Jim Brainard looks back on 28 years as Carmel mayor
Brainard, 69, announced in September 2022 that he would not seek an eighth term. Sue Finkam, a Republican member of the Carmel City Council, will succeed him on Jan. 1.
Brainard, 69, announced in September 2022 that he would not seek an eighth term. Sue Finkam, a Republican member of the Carmel City Council, will succeed him on Jan. 1.
If Crouch wins the primary, she will be the first woman to nab the Republican nomination for governor. No woman has ever held the state’s top elected office.
Republican Rep. Jim Lucas of Seymour asked Jackson Superior Court Judge Bruce MacTavish earlier this month to end his probation after six months, stating in court filings that he “performed very well on probation with no violations” and “all fees and financial obligations have been satisfied.”
In Indiana, a key leader has said the House will prioritize addressing antisemitism.
The Republican representing House District 51 said Wednesday he will complete his current term but will not seek reelection in 2024. He joins several other GOP legislators who are retiring or resigning.
This fall, the Biden administration unveiled a controversial proposal that would create a staffing requirement, which has faced significant pushback from the nursing home industry.
The high-profile billionaire, who graduated from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, will keep a 27% stake in the NBA franchise and maintain control of basketball operations.
It wasn’t an election year for the Indiana General Assembly, but three resignations and the unexpected death of an Indianapolis state senator in 2023 means there will be four new Republican lawmakers at the Statehouse next year.
Fishers is trying to learn if residents want the city to contract with a single trash-collection company or continue to let residents and homeowners’ associations choose who collects waste in their neighborhoods.
The Biden administration plans to more aggressively pursue thousands of small businesses with past-due pandemic loans, reversing an earlier policy that saw the U.S. government stop short of trying to collect an estimated $30 billion in delinquent debt.
A state senator known for filing legislation aimed at IndyGo has introduced a measure targeting the transit agency again in 2024. IndyGo says the bill, if passed, would kill the proposed Blue Line.
No one did better in 2023 than Elon Musk, who recaptured the title of world’s richest person from French luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault.
Henry Kissinger, Rosalynn Carter, Dianne Feinstein, Sandra Day O’Connor, Tina Turner, Suzanne Somers, Matthew Perry, Raquel Welch, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Belafonte and Norman Lear were among the long list of notable deaths over the past year.
The Democratic incumbent beat a self-funded opponent in a reelection bid where he focused on the administration’s fiscal accomplishments and unfinished business leftover from the pandemic.
Sue Finkam, a three-term member of the Carmel City Council, will succeed Republican Mayor Jim Brainard, who reshaped the Hamilton County city over his seven terms in office.
Here’s a month-by-month review of some of the biggest stories in 2023.
The status-quo wins dashed Democratic hopes of making inroads in Hamilton County and Republican hopes of more influence in
Marion County.
In an interview with IBJ, the outgoing council vice president reflected on his time as the first openly gay leader to hold countywide office in Indianapolis and on his efforts to improve landlord accountability, animal welfare and environmental protection.
The General Assembly beginning Jan. 8 must adjourn by March 14 and will be closed to items with a fiscal impact.
Chief Justice John Roberts turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal controversies.