Broad Ripple merchants, residents request city support in crime-fighting efforts
After a recent weekend in which three separate shootings occurred, the Broad Ripple Village Association began asking the city to bolster crime-fighting efforts.
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Indy moves ahead with pet sale restrictions, but will state lawmakers stop them?
Some state lawmakers tried and failed to pass legislation that would have prevented Indianapolis from enforcing its ordinance. But the legislator who authored the bill says he plans to try again next year.
City’s mental health crisis response teams to launch this summer
Four clinician-led teams will be available to respond to mental health crises in the downtown district of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department as early as July.
City, Downtown Indy Inc. expand Mile Square homeless-outreach team
The 18-month initiative is using federal funds to employ six full-time homeless-outreach specialists who will be led by a community-outreach coordinator.
Potential state legislative snafu could mean another chance for Indy no-turn-on-red proposal
The City-County Council’s legal team is examining the possibility that a new state law doesn’t take effect until July 1, potentially giving the council time to enact the no-turn-on-red proposal.
IMPD faces tough competition for police recruits
Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration has boosted starting pay for new officers, offered signing bonuses and launched a marketing campaign to attract recruits from other Midwestern cities.
Younger, more progressive City-County Council likely on the way
Jesse Brown, Andy Nielsen and Brienne Delaney ousted three Democratic incumbents on the City-County Council, including vice president Zach Adamson.
CICF, Indianapolis Foundation unveil new leaders
The Central Indiana Community Foundation and The Indianapolis Foundation on Thursday announced new leaders who take over this summer after the retirement of Brian Payne, who has led the organizations for 23 years.
Officials hear more calls for deeper look into possible Black graves at bridge project
Architectural representatives at Tuesday’s meeting about the planned Henry Street bridge also presented the preferred design for the project, dubbed “Circle City Gateway.”
City, historians at odds over how to approach possible Black grave sites at bridge project
The Indianapolis Department of Public Works says work on the bridge will halt if remains are found during construction, and it plans to have an archaeologist on site during construction who would flag signs of burial. But critics are seeking an archeological dig first.
4 years into incentives plan for developers, community-building programs emerging
Indianapolis developers receiving tax abatements have committed to providing nearly $5 million to help struggling middle- and low-income families gain access to economic opportunities and become more upwardly mobile.
Hogsett prevails but now faces well-funded Shreve
Incumbent Mayor Joe Hogsett soundly defeated Democratic challenger Robin Shackleford in Tuesday’s primary election, setting up a November showdown with Jefferson Shreve, a largely self-funded millionaire who handily won the GOP nomination.
Hogsett wins chance to seek a third term, will face best-funded GOP foe yet
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett soundly defeated Democratic challenger Robin Shackleford in Tuesday’s primary election, setting up a November showdown with Jefferson Shreve, a largely self-funded millionaire candidate who handily won the GOP nomination.
Three Democratic incumbents on City-County Council defeated
Council vice president Zach Adamson and 30-year council veteran Monroe Gray were among those defeated.
Shreve tops Shabazz for Indy GOP mayoral nomination
Jefferson Shreve’s win sets up a November election battle against two-term incumbent Joe Hogsett, who won the Democratic primary and has been Shreve’s main target throughout the primary election season.
Early voting up from four years ago in primary elections
Marion and Hamilton counties are both seeing more voters ahead of the primary election than they did in 2019, when the last mayoral primary elections took place.
Primary voters to choose Hogsett’s path or Shackleford’s vision
As Mayor Joe Hogsett seeks a third term, he is facing opposition for the Democratic nomination. State Rep. Robin Shackleford was among Black leaders last spring calling for racial equity in the party’s candidate endorsement practices.
City takes next steps to redevelop troubled Towne & Terrace property
The first in a series of demolitions began at the 20-acre site near East 42nd Street and Post Road on Friday. Over the next year and a half, the city plans to acquire more than 150 parcels and relocate residents.
Proposal would let Indy impose tax on Mile Square properties for downtown enhancements
Under the proposal, the revenue could only be used in the Mile Square for services that are now provided by the not-for-profit Downtown Indy Inc., such as cleanliness initiatives, homelessness outreach and providing “safety ambassadors.”
Marion County set to receive extra $8 million in annual road funding
Debate over the bill has served as a flashpoint in the ongoing fight between city and state leaders over Indiana’s road-funding formula, which allocates gas-tax funds and other revenue by center-line miles rather than by vehicle miles traveled.