The increasing number of violent confrontations between police and African-Americans, most of whom are unarmed, have seeped into the consciousness of Americans.  Fueled by videos taken by civilians and a growing number of videos taken by police wearing body cams and police car dashboard cameras. But in Indiana, the rules and laws governing prosecutors and […]

It’s become a major controversy between the Indiana Inspector General and the Marion County Prosecutor.  Earlier this year, the Inspector General Dave Thomas conducted an investigation into whether former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett broke state laws or state ethics rules when it became public knowledge that Bennett and some of his […]

African-Americans have made lots of political breakthroughs in Marion County elections, but in 2014, for the first time in history, the Marion County Prosecutor could be African-American.  Veteran attorney Duane Merchant is the Republican candidate for Marion County prosecutor and faces Democratic incumbent Prosecutor Terry Curry in November. Merchant appeared live in his first Afternoons […]

In a strongly worded letter, Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry says that public safety in Indianapolis has reached a crisis point and called for Mayor Greg Ballard to come to the table with other key city/county public safety officials to start and find short term and long term solutions. Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, Curry […]

In the most naked, blatant use of partisan political power in Indianapolis history, Mayor Greg Ballard retaliated against the Democratic majority in the City-County Council by ordering a severe decimation of the budget of the Council and of Marion County agencies run by independently elected Democratic county officials. The unprecedented partisan action occurred when the […]