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A good friend has come up with a good idea. I know it is a good idea because, when he presented it to me and another friend, both of us were skeptical. Such is the inevitable fate of good ideas among friends.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It’s a tale of two Indianas—one rich, one poor.
I weep for my Afghan friends and thank God for the relative civility that characterizes Indiana political conflict.
At the 1969 Young Americans for Freedom convention, I learned firsthand of the intense ideological divisions within the conservative movement.
Gov. Mike Pence has borne the brunt of unfair criticism from politicos around the state of late. Not even six months into his term, he has been described as lackluster, lacking vision and as having a dearth of ideas.
General Assembly, 1; Mike Pence, 0. That’s how the scorecard reads from the recent one-day meeting of the Legislature.
Everyone knows the old real estate adage about location, location, location. But these days, for revenue-hungry Indianapolis communities, you can add another priority—development, development, development.
There has been much discussion recently about the need to “beef up” Marion County law enforcement to reduce crime. I agree. The Indianapolis public safety director recently reported that only about half of the sworn officers are on the street.
Three promising efforts are under way in Indianapolis to unite the community and propel us forward. I hope we pursue each initiative with a sense of urgency and change the trajectory on our health, skills and economic prosperity.
The next mayoral election might represent the functional end to Republican government in Indianapolis.
A two-front war is waging over control of the City-County Council. The General Assembly recently changed the Unigov statute to eliminate the four at-large council seats. Meanwhile, a special five-judge panel is considering a challenge to the city-county ordinance drawing the council’s 25 single-member districts.
"Privacy" comes from a Latin word meaning “separated from the rest,” initially thought of in negative terms, mostly having to do with deprivation of the ability to participate in government.
The question continues to be pondered by many people and seems to always rise to a high level during each session of the General Assembly. The issue is typically considered and debated regularly by those of us from around the state who live outside of Marion County.
In modern politics, the term “fair share” has endured more than its fair share of political contortion. I’ve never enjoyed engaging in that kind of debate. What I’ve always enjoyed are facts.
Some of the most secret governments are on the local level.
Indianapolis Public Schools has narrowed its search for a superintendent to three out-of-state candidates who have never served as the top leader at a school district before.
Indianapolis police say six people were shot, three fatally, in four separate incidents during a 19-hour period Monday. One man was shot to death in the 800 block of Cloverleaf Terrace about 4:30 a.m. Two more men were shot about 7 p.m. in a car traveling in the 3800 block of North Layman Avenue, causing a crash. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Two women were shot in the legs in the 2000 block of Glenridge Drive about 11 p.m. The sixth victim was shot to death about 11:30 a.m. at the Pleasant Springs apartment complex in the 1100 block of Henslow Lane.
Leaders of an Indiana youth camp that serves thousands of students from central Indiana are arguing against a farmer's plans to start raising some 9,200 hogs about a half-mile away.
More than 500 of the country’s best swimmers will be in Indianapolis this week to compete in the Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships in the IU Natatorium at IUPUI. The event, which runs Tuesday through Saturday, is a qualifier for the world championships next month in Spain. About 20 Olympians, including Ryan Lochte, will appear at a Fan Expo during the event.
