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
Democrats on the Indianapolis City-County Council say they have lingering questions about Mayor Joe Hogsett’s decision to pursue a Major League Soccer franchise—a plan that puts a long-planned soccer stadium on the west side of the White River in jeopardy.... Read More
For the first time in over 30 years, a member of the Breaux family will not represent Indiana’s Senate District 34. That seat was held by the late Sen. Jean Breaux beginning in 2006 until her death in March. ... Read More
State Sen. Spencer Deery began the 2024 Indiana General Assembly with one goal in mind—put a policy on the books that would prevent gigantic water withdrawals from his community, including the 100 million gallons a day that the...... Read More
The Indiana State Board of Accounts has ordered Cindy Mowery—the leader of the Marion County Agricultural Fair Association’s board—to pay the state more than $12,000 after a special investigation found she inappropriately used public funds to pay for...... Read More
