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Ford presses affordability, health care in bid to unseat Spartz in Indiana’s 5th District

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 12, 2026

State Sen. JD Ford, the Democratic nominee for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, is centering his fall campaign on affordability, health care, and a sharp contrast with Republican …

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The Punchline Became the Policy

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 12, 2026

by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. I found out Lindsey Graham was gone the way most of us did Saturday night — a push alert, then another, …

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Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 11, 2026

Indianapolis City-County Councilor Michael-Paul Hart is defending his opposition to a recently approved wheel tax increase, arguing city leaders failed to seriously pursue spending cuts …

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Council President Lewis to Push Data Center Moratorium

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 10, 2026

Indianapolis City-County Council President Maggie A. Lewis says she will introduce an amendment establishing a moratorium on the approval of new data centers when the …

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Making it harder isn’t the same as making it better

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 10, 2026

by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. Full disclosure, which is rather the point of a disclosure: Greg Ballard and I have known each other for 20 years. …

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On the Air

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 10, 2026

We’re on the air this weekend.  Here’s where you can usually find us… “Indiana Issues” (Radio) Network Indiana (Click Here for a list of stations in …

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Gas tax breaks to cost state, local governments $533M

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 9, 2026

by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle July 9, 2026 The total price tag for Gov. Mike Braun’s gas tax holiday is in: the state …

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Marion County Libertarian chair is also a GOP committeeman

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 8, 2026

What’s the difference between a Republican and a Libertarian? If you’re Steve Whitmer, not much. Whitmer isn’t only the chairman of the Libertarian Party of …

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Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 8, 2026

by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. Everyone arguing about the Indianapolis wheel tax — for it, against it, veto-curious — has been repeating the same claim: state …

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State Consumer Advocate Asks Regulators to Take Another Look at AES Indiana Rate Hike

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, July 7, 2026

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is asking state regulators to reconsider their decision granting AES Indiana a $71 million rate increase, arguing the …

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