2014 NEWSMAKER: Joe Hogsett
Former U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett went from ruling out a mayoral run to front-runner in the course of eight months.
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Ballard won’t seek third term as mayor
The two-term mayor, who came to office as a dark horse, went against internal pressure and opted not to seek a third term, setting off speculation about which Republican would step forward to challenge former U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett.
State senator Merritt declines Indianapolis mayoral bid
No prominent Republicans have started campaigns to replace Mayor Greg Ballard, who announced month that he wouldn't seek election to a third term in 2015.
Section 8 proposal angers Indianapolis landlords
Advocates for low-income housing are clashing with Indianapolis landlords over a proposal that would make it illegal to reject tenants solely because they use government subsidies to pay their rent.
UPDATE: City picks Paris-based group to build justice center
WMB Heartland Justice Partners, which beat out two other finalists, will require the city to pay $46.8 million a year, $3.2 million less than the ceiling the city set.
Hamilton County seeks an out to avoid referendum for renovation
Hamilton County leaders are asking state legislators for relief from a 2008 law that requires all capital projects costing more than $12 million be put to a vote.
Hogsett looks to forge his own path on education
Former U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett, a front runner to become mayor of Indianapolis in 2016, might be less activist than the last two men to hold the job when it comes to education.
Commuter tax part of Indy Chamber’s legislative agenda
The Indy Chamber will support equity in local government funding, preschool expansion and mass transit during the 2015 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
City’s public works director leaving for engineering firm
Indianapolis Department of Public Works Director Lori Miser will join the local office of engineering firm HNTB Corp. as associate vice president of planning, the mayor's office said Friday.
Cummins debuts design for 10-story downtown tower
Officials for the Columbus-based engine maker are planning a $30 million development, including 164,000 square feet of office space, a conference center, parking garage and lots of public greenspace.
UPDATE: Council to put billboard proposal on hold after public outcry
The sponsor of a City-County Council resolution that would lift a ban on digital billboards plans to delay a vote scheduled for Monday and send the measure back to a council committee.
$1.75B justice center could stretch budgets
Mayor Greg Ballard's office has said the city intends to pay no more than about $50 million a year over 35 years for a proposed criminal justice facility, bringing the cost to $1.75 billion.
Battery maker EnerDel retrenches, dodges clawbacks
EnerDel is regrouping under a strategy of targeting niche markets—a plan that has convinced Indianapolis and Hancock County officials to back off threats to yank economic development incentives.
Municipalities including Westfield join trademark game
Legal brand protection is all but required in the corporate world, where businesses must guard against unauthorized use of the brands they’ve invested time and resources to build. Now, the public sector increasingly is following suit as communities work to establish identities of their own.
State seeks greater damages from township embezzler
The former Center Township accountant who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $340,000 also should pay the cost of investigating his wrongdoing, the Indiana State Board of Accounts says.
Red Cross downsizes HQ ambitions, leaving extra lot
The new Red Cross building on North Meridian Street will be about half the size of what the not-for-profit originally proposed, leaving space for another development on the property.
Ex-state GOP chief declines Indianapolis mayor bid
Murray Clark had been among the most prominent Republicans mentioned as possible candidates for the party after Mayor Greg Ballard announced he wouldn't seek election to a third term.
CIB closes business with state over facilities
The punch list is nearly complete on Lucas Oil Stadium and the expansion of the Indiana Convention Center, six and four years after their respective openings.
Ex-U.S. attorney announces Indianapolis mayoral bid
Former U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett invoked the spirit of the late Robert Kennedy on Wednesday when he announced he's seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor of Indianapolis.
Ballard’s revived preschool plan takes big step forward
Indianapolis appears to be on its way to launching a $40 million preschool program to serve the city’s poorest children.