Ballard had been one of several Republicans suspected of being interested in running for Indiana’s 5th District, which is being vacated by Rep. Susan Brooks next year.
Read MoreA recent poll of Republican primary voters in Indiana confirms that Hoosier Republicans are mirroring the national trend of conservatives supporting renewable energy. This is good news for the renewable-energy industry, which employs 50% more people in Indiana than does the fossil-fuel sector.
The Speak Easy is spearheading the effort, which will include mentoring, educational events and steeply discounted co-working rates.
Indianapolis’ former two-term Republican mayor was in New York City to interview for a job in President-elect Trump’s administration and says he’s “deeply impressed” with the transition team.
The city aims to spend $12.7 million less than it did last year in an effort to begin reducing the structural deficit.
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita and House Speaker Brian Bosma are also among potential nominees.
Now that Trump has claimed Pence on the national ticket, who will replace him here in Indiana?
Mayors, their staffs and policy experts from across the country—about 1,200 conference attendees in all—will attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ annual summer gathering that runs Friday through Monday.
Indianapolis mayors generally pass the torch well from one administration to the next. And one piece of advice consistently gets passed down from one mayor to another: Take the U.S. Conference of Mayors seriously.
Former Mayor Greg Ballard has joined the University of Indianapolis as a visiting fellow of the Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives, UIndy announced Wednesday morning.
Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard interviewed for the job but said he now plans to pursue other opportunities.
A source close to the former mayor said Ballard has neither applied for nor been interviewed by the board for the job. But the source said it would be premature to dispel the notion that the mayor was not interested in the position.
Greg Ballard, 61, ends eight years as Indianapolis mayor on Thursday, capping a period during which he oversaw the city’s hosting of the Super Bowl while also struggling with violent crime problems.
Republican Greg Ballard was full of surprises after an unlikely mayoral victory eight years ago. As he leaves the mayor’s office, he hopes his legacy is a new group of GOP leaders.
Indianapolis mayor-elect Joe Hogsett has enlisted public accounting and consulting firm Crowe Horwath LLP to help complete a “strategic review” of city-county government.
Ballard is trying to spark a national conversation about how America’s dependence on oil is killing our troops—and how we can fix it.
Republican Mayor Greg Ballard and Democratic Mayor-elect Joe Hogsett came together Wednesday as a show of bipartisanship. Ballard ensured Hogsett’s team a smooth transition.
Attracting higher-wage residents is key to future growth as city revenues have stagnated and local governments have become increasingly reliant on income taxes. Republican Chuck Brewer and Democrat Joe Hogsett are proposing ways to bolster Indy neighborhoods.
Democrat Joe Hogsett bolstered his cash advantage in the Indianapolis mayoral race against Republican Chuck Brewer, reporting donations of more than $1.56 million in his most recent campaign finance filing.
Indy Chamber releases new poll before annual Hobnob that shows Republican mayor’s approval rate is 66 percent.
In my classes, one of the things I emphasize to my students is the importance of process. The way in which you achieve a goal is often just as important—sometimes even more important—than the goal itself. This is, of course, a core precept of the rule of law. There are plenty of examples: efforts to […]
