Indy Politics Podcast with Abdul-Hakim Shabazz

With the campaign season officially here, (as if it wasn't already) we decided it was time to chat with our pollster Andrew Weissert of ARW Strategies to answer all the questions you ever had about polling but were afraid to ask,

Indy Politics speaks with Ball State Economist Michael Hicks on the property tax reform proposals offered by the three main candidates for Governor.

Indy Politics sits down with former Indiana State Senator Brent Waltz who was convicted violating federal campaign finance law.

With the election around 70 days away, we figured we’d check out the landscape. My colleague at the University of Indianapolis, Dr. Laura Wilson, will join us to discuss what’s going on at the national, state, and local levels.

Indy Politics continues its look at property taxes in Indiana. Today we look at the issues of taxes and assessments from the perspectives of local governments. We spoke with Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen and Matt Greller, the head of Accelerating Indiana Municipalities. We discuss taxes, assessments, the various plans to address the issue andthoeir suggestions on improving the system.

Indy Politics continues its discussions with various candidates for public office. Today we hear from Democrat Tiffany Stoner who is running against State Representative Becky Cash.

Now that Democrats have wrapped up their national convention in Chicago, Indy Politics circles back with Hammond Mayor Thom McDermott, who was a delegate to get his perspective on events and to find out who put maggots in the eggs Hoosier Democrats were having a breakfast during the convention. .

As Democrats continue their national convention in Chicago, Indy Politics continues to chat with Hoosiers who are in attendance. Today we spoke with Indianapolis City-County Councilman Nic Roberts, who is one of the youngest delegates there.

Believe it or not, but the state of Indiana has a lawyer shortage. According to the Indiana Supreme Court, more attorneys are retiring than entering the profession, so a commission was formed to address the issue.

A new study of Indiana's water supply shows the state has plenty of water, but managing the resource could be challenging.

Indy Politics speaks with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennfier McCormick. We discuss property taxes, education and her odds of winning Indiana.

It was 50 years ago that former President Richard Nixon resigned due to the Watergate Scandal. And believe it or not, there was an Indiana connection.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett apologized tonight to the victims of his former Chief of Staff Thomas Cook.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett apologized tonight to the victims of his former Chief of Staff Thomas Cook.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett apologized tonight to the victims of his former Chief of Staff Thomas Cook.

Indiana State Representative JD Prescott is working on legislation that would eliminate the state's property taxes and replace it with a sales tax on service.

A new Indiana charitable gaming alliance founded by veterans service organizations plans to launch next week. PlayIN for Charity will advocate for legislation that would modernize charitable gaming by making electronic pull tabs (e-tabs) available in Indiana.

With school underway this week in many parts of Indiana, we talk education issues with public school advocate Justin Oakley.

Indy Politcs talks with Indy City Council Republican Leader Brian Mowry on the allegations of sexual misconduct regarding former Hogsett administration Chief of Staff Thomas Cook. We also discuss the city budget that will be unveiled Monday night.

In a couple of weeks, WAMMFest begins. WAMMfest is an annual summer festival celebrating Wine, Art, Music & Microbrew. It's August 17th at Craig Park in Greenwood and is hosted by the Sertoma Club of Greenwood. We spoke with Russ Dodge of the Sertoma Club.

Indy Politics speaks with Indiana Chamber President Vanessa Sinders about the state of business, workforce development, and education attainment.

Indy Politics continues its conversation regarding property taxes and assessments. Today, we speak with Chris Watts of the Indiana Association of Realtors and former head of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute.

Indy Politics continues its look this week at property taxes. Today we speak with Ball State Economist Mike Hicks about Indiana's tax structure, its misconceptions, and what can be done to get assessments under control.

With Republican Gubernatorial candidate Mike Braun last week unveiling his plan to address property taxes, we at Indy Politics decided to take a look at the issue. So, for the next few days, we'll be examining property taxes and assessments from a number of different perspectives. We begin with Don Rainwater, the Libertarian candidate for Governor.

On this edition of Indiana Issues we speak with Dr. Laura Wilson of the University of Indianapolis about the everchanging state our politics. We also spoke with pollster Andrew Weissert on how to understand how polling works,