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  • Indiana Upset: Taxes, Crime Still Pack Political Punch

    11/15/2007 2:58:42 PM PST · by captnorb · 11 replies · 82+ views
    Human Events ^ | 11-15-2007 | John Gizzi
    Ten days after the voting in Indianapolis, Indiana, pundits and pols are still shaking their heads over the results of the mayoral race. Two-term Mayor Bart Peterson, named by Indianapolis Magazine as the Democrat to watch for the future, on just about every "Democrat’s “wish-list” as a potential governor or U.S. Senator before long, was supposed to waltz to re-election this fall. Republican heavyweights such as State Party Chairman Murray Clark and Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi passed on a race against him, and left the nomination to former Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Greg Ballard who had never held or...
  • Mayor Bart Peterson ducks out of taxpayer forum

    10/01/2007 6:01:56 AM PDT · by Sir Hailstone · 5 replies · 89+ views
    YouTube ^ | 9/30/2007 | Sir Hailstone
    Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson made an appearance at a Property Tax forum at Light of the World Christian Church. The Mayor excused himself to attend a previous engagement - a "interfaith dialogue forum" booked several months earlier. Doesn't it sound weird he would attend an "interfaith dialogue" considering most interfaith activities in Indianapolis are held at THAT VERY SAME CHURCH?!?!? Look at the YouTube video and find out where Mayor Brat REALLY needed to go....
  • Peterson Outlines Plan To Pay For Colts Stadium

    12/20/2004 11:43:23 AM PST · by agenda_express · 26 replies · 961+ views
    Peterson Outlines Plan To Pay For Colts StadiumIndy Mayor Wants Pull-Tabs To Help Pay For Stadium December 20, 2004 INDIANAPOLIS -- The city will ask the General Assembly to approve pull-tab legislation to help pay for a new stadium deal that would keep the NFL's Colts in Indianapolis for 30 years, Mayor Bart Peterson said Monday. The city will ask lawmakers to approve pull tabs, which are slot machine-like devices, for horse racing tracks in Anderson and Shelbyville and an off-track betting parlor in Indianapolis, Peterson said at a news conference. Colts owner Jim Irsay and the NFL will contribute...