Indiana

Sunday Stuff

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

I had a busy Saturday so there’s not a whole lot to chat about this morning, but I can tell you the following.

• According to IMPD, arrests and curfew violations were somewhat up for the second Saturday of Indiana Black Expo.  While more than 2008 there not as many as 2007.   One of the arrests however was the second in command of Code Red, one of the more problem local gangs here in the area.
• There’s a question as to whether the votes are there on the City-County Council to pass a hotel tax increase to help fund the Capital Improvement Board.  I’m told a recent meeting between the major players got pretty tense.
• In addition, although Democrats may be holding out on their votes, there’s talk that if the tax increase doesn’t go through, there next set of CIB layoffs will all be union members, a key Democrat constituency.
• If anyone is surprised that Judge Annie Christ-Garcia let former City-County Councilor Doris Minton-McNeil off the hook shouldn’t be.  Apparently McNeil also released Brenda Taylor, a prostitute involved in the stabbing death of a local man; she claimed self-defense.  Taylor had been arrested on charges similar to Minton-McNeil.  Prosecutors have not decided whether charges will be filed in that case.
• The race to fill the spot in Senate District 30 continues to be competitive and more bizarre.  I’ve discovered one of Republican Ryan Vaughn’s biggest critics is more motivated by an unhealthy infatuation with him than legitimate public policy or philosophical differences.   If it were a movie I would call it “The Bromance that Could Never Be.”  And we’ll just leave it at that.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on July 19, 2009 (boomark / email).