Data center moratorium clears committee, heads to full council
Amended Proposal 238 would freeze new approvals in Marion County until the end of 2027; Mayor Hogsett backs the pause. The push to pause new …
Ford presses affordability, health care in bid to unseat Spartz in Indiana’s 5th District
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 …
The Punchline Became the Policy
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, …
Hart of Indy
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 …
Council President Lewis to Push Data Center Moratorium
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 …
Making it harder isn’t the same as making it better
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. …
On the Air
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 …
Gas tax breaks to cost state, local governments $533M
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 …
Marion County Libertarian chair is also a GOP committeeman
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 …
What’s New?
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 …