Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Braun’s lack of particulars on his property tax relief plan for homeowners has raised concerns that the tax burden could be shifted to business and agricultural property owners.
Sitting Congressman Jim Banks hasn’t yet accepted an invitation to debate from the Indiana Debate Commission, though both Democrat Valerie McCray and Libertarian Andrew Horning have indicated their willingness.
Most of the council’s Democratic caucus issued a joint statement Friday morning committing to city human resources reforms in light of sexual harassment allegations against a former top aide to Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett.
Business leaders say the large amount of land that can be developed north of Evansville along the interstate gives the city unlimited possibilities for growth and change.
Mayor Joe Hogsett’s staff stressed, however, that federal American Rescue Plan Act funds are running dry and union contracts are currently being renegotiated—two factors that constrain spending.
The taxing district is expected to generate about $4.65 million a year for downtown-focused efforts in Indianapolis, along with funding the operating costs of the low-barrier homeless shelter planned on the southeast side of downtown.
The City-County Council also approved measures Monday that would require owners of Airbnb and VRBO rentals and dogs not spayed or neutered to register with the city.
The Democratic-controlled City-County Council allowed the immediate introduction of a measure that would potentially let a committee investigate Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett’s response to three women’s sexual harassment allegations against Hogsett’s former top aide, Thomas Cook.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick on Monday denounced an ongoing high school diploma redesign as “dismantling” educational rigor in favor of filling positions at Hoosier companies facing worker shortages.
As membership director of the Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation, Kelsey Cook is responsible for the organization’s statewide fellowship program, its Aiming Higher event series, marketing and team support.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to participate in a discussion with Mitch Daniels, the former Indiana governor and Purdue University president.
Republican Micah Beckwith, Democrat Terry Goodin and Libertarian Tonya Hudson spent most of Tuesday’s agriculture-focused debate arguing over whose tax policies would be most beneficial.
Eliminating federal taxes on tips has suddenly emerged as just about the only idea that former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on—but experts say the proposal won’t have a big impact for most workers.
Jennifer McCormick’s plan follows the release of Republican frontrunner Mike Braun’s tax plan in an election in which property tax relief continues to emerge as a top priority.
Now that the battle to impose a new fee on some downtown property owners appears to have finally succeeded, it is time to give more attention to precisely how the revenue should be spent.
The Hogsett administration is currently under scrutiny after three former female employees made harassment accusations against former Chief of Staff Thomas Cook, who served as Hogsett’s close adviser for years despite concerns raised about his behavior.
Indiana’s Judicial Nominating Commission took only minutes to confer before unanimously selecting Indiana Supreme Court Justice Loretta Rush to continue in her role as chief justice.
