Breaking: @TheDestinyWells, who was seen as the Indiana Democratic Party’s best chance at taking statewide office in 2022, will run for attorney general in 2024
Peter Blanchard
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Peter Blanchard
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Journalist keeping an 👁️ on Indianapolis @mirrorindy | Tips: [email protected] | Signal: 317-605-4836
- Democrat Deb Whitfield defeats Republican Dave Hofmann in the mayoral race in the city of Lawrence, becoming the first Black mayor ever elected in Marion County
- The Pittsburgh Pirates just signed a 16-year-old center-fielder from Panama named Iverson Allen. You can't tell me this isn't Allen Iverson in disguise
- I think this photo of Indiana Democratic Rep. Ed DeLaney (D-Indianapolis) sums up how Democrats are feeling right now
- I left the Gannett paper in Martinsville in 2022. My job was not replaced. There are now 0 reporters at what is supposed to be the paper of record for a county of 70,000+ people. It's sad to see legacy newspapers become shells of themselves, but I'm glad to see that local peoplePrint newspapers are back in Martinsville, Indiana. One editor took the fight to a local ghost newspaper - and used paper and ink to win. Read for @idsnews. specials.idsnews.com/ghost-newspape…
- It’s a sea of red here at the Indiana Convention Center as thousands of members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority await the arrival of @VP Kamala Harris, who is delivering the keynote address for today’s event
- Happening now: Indiana Democrats at the Statehouse are announcing a statewide “Contract with Women” tour to focus on abortion, women’s rights, and Indiana’s high maternal and infant mortality rates
- The Marion County Young Democrats are calling for Mayor Joe Hogsett’s resignation. “The future of our Party is watching. We refuse to inherit a culture of silence”
- Indiana Democrats held a press conference today to call for a suspension to the state gas tax through November and to expand the $225 tax refund to include Hoosiers on Social Security, disability and SSI
- Some personal news: Today is my last day @ibjnews. These past 18 months have been the most rewarding of my career, and while it was a difficult decision to leave a vibrant, locally owned media company, I determined it was time to take the next step in my journalism career
- Breaking: Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says Senate Bill 52 is dead. “While Senate Bill 52 will not move this session, we'll continue to have broader road funding discussions as we move forward and look to the next legislative session." Full statement 👇
- Breaking: Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett met with @MLS commissioner this week and says as mayor he will “lead an effort to file an MLS application and pursue a club for the city” @mirrorindy @Ty_Fenwick
- State Sen. Andrea Hunley issues statement on sexual harassment allegations against former Hogsett aide, says Indiana Democratic Party “lacks the organizational will to address sexual harassment prevention head on”
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