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2025 Newsmaker: Michael-Paul Hart, Jesse Brown, Andy Nielsen and Crista Carlino

December 26, 2025 | IBJ Staff

Five Indianapolis City-County Council members, including three from the mayor’s own party, called on Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett to resign following an investigation into how his administration handled allegations of sexual harassment by the mayor’s former chief of staff.

Michael-Paul Hart: State should set clear guardrails for developments

December 12, 2025 | Michael-Paul Hart

We need higher standards, better coordination and deals that work for residents.

Michael-Paul Hart: State could key on boosting prosecution, court capacity

August 8, 2025 | Michael-Paul Hart

Concentrating new government power inside one square mile will accomplish little.

Michael-Paul Hart named new City-County Council GOP leader

January 9, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Hart, who has represented District 20 on the city’s southeast side since 2019, replaces former Minority Leader Brian Mowery.

Michael-Paul Hart: Let’s take a balanced approach to short-term rentals

July 26, 2024 | Michael-Paul Hart

Expanding our existing registry program to include short-term rentals is an effective solution that respects property rights and addresses the community’s concerns without unnecessary and excessive legislation.

Lauth Group, Schmidt Associates to study redevelopment possibilities for Washington Square Mall

February 4, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

Developers and architects are teaming with the town of Cumberland and Indianapolis City-County Councilor Michael-Paul Hart for a study into the deteriorating retail center’s potential, the parties announced Wednesday.

Fifth City-County Council member calls for Mayor Joe Hogsett’s resignation

October 16, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

In an op-ed for The Indianapolis Star on Thursday, Republican Councilor Michael-Paul Hart wrote that Hogsett has displayed a “pattern of corruption, negligence and lack of judgment.”

City-County Council votes for public hearing to review Google’s billion-dollar data center plan

September 9, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

The vote, initiated by Republican Councilor Michael-Paul Hart, sets a Sept. 22 public hearing before the full council to review rezoning of 467 acres for Google’s proposed project.

Indy council GOP caucus abruptly selects new minority leader

August 13, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Just seven months after selecting Councilor Michael-Paul Hart as minority leader, council Republicans have abruptly replaced him with a colleague who formerly held the post.

City-County Council committee advances artificial intelligence proposal

November 29, 2023 | Taylor Wooten

The proposal from Republican Councilor Michael-Paul Hart, which would create a study commission on the city’s usage of AI, was passed unanimously by the Rules and Public Policy Committee.

Indianapolis City-County Council member announces Indiana House run

January 3, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Michael-Paul Hart hopes to represent District 89, which covers part of east Indianapolis and includes about half of Beech Grove.

Decatur Township data center receives initial OK despite neighbors’ protests

February 26, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

An Indianapolis planning official on Thursday recommended approval for a zoning modification that would allow developers to proceed with the 250-megawatt, two-building facility on a 130-acre site

Bill would give local governments slice of data centers’ tax break

February 13, 2026 | Marek Mazurek

House Bill 1333 would require data center developers that receive sales tax exemptions to give 1% of the abatement to local governments.

Frustrations remain for forest alliance even after shifting strategies

February 6, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

The group wants the city to dedicate funding to buy forested areas, to protect them from private development.

New City-County Council leaders want to leave 2025 drama behind

January 23, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

New Democratic leaders say they want to concentrate on policymaking, collaboration and transparency.

Indianapolis City-County Council elects Maggie Lewis as president

January 5, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

Lewis, who previously served as council president from 2012 through 2017, succeeds Vop Osili, who announced his decision to step down from leadership in early December.

Rep. Todd Huston: Data centers are powering today’s modern economy

December 12, 2025 | Rep. Todd Huston

We’re competing for these projects not just with other cities and states but with countries across the globe.

City-County Council encounters obstacles to HR reform

November 14, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Nearly six months ago, a Chicago law firm made a series of recommendations to the council aimed at making the city of Indianapolis a safer and better operation for its employees. Few of those recommendations have been implemented.

Is Washington Square Mall for sale? Here’s what the owner says.

October 30, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Vijay Kumar Vemulapalli, principal of Washington Square owner Durga Property Holdings, said he thinks the city of Indianapolis is issuing code violations in an attempt to force him to sell the property.

City-County Council leaders seek third-party review for city HR complaints

October 28, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Council leaders say they want a third party to investigate human resources complaints at the City-County Building, but steps on how that would happen are far from being worked out.

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