Political

I have written several blogs about the traffic lights in downtown Evansville and how maddening they can be, especially at 4am when nobody else is around. As we all know, the lights are on timers, not triggers, and most are synchronized.

In light of the tragic shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, of 18-year-old Michael Brown, the debate about whether the general public can record a police officer during the performance of his or her duties has really heated up. The answer is yes, you can, but....

The U.S. Patent Office, in a ruling on Wednesday has canceled all trademarks associated with the Washington Redskins name and logo, ruling the nickname is "disparaging of Native Americans."

City Council member Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley today released a recording she made of the exit interview with the State Board of Accounts regarding the 2012 audit of the City of Evansville's books. The recording has stirred a lot of controversy as allegations have flown about the leak of the recording to the City-County Observer last week...

Today is primary election day. The voting centers allow you to cast your vote at whatever center is most convenient for you. Here's a list of the voting center locations:

As I've driven through Warrick County the past few weeks, I noticed a couple of names that stirred my demented mind a little; there's the "Corne for Judge" sign and the "Bass for County Council" sign.  It put the thought in my head that maybe, if I found more names in the same genre, we could all think of this political season as a smorgasbord feast!  So I did a little digging,

Indiana residents have been forced to give a larger percentage of their hard-earned income to state and local taxes, while their incomes continue to decline, according to a recent national study.

The idea of public school consolidation has been floating around for several years now and there have been some school districts that have been forced into consolidating due to financial stresses, but should the State of Indiana, or any state for that matter, force the schools of communities to consolidate even if the people of those communities don’t want consolidation?

Indiana lawmakers fighting to protect the right to “hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife” recently failed at passing an amendment to the Indiana Constitution.

Hoosier lawmakers are spreading some holiday cheer a bit early this year. Earlier this week, the Indiana Senate unanimously voted in favor of a bill permitting holiday merriment in schools.