Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett debuted his $1.6 billion budget package Monday night, packed with a slew of cross-department initiatives intended to foster greater public safety and more infrastructure and quality of life efforts. ... Read More
City-County Council member Jesse Brown, a first-term Democrat, has called for Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett to resign over his handling of sexual harassment claims against former top aide Thomas Cook.... Read More
Indianapolis owners of short-term rentals—such as Airbnbs or VRBOs—would be required to obtain annual permits under a new proposal pending before the City-County Council. The measure, authored by Democratic Councilor Kristin Jones, aims to create a...... Read More
More than 112,000 central Indiana residents will receive letters this week stating “you no longer owe your medical debt listed.” The letters aren’t a scam. It’s part of a partnership between the...... Read More
The City-County Council on Monday evening approved a major piece of the Hogsett administration’s plan to lure a Major League Soccer team to Indianapolis, advancing a proposal for a new taxing district intended to fund a soccer-first stadium.... Read More
Indianapolis residents and environmental advocates led by the Hoosier Environmental Council secured a victory Tuesday when the state’s top environmental agency denied a developer’s permit to build on small section of wetlands on the city’s south side.... Read More
The federal government will pay out $7.6 million to landowners along the Nickel Plate Trail—formerly the Nickel Plate Railroad—to settle a nearly 6-year-old legal fight over property, Kansas City, Missouri-based law firm Stewart Wald & Smith announced Tuesday.... Read More
Mayor Joe Hogsett’s plan to create an additional professional sports development area in downtown Indianapolis was introduced to the City-County Council with two additional council sponsors—and questions over the committee assignment for the proposal.... Read More
To hear city officials tell it, the decision to walk away from the Eleven Park development planned for the west side of downtown was in the best interest of taxpayers. But from the perspective of Keystone Group—whose owner, Ersal Ozdemir, has committed...... Read More
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday gave preliminary approval for a new taxing district that could be used to help pay for a new professional soccer stadium on the east side of downtown. The commission voted 7-1 to advance the...... Read More
