Posts Tagged with Mayor Greg Ballard

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Dec 8, 2011 at 4:46 pm

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EXCLUSIVE: New Democratic City-County Council Leadership Talks To Community On AWA

EXCLUSIVE: New Democratic City-County Council Leadership Talks To Community On AWA

 

Click Above to Listen to Interview.  Runs 51 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In their first, live Indianapolis media interview, the new Democratic leadership of the City-County Council appeared on Afternoons with Amos to talk the Council Democrats’ priorities, goals and objectives.  Maggie Lewis, the new Council President, Brian Mahern, the new Vice-President and majority leader Vernon discussed a wide variety of issues with Amos and listeners from redistricting, the proposed tightening of the smoking ban, education, the extremely tight city/county

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Dec 4, 2011 at 8:06 pm

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Commentary On GOP City-County Council Redistricting

Commentary On GOP City-County Council Redistricting

Click Above for Full Interview. Runs 11 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. My commentary from this past Friday on the sloppiness, ineptitude and potential violations of the Federal Voting Rights Act behind the efforts by Marion County republicans top redistricting the City-County Council.  Three hours after my commentary, Council Republicans unveiled a more detailed map of their Council redistricting overlaid on main city/county streets and highways.  Click below to look at the GOP Council plan.

Republican City-County Council District Redistricting Plan

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Amos Brown

Nov 4, 2011 at 4:08 pm

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Melina Kennedy Discusses Staying Positive In Campaign’s Last Days

Melina Kennedy Discusses Staying Positive In Campaign’s Last Days

Audio Included in Post. Runs 31 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy pledged that her campaign would remain positive in the closing days of the campaign. Kennedy, speaking on Afternoons with Amos, also condemned negative mailers her opponent Mayor Greg Ballard and, in Kennedy’s words, “his handlers” are mailing. Mailers that bring the ugly specter of rape into a campaign against a woman candidate. Hear the full interview with Kennedy and listener calls above.

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Oct 27, 2011 at 5:04 pm

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On AWA; Melina Kennedy Blasts; Mayor Ballard Defends Troubled LiTEBOX Jobs Deal

On AWA; Melina Kennedy Blasts; Mayor Ballard Defends Troubled LiTEBOX Jobs Deal

Audio Included in Post. Runs 12 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Democratic mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy blasted, while Mayor Greg Ballard defended the proposed deal by a California company to bring 1,100 jobs to Indy. Interviewed on Afternoons with Amos live special from the Outback Luncheon, Kennedy said city and state officials had been “punked” by officials of LiTEBOX, Inc who have proposed the deal, citing information showing the company’s plans weren’t fully thought out. Also interviewed, Mayor Greg Ballard who

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Amos Brown

Oct 24, 2011 at 7:23 pm

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IPS Slams Charters; Charges Them With Violating Students Federal, State Rights

IPS Slams Charters; Charges Them With Violating Students Federal, State Rights

Audio Included in Post. Runs 24 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In an explosive charge, IPS Supt. Dr. Eugene White demanded an state investigation of charter schools serving Indianapolis.  White presented affidavits and statements from IPS Parents forced to leave area charter schools since the school year began.  Afternoons with Amos heard reaction to IPS’ explosive charges from a spokesman for Mayor Greg Ballard and from a national leader in the school choice movement – Kenneth Campbell, President of Black Alliance

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Oct 21, 2011 at 4:20 pm

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Listen To THE MAYOR DEBATE Here!

Listen To THE MAYOR DEBATE Here!


Audio Included in Post. Runs 59 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Click to hear the full debate between all the candidates for Indianapolis Mayor. Incumbent Mayor Greg Ballard (Republican) and challengers Melina Kennedy (Democrat) and Chris Bowen (Libertarian) held a formal debate on Afternoons with Amos. The three discussed everything from IMPD, Black unemployment, neighborhoods, crime, education and their vision for Indianapolis, in the first formal general election radio debate in Uni-Gov

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Sep 24, 2011 at 6:12 pm

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CRISIS: Mayor Ballard Says 21.3% Black Unemployment In Indy Is NOT A Crisis. Melina Kennedy Says It Is! Hear Both Sides

CRISIS: Mayor Ballard Says 21.3% Black Unemployment In Indy Is NOT A Crisis. Melina Kennedy Says It Is! Hear Both Sides

Audio Included in Post. Runs 25 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. At 21.3% Black unemployment in Indianapolis/Marion County is the highest in decades. But Mayor Greg Ballard doesn’t think it is a “crisis”. That’s what he told Afternoons with Amos listeners during a special 90 minute discussion of the high Black joblessness in the city/county. Ballard Communications Director Lotter explained the Mayor’s position. 

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Sep 17, 2011 at 9:23 am

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Melina Kennedy Discusses Jobs, Education, Lack of Mayor Ballard’s Leadership With City’s Black Media

Melina Kennedy Discusses Jobs, Education, Lack of Mayor Ballard’s Leadership With City’s Black Media

Audio Included in Post. Runs 15 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy blasted the continued high unemployment and lack of leadership of incumbent Mayor Greg Ballard in an interview with Indy’s Black media. Kennedy appeared on Afternoons with Amos and answered questions from Amos and the Indianapolis Recorder. Kennedy talked about education and Ballard’s lack of leadership on the issue. She also talked jobs, the city taking tax money from libraries and schools and how she feels

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Sep 14, 2011 at 5:25 pm

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Mayor Ballard Education Plan; Huge Expansion Of Charter Schools

Mayor Ballard Education Plan; Huge Expansion Of Charter Schools

Audio Included in Post. Runs 18 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Mayor Greg Ballard announced an Education plan Wednesday that would rapidly expand the number of charter schools in Indianapolis/Marion County. The Mayor’s plan would add twenty more charters to the city/county’s 29 existing charters. The plan would allow existing charters to expand to other locations in the city/county.  It’s the biggest expansion of charters since they were created in 2003.

Mayor Ballard’s

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Sep 8, 2011 at 6:52 pm

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Mayor Candidate Melina Kennedy Talks Increasing Jobs On AWA

Mayor Candidate Melina Kennedy Talks Increasing Jobs On AWA

Audio Included in Post. Runs 19 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy talked about her plan to increase jobs for Indianapolis residents. She talked with Amos and explained her plans to concentrate the city’s efforts on strengthening small business, encourage entrepeneurs and minority businesses and cut the obstacles city government pouts in the way of small businesses.  Kennedy also talked about rising crime in Indianapolis, including a sharp jump in the city’s homicide rate.  Hear the full

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