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Domestic partner benefits unwise use of tax dollars

After listening to the testimony during the June 5 City-County Council committee meeting, and speaking with both supporters and opponents of the proposed domestic partner benefits, I noticed a common theme of “this will make Indianapolis more competitive.” This is untrue.

WALTZ: How to ease away from a senseless tax

No one I know particularly enjoys paying taxes, but nearly (if not literally) all will admit to their necessity in helping provide government services to keep our economy running.

MAURER: Jim Rogers is rarely outmaneuvered

“My grand pappy was a chess grand master,” Jim Rogers declared as we sat down to a game back in the early 1990s. Jim was a pal. When he and his wife, M.A., lived in Carmel, we vacationed together and enjoyed running and biking on the weekends. He was a competitor. He liked to win.

City decides on half block for transit hub

The Mayor’s Office and local mass transit leaders have reached consensus on a site for a $30 million downtown transit center. The preferred location is a city-owned surface parking lot along Washington Street between the City-County Building and Marion County Jail.

Indiana city sees many high-skilled immigrants

Companies based in a central Indiana city are hiring a greater percentage of people with visas for high-skilled foreign workers than any place in the U.S. other than California's Silicon Valley, according to a new study.

Man gets 60 years for teen’s murder

A man convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl in Indianapolis in 1986 will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. Paul Reese Sr., 69, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years for the death of Dawn Stuard. Reese was charged with murder and rape in the case in 1986, but charges were dropped due to problems with witnesses and evidence. Investigators said new DNA evidence led them to Reese last year. Reese was already serving a 20-year sentence in an unrelated murder case.

Firefighter injured in east-side blaze

An Indianapolis firefighter was taken to a hospital early Thursday morning after battling a fire on the near-east side. The firefighter injured an ankle while fighting a blaze at a home in the 2800 block of Brookside Avenue about 3 a.m. Damage to the home was estimated at $20,000. The fire is under investigation.

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run

Indianapolis police Wednesday arrested a man they believe to be the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident. Marvin Carter, 20, was charged with failure to stop after an accident resulting in death and operating a motor vehicle without a license. Motorcyclist Michael Holcomb, 36, died in the July 12 incident at 12th and North Meridian streets. Carter is being held on $50,000 bond.