in the Nov. 7 election. The other 10 seats are uncontested. IBJ has identified four races considered to be the most in play.
Researcher Terry Loghmani and two colleagues have developed a medical device they say can help physical therapists monitor the level of pressure they apply to the soft tissue of patients seeking greater mobility and pain relief.
TechPoint is in the process of adopting a platform from MetaImpact, a local startup headed by tech entrepreneur Scott McCorkle, to help the state grow its tech workforce.
The proposed IMPD budget is $10.6 million larger than in 2023. Officials said they are hopeful that the additional investment will draw police candidates to the department at a time when it is short more than 300 officers.
