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by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz I have been covering and writing about Indianapolis’ city budgets since 2004.  I’ve seen some reasonable budgets and some not-so-great budgets. The …

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett Monday night unveiled a $1.3 billion city budget with a heavy emphasis on public safety. The Mayor announced that Indianapolis will …

Indy Politics speaks with Indy Star Metro Columnist James Briggs about state and local reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, crime in Indianapolis, and a few …

As we continue our look at Indianapolis’ crime and murder problem we speak with Rev. Charles Harrison of the Ten Point Coalition to see if …

The Indianapolis City-County Council got an earful Monday night from Black Lives Matter and Indy 10 protestors. As the Council was debating the Mayor’s latest …

Indianapolis is on track for another year of record murders. I will let that sink in. As I write this column, we have had close …

As the city deals with at least 122 murders so far this years, Indy Politics speaks with Denell Howard, who is the pastor at Holy …

Indianapolis is on track for another year of record murders. From Jan 1 – June 27,  the city saw 109 murders, putting it on track …

Come Thursday, July 1, Indianapolis residents will be free from most of the County’s COVID-19 restrictions. Mayor Joe Hogsett and Dr. Virginia Cain said Tuesday …

Indy Politics sits down for its monthly chat with 5th District Congresswoman Victoria Spartz. This month we discuss the President’s infrastructure proposal, anti-trust measures the …