Indiana Blog Review

Coroner'd

Advance Indiana relays background allegations on the crack-up within the Marion County Coroner's Office.

The Fightin' 34th

Advance Indiana looks at the battle to replace departing Indiana State Senator from Indy's 34th District Billie Breaux.

Brain Drain

Manfred Eye:

How does a city such as Indianapolis stack up in this attempt to draw young, qualified professionals? Not very well.

Central Indiana Financial Shenanigans

Advance Indiana, "Carl Drummer's Fleecing of Center Township."

Indy Undercover has a couple of posts suggesting more of the same in the City-County Council here and here.

Black Priorities

RiShawn Biddle says the black students at IUPUI agitating for a list of demands are ignoring some larger issues in Central Indiana.

Straight and Narrow

Advance Indiana:

What I really find disturbing in the Marion County results is the number of straight-ticket voters. Over 60% of the votes cast were straight-party votes . . . Unless that trend is reversed, Marion County will soon become a one-party county ala Cook County, Illinois--and all that that implies.

The Pack of Pastors

Abdul has some juicy yet confusing gossip on behind-the-scenes politicking amoung Marion County bigwigs and a fiesty pack of demanding Black Pastors.

That Bar, Again

Advance Indiana:

The leadership of the Mapleton-Fall Creek Neighborhood Association has obviously been compromised as a result of the handy work of the proponents of the 300 East bar at the Julia Carson Government Center.

Mayor Brizzi?

Jen Wagner reacts to Tully's speculations about Marion Co. Prosecutor Carl Brizzi running for mayor of Indianpolis:

Tully proclaims Brizzi "king of the Marion County GOP." Which, when you think about it, is kinda like being elected Summer School Class President.

TDW thinks Brizzi would have a tough time running for Mayor. It's a very different job than what he's used to, and people demand things of a mayoral candidate that they don't even think about when they elect a Prosecutor. Also, Brizzi just spent $2 million taking ownership of crime in Marion County. But hey, if he wants to give Ike Randolph a run for his money in the primary, have at it. Because Republicans spending money trying to beat other Republicans is always fun to watch. (TDW's money is still on Brizzi running for Dan Burton's seat.)

CCC

RiShawn Biddle looks ahead to the future of the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council.

Indy Undercover reports, "Republican City-County Councilmember Scott Keller is in talks with Democra[t]s to change parties."

More:  Advance Indiana, "I find that report very hard to believe."