Indiana’s three Governor candidates met in their first debate from the Zionsville Performing Arts Center. Republican Rep. Mike Pence, Democrat John Gregg and Libertarian Rupert Boneham met in an hour long debate that talked about jobs, education, corrections, fiscal and tax policy and a lot more issues. Watch the video of the debate Courtesy of […]
Afternoons with Amos is the only Indianapolis media – print, radio or TV – to conduct in depth interviews with all the candidates running for School Board in the Indianapolis/Marion County districts with the largest enrollments of African-American students. Hear the views on candidates on education issues in the Washington Township, Lawrence Township, Warren Township, […]
Democratic candidate for Indiana Governor John Gregg forcefully made the case why African-Americans should vote for him as Indiana’s next Governor succeeding Mitch Daniels. Gregg, the former House Speaker and President of Vincennes University, stressed the importance of creating more jobs in Indiana, especially in the state’s older inner city neighborhoods. Gregg also strongly expressed […]
The latest Candidate Tuesday focused on five Marion County House Districts encompassing a number of Indianapolis area neighborhoods. Appearing on afternoons with Amos were Republican and Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives from Districts 86, 87, 89, 92 and 100. The candidates discussed a wide range of issues from mass transit, the Department of […]
The latest edition of Afternoons with Amos Candidate Tuesdays involved Democratic and Republican candidates in three area State Senate Districts. Candidates from two districts appeared. Senate District 28 – which includes all of Hancock County, the northern third of Shelby County and a corridor within Marion County bounded roughly by Keystone, East County Line Road, […]
Democratic candidate for Governor John Gregg came out swinging on Afternoons with Amos. Gregg blasted his Republican opponent Mike Pence for ignoring the real issues facing Indiana, preferring to talk about issues that , in Gregg’s words, Hoosiers don’t care about. Gregg stressed his emphasis on jobs, improving education, including starting to deal with early […]
After a stand-off in the third-largest school district in the nation that had the Chicago Teachers Union in deep debate with Chicago Public Schools officials, the strike has ended. Union delegates voted Tuesday to suspend the nine-day strike, sending 26,000 teachers and 350,000 children back to school Wednesday. “I have 34 little ones that I […]
The first Candidate Tuesdays kicked off on Afternoons with Amos as Libertarian and Socialist Party candidates joined independent write-in candidates for a frank discussion of the issues in the November 6th election. Afternoons with Amos has scheduled t least twenty-seven hours so far of candidate interviews between now and Election Day. Appearing on the first […]
How do we improve Indianapolis schools and preschools? Afternoons with Amos turned itself into a special two hour Town Hall where listeners could share their views on making both K-12 and preschool better for African-American and all children. The special broadcast was part of the effort by What’s Possible Indy a collaboration wit between the […]
In her first visit to Indianapolis as First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama delivered a spirited defense of her husband, the President’s policies before a crowd of several hundred people in a super suite at Lucas Oil Stadium. Dressed in a sharp black and purple dress and black cardigan, Mrs. Obama spoke at […]
It was given in prime time but the networks didn’t carry it, but PraiseIndy.com has the full video of President Barack Obama’s speech to the National Urban League Convention. During the speech the President talked about education and according to the Huffington Post “The President formally announced a new program aimed at improving educational outcomes […]
Democratic US candidate Joe Donnelly talked with Afternoons with Amos about schools and education, bringing more jobs to Indiana and lots more. Donnelly blasted his Republican opponent Richard Mourdock for falsely saying Donnelly would cut Medicare. Donnelly talked about the current drought and its disastrous impact on Hoosier farmers. And that federal farm aid will […]
