Black Enough for Mayor? Seriously! Let’s Not Do This
by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. There’s nothing like taking a perfectly good policy conversation and driving it straight into a ditch. Because that’s exactly what happened. …
Clay County Election Case Reverses Course as Absentee Ballots Resume
A fast-moving legal dispute over a Republican primary ballot in western Indiana briefly disrupted absentee voting this week before a special judge stepped in and …
Merritt and Me
Six years after COVID-19 turned Indiana upside down, Jim Merritt has a blunt message in his new book: “Lessons Learned: Are We Ready for the …
Judge Orders Pause on Absentee Ballots in Senate District 38 Case
A Clay County judge on Wednesday ordered a temporary halt to absentee ballot distribution in parts of western Indiana, staying a decision by the Indiana …
Republican primary ads launch in support of Trump’s call for redistricting revenge
by Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle March 17, 2026 The first wave of broadcast and digital advertising attacks have landed against Republican state senators who …
First Ballard, Now Brown: Talk of New Political Party Surfaces Again in Indianapolis
First it was former Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard launching an independent bid for Indiana Secretary of State. Now Indianapolis City-County Councilor Jesse Brown is raising …
How About a Transaction Tax?
by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. A thought experiment about replacing income, sales and property taxes with one broad tax on economic activity — and why the …
Indiana Revenues Come in Strong for February
Indiana’s tax collections came in ahead of expectations in February, offering another snapshot of a state economy that, at least for now, continues to hum …
Let Me Be Frank About Franking
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz So there I was, back in the Empire, trying to decompress in classic Abdul fashion, when the phone rang. It was a …
Marion County judicial committee approves 15 judges for retention, finds one unsuitable
The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee voted Friday to recommend 15 Superior Court judges for retention while determining that one judge should not serve another …