Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry is angry. But this time it’s not just at those who break the law. Prosecutor Curry’s angry over Mayor Greg Ballard and City Controller Jason Dudich arbitrarily cutting the Prosecutor’s 2015 proposed budget to less than the Prosecutor spent in 2013 and this year. Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, the […]
Tuesday’s Headlines with Kim Wells Click the media player below to listen to some of the latest national, local and sports-related headlines of the day, including new voices reacting to the violence in Ferguson, Missouri after the death of unarmed teenager Michael Jones; what Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has in his billion dollar budget for […]
It wasn’t quite like a City-County Council Meeting, but Council President Maggie Lewis, filling in on Afternoons with Amos brought together experts to talk about two major critical community issues. The critical role police and IMPD plays in the community and how to add more police officers on our streets and pay for them. The […]
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Louis Ferebee visited the Eliza Blaker IPS School 55 Pre-School on Indy’s northside to help sell the Mayor’s proposal for having Indianapolis home property owners pay increased property taxes to fund pre-school for four year olds. Afternoons with Amos Host Amos Brown attended the event […]
After a summer of increasing concern about Indianapolis violence, and after mixed messages on crime fighting were sent by the Ballard Administration, Mayor Greg Ballard unveiled a proposal to fight crime and violence and address some of the root causes of the violence in the city. As expected, the Mayor endorsed proposals by a bipartisan […]
In an exclusive Afternoons with Amos interview,a top aide to President Barack Obama informed the Indianapolis community about some positive additions to the Affordable Care Act. And briefed the community on the President’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative to help young men of color, especially African-Americans. Marlon Marshall is Special Assistant to the President and Principal […]
Monument Circle in the Heart of Downtown is where Indianapolis has come to Celebrate Major Occasions or just to hang out. Saturday, July 12, it was a special scene as hundreds came downtown as dusk for Indy United, a reaffirmation of support for police after the tragic death of IMPD officer Perry Renn. And a […]
In a stunning development Joe Hogsett is announced his resignation as US Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. Immediately speculation feverishly developed among Democrats and the media as to whether Hogsett, a former Indiana Secretary of State, would formally enter the Democratic primary in next year’s race for Mayor of Indianapolis/Marion County. Fueling that […]
In another effort to insure that YOUR LIFE MATTERS Council Democrats and the Fraternal Order of Police came together in a new proposal that could help reduce crime and revitalize Indianapolis neighborhoods by bringing vacant properties and empty lots back to life and provide rent-free homes for public safety officers, including IMPD Officers and Sheriff’s […]
It violates State Law! That’s what Indiana’s Utility Consumer Counselor says about the City’s plan to have you pay the cost of those electric cars coming here from a French company. In a MAJOR rebuff to the efforts of the City and Mayor Greg Ballard to push an electric car sharing program in Indianapolis and […]
Indianapolis may be the 11th largest city in the country and Indy may be trying to be a leader in progressive things like bike lanes and sustainability, but when it comes to recycling efforts, Indianapolis ranks way down the list of major cities. And a radical proposal by Mayor Greg Ballard could cause recycling to […]
At a packed Community Prayer Breakfast in the foyer of Bankers Life Fieldhouse downtown, Congressman Andre Carson and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard along with Ten Point Coalition’s the Rev. Dr. Clarence Moore honored one of Indianapolis most visible and distinguished community leaders. AM1310 The Light venerable broadcaster Amos Brown was honored by the Indianapolis Ten […]
