Greenwood businesses to get digital boost with state’s online service
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Ordinance would tie hotel licenses to police and fire runs
City officials are considering an ordinance to crack down on hotels and motels they say are a magnet for crime, pose a danger to area residents, and drain city police and fire resources.
Turmoil among Indy Dems continues as Clay fires council staff; critics cry ‘retaliation’
Vice President Zach Adamson said he believed the firing of City-County Council lawyer Fred Biesecker by new president Stephen Clay was in retaliation for Biesecker’s procedural moves against him that could put Clay’s new presidency in jeopardy.
Council OKs $55M for initial justice center construction
The unanimous vote also gave approval for the city to spend $4.2 million to acquire 140 acres of land from Citizens Energy Group as the site for the new jail, courthouses and mental health center.
Indy Democrats take first steps to oust Clay as council president
Democrats acted to put the question of Stephen Clay’s removal as president to a vote at the next council meeting, in mid-February.
Mayor joins critics of downtown north-split interstate plan, seeks new options
Mayor Joe Hogsett is echoing the chorus of community leaders and downtown residents expressing concern with the state’s $250 million plan to revamp the I-70/I-65 interchange.
Judge blocks big Chatham Arch housing-retail project over zoning issue
A Marion Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a neighborhood resident, who fought the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission’s decision to give the project the green light.
Hogsett says Amazon bid focuses more on quality of life than sites, incentives
The mayor also told IBJ that the city is “prepared to look at anything and everything” that would help it secure Amazon’s planned second U.S. headquarters—as long as any action is fiscally prudent.
Indy Dems remain in disarray following council coup
Is the Marion County Democratic Party broken?
Council panel OKs spending $55M for some justice center construction costs
The same proposal also authorizes the city to spend $4.2 million for the acquisition of 140 acres of land from Citizens Energy Group as the site for the new jail, courthouses and mental health center.
After ‘coup,’ new council president increases GOP power despite Democratic control
Republican Minority Leader Mike McQuillen said the decision by the council’s president, Stephen Clay, showed “we’ve basically seen the Democratic caucus fall apart in some regards.”
Tight job market opens doors for ex-offenders
Once shunned as too risky to hire, men and women with criminal records are finding more open doors in business and industry.
Landlord holds key to Twin Aire neighborhood transformation
Chicago-based Mer Car Corp. owns the 95,700-square-foot strip center anchored by a Kroger, where Southeastern and English avenues meet, just west of where the justice center is set to be built.
Special prosecutor to handle child molestation charges against Jeff Miller
The Republican council member had requested a special prosecutor because Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry, a Democrat, had donated to Miller’s political opponent, Emily Shrock, in the last election. Shrock also formerly worked in the prosecutor’s office.
Indy council president Lewis ousted in ‘coup’ by pastor facing sexual misconduct allegation
Five Democrats joined nine Republicans on the council to propel Stephen Clay over the finish line for the body’s top leadership post.
Area residents rush to prepay property taxes to try to secure deduction
But it’s unclear whether some of the people prepaying will actually be able to claim the deduction, as the IRS has issued guidance that limits what qualifies.
Indy, other cities possess 2 worlds: one violent, another prosperous
Slayings in Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis are becoming concentrated into small areas where people are dying at a pace not seen in years, if ever. Around them, much of the rest of the city is growing more peaceful, even as the total number of homicides rises.
Broad Ripple project to get $2.7M boost from city bonds
The developer-backed bonds will support a 87-unit, $18.9 million mixed-use apartment building that’s been in the works for about two years.
Jeff Miller expelled from Indy council GOP caucus
Miller has been charged with three felony counts of child molestation. However, he has been adamant about remaining on the council.
City agrees to pay $4.2M for land to build justice center
The city of Indianapolis has taken a major step toward building the $572 million criminal justice center in Twin-Aire neighborhood where the Citizens Energy coke plant once stood.