Get in the know with the local stories, national headlines, sports and more on what you need for your water cooler conversations on this Thursday, including the latest on the fight for body cams for Indianapolis Metro Police, what a review board in Chicago now says about the officer who killed Rekia Boyd, and the zingers from […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Afternoons with Amos ambitious series of Candidate Tuesday interviews continues. Again this week concentrating on the city/county minority-majority districts. Council candidates from the following Districts 11, 13, 14 and 17 appeared. Here’s basic information about the Districts. Council District 11, which includes the west side of downtown, Indiana Avenue, IUPUI, […]
An FBI raid on the home of the head of a large nursing home operator is underway this Tuesday morning. Those agents along with local police and other law enforcement are investigating at James Burkhart’s home in Carmel, an affluent northern suburb of Indianapolis. Burkhart currently serves as the CEO of American Senior Communities. According to WRTV-6, […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Afternoons with Amos continues its ambitious series of Candidate Tuesday interviews with some of the fifty-five candidates – of all three political parties – running for Indianapolis City-County Council. This week concentrating on the city/county minority-majority districts. Council candidates from the following Districts 7, 8, 9 and […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Tuesday, July 28, 2015. (Expose On Chase NOT Following Federal Rules On Bank Closing Starts At 1:18:38 Mark On PODCAST Media Player). When banks apply to close a bank branch there are series of rules and procedures they must follow set out by the Office of the Comptroller of […]
Indiana’s largest newspaper is telling the state’s governor to “Fix this Now.” The Indianapolis Star is dedicating its entire cover Tuesday to condemn the state’s controversial new so-called religious freedom law. The editorial piece says the new law hurts Indiana’s reputation as a welcoming place for people of different cultures and backgrounds. It also calls for […]
Get In the Know With Kim’s Tuesday News & Headlines Click the media player below to hear the latest of what’s going on in the world including former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice breaking his silence, more on the man who may become President Obama’s defense secretary nominee, the U.S. Attorney General’s next move post-Ferguson, which online shopping […]
Could This A Bully Move By Some Folks In The Legislative Body To Get Three Township Fire Departments. According To Indy Star dot com, There is a move that would take out Three Of Our Local Fire Departments And Move Under Indianapolis Fire Department Control. Those Three Are Wayne, Decatur And Pike Township Fire […]
ANALYSIS: Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has presented his 2013 Budget for the City of Indianapolis and Marion County to the City-County Council. The controversial budget includes recommendations to eliminate a property tax savings for middle and lower income homeowners that would become a full fledged property tax increase. After recently jacking up the salaries of […]
The Democratic majority on Indianapolis’ City-County Council is joining the outrage many in the city/county have over those large pay raises given to Mayor Greg Ballard’s staff. Afternoons with Amos and PraiseIndy.com first revealed the pay raises late last month. The raises ranged from 6% to 22% and in dollar amount up to $22,000. City-County […]
UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION: Services have been set for Glenn L. Howard, the feisty, outspoken community activist, who served our African-American community as a member of the City County Council and as a State Senator who died Monday evening (July 2nd) after a long illness. He was 72. Calling for Glenn Howard will be this […]
In a wide ranging interview on Afternoons with Amos, the leadership of the Indianapolis City-County Council blasted the Ballard Administration for a lack of leadership on a number of issues. In their latest monthly appearance, Council President Maggie Lewis, Vice-President Brian Mahern and Majority Leader Vernon Brown said a major problem was the failure of […]