IFPI: State Ends FY25 in the Black, But Medicaid Costs Loom
According to the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute’s (IFPI) latest close-out brief, the State of Indiana wrapped up Fiscal Year 2025 with $2.5 billion in reserves …
Indiana SAT scores tick up slightly but still trail college-ready goals
by Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle July 21, 2025 New SAT results showed more Hoosier students meeting college-readiness benchmarks in reading, but overall scores remain …
Schools, Smartphones, and the First Amendment: Don’t Ban the Parents, Fix the Policy
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz Whitley County Consolidated Schools just taught us all how not to handle a crisis involving parental rights, student safety, and constitutional law. …
Downtown’s Not Dead. Here’s How You Fight the Perception.
By Abdul-Hakim ShabazzJuly 20, 2025 If you want to fight the perception that downtown Indianapolis is unsafe, you start by doing exactly what we saw …
Ireland Proposes Impeachment Power for Prosecutors, Judges
State Representative Andrew Ireland (R-House District 90), who represents parts of Franklin and Perry Townships on Indianapolis’ south side, says Indiana lawmakers should consider giving …
The Ballad of David Waters: 0 for 14 and Still Swinging
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz Let me introduce you to David Waters—a man whose political career reads like a cautionary tale in humility and perseverance, if only …
Indiana Supreme Court Denies Rokita’s Motion to Dismiss Second Disciplinary Complaint
The Indiana Supreme Court has denied a motion by Attorney General Todd Rokita to dismiss a second disciplinary complaint stemming from his public comments following …
We Interrupt Our Coverage of Crime to Bring You… Something That Wishes It Were Just Gossip, Rumor, or Blatant Innuendo
You see, just when you thought the national political discourse couldn’t sink any lower—or darker—we pause our usual programming of curfews, city violence, and political …
Indiana Issues TV – 17 July 2025
On this edition of Indiana Issues TV, we look at the state’s fiscal health and another shot fired in the Indiana GOP civil war. Our …
Council Committee Votes Unanimously to Tighten Youth Curfew
The Indianapolis City-County Council’s Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee voted 10-0 Tuesday evening to advance a proposal that would tighten the city’s youth curfew …