Indiana

Afternoon Update

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Here are a few items of interest to tide you over this afternoon…

• If they’re going to be on the hook, some members of the City-County Council say they want more say in how the CIB negotiates its sports deals.  Although details are not available at the moment, plans are being drawn which would give the Council more control and oversight over how the Capital Improvement Board negotiates deals with the Colts, Pacers and Indians.  Details are expected later this week.
• Although the IPS Teacher’s Union has yet to answer my inquiries, I have pretty good confirmation the Union and IPS have reached an agreement.  The Union has scheduled time at Arsenal Tech High School from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Friday reportedly to discuss the deal with membership and possibly vote that day.
• Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson may have some explaining to do.  Word is the MCSD commissary budget is broke and Anderson is looking at turning its operations over to a private company.   My question is if this is true, would this explain the dozens of new police cars MCSD Deputies are driving around in?
• The first public debate for the 5th Congressional District has been scheduled August 25th.  John McGoff, Brose McVey, and Mike Murphy will discuss the issues at the Dan Quayle Vice-Presidential Learning Center in Huntington. According to a news release,  Luke Messer and Dan Burton declined to attend. The debate is being hosted by Internet blogs Hoosier Access, Hoosier Pundit and Huntington Politics.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on August 03, 2009 (boomark / email).