For nine years Mike Delph has represented parts of Hamilton, Boone and Marion Counties in the Indiana State Senate.  Senator Delph doesn’t hide his conservative views. Nor does he hide his strong Christian Faith and Beliefs.  Yet unlike a number of conservative Republicans, Sen. Delph hasn’t been afraid to talk directly with African-Americans, in their […]

The news that the City of Indianapolis, through the Capital Improvement Board (CIB) is providing some $160 Million in payments and subsidies to the Indiana Pacers at a time when other critical city needs are going unmet has caused lots of people great concern.  The monies the CIB is providing the Pacers under a new […]

Unlike the mess in Washington where Republicans and Democrats can’t agree on the time of day, the two parties did something unusual in Indianapolis.  They agreed and compromised on the 2014 budget for Indianapolis/Marion County.  City-County Council President Maggie Lewis and Vice-President John Barth appeared on Afternoons with Amos and talked about the bipartisan budget […]

Sports

The Capital Improvement Board on Monday awarded contracts for a $2.1 million suite-expansion project at Lucas Oil Stadium. The CIB, a city agency that runs sports facilities and the Indiana Convention Center, agreed in April to spend up to $2 million for the work in a deal with the Indianapolis Colts. That leaves a small […]

Mincing no words, leaders of the Democratic majority on the City-County Council slammed Mayor Greg Ballard’s criticism of the Council’s passage of a 2013 City-County Budget.  And Council President Ballard also strongly criticized the Mayor for his refusal to not get personally engaged in the budget process; refusing to personally reach out to Council leaders […]