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Former councilman indicted in strip club case

Federal officials on Thursday charged a former City-County Council member in an extortion scheme to use his official position to grease the wheels for opening a strip club, taking $6,000 in exchange for the help.

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Republicans: Force state to live within means

House Minority Leader Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, said the state’s next two-year budget doesn’t have to be “honestly balanced,” meaning the state could spend more than it takes in by dipping into reserves if the economy continues to sag.

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City finance chief to leave post for state role

City Controller David Reynolds, who started with the city when Mayor Greg Ballard took office in January 2008, has accepted a job as senior fiscal analyst for the Indiana Senate’s Republican majority caucus.

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Conseco Fieldhouse to get new video signage

The new “video ribbon,” which could cost up to $1.6 million, will be paid for with funds from the Capital Improvement Board. It will be installed around the entire upper fascia of the arena between the second and third levels.

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New outlook for a decrepit city neighborhood

Just a few minutes northeast of vibrant Monument Circle lurks the most notorious graveyard of Indianapolis’ industrial heyday—at least 70 of the city’s 500 brownfields. Now planners and developers aspire to revitalize the most contaminated neighborhood in Indianapolis into a success story.

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Advocates renew push for statewide smoking ban

State Reps. Charlie Brown (D-Gary) and Eric Turner (R-Cicero) joined members of the Indiana Campaign for Smokefree Air on Wednesday to announce legislation for a comprehensive ban they plan to introduce next year.

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Daniels helps raise cash for Mississippi GOP

Two governors seen as potential 2012 presidential candidates appeared together Thursday night at a fundraiser for the Mississippi Republican Party. Mississippi's Haley Barbour and Indiana's Mitch Daniels wouldn't say whether either has ambitions for the White House.

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