Reporter

City government, economic development, workforce development, education

Colombo grew up in the Chicago suburbs before moving to Indianapolis to attend Butler University. She graduated from Butler in 2012 with degrees in journalism and political science before spending two years covering business and higher education at the Lafayette Journal & Courier and a year covering Indianapolis Public Schools for the not-for-profit news site Chalkbeat Indiana. Colombo joined IBJ in 2015 as a reporter, where she has covered multiple elections, held politicians accountable when they passed a law creating a monopoly, uncovered suspect spending of tax dollars in public schools, and explored challenges facing the city.

Colombo is also a member of the board of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Indiana chapter. Beyond journalism, Colombo’s passions include the First Amendment, her elderly Cairn Terrier named Tilly, cooking and watching copious amounts of HGTV. Her life goal is to travel to all 50 states—she’s just a little more than halfway there.

Articles

Emails show state staffers rooting against Monarch’s liquor battle

Monarch Beverage Co.’s attempts to enter the liquor business over the past decade were frequently met with displeasure from staffers in the Indiana Governor’s Office and at the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, according to private emails brought to light by a recent court case.

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Monarch affiliate gets big win in effort to sell liquor

The court decision found the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission was “arbitrary and capricious” in its 2014 decision to deny the wholesale liquor permit application of Spirited Sales, an affiliate of Monarch Beverage Co. It also takes the Pence and Daniels gubernatorial administrations to task for intervening in the case.

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Hogsett seeks to eliminate city pensions

Mayor Joe Hogsett wants to replace traditional pensions for future employees with a retirement option more like a private-sector 401(k) as a way to help erase the city’s multimillion-dollar deficit.

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Ninth District race

Indiana’s Ninth Congressional District seat usually is a safe bet for Republicans to win, but this year Democrats see a chance for success in November to elect one of their own to the U.S. House of Representatives.   The race between Democrat Shelli Yoder and Republican Trey Hollingsworth is gaining national attention as Democrats seek […]

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