Indy Politics Podcast with Abdul-Hakim Shabazz

The midterm losses that cost House Republicans their supermajority, including the Speaker and the chairman of the Education Committee, are putting school funding back on the table, according to public education advocate Justin Oakley.

University of Indianapolis political scientist Dr. Laura Wilson said last week’s election results show voters were dissatisfied with the direction of the country and willing to vote against incumbents at both the national and state levels. Wilson spoke with Indy Politics a week after Election Day.

A $113 million tax abatement package for the DC Blox data center planned on Indianapolis’ east side failed 11-2 Monday before the City-County Council’s Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee.

A series of post-election conversations about Indiana’s political landscape kept returning to one question: what were voters telling elected officials? Democratic strategists and lawmakers cited affordability, utility costs, education funding and frustration with state policy. A Republican leader said his party would make affordability and the economy its priorities. Other guests discussed the future of third parties, tensions over local development and the strain politics can put on personal relationships.

A series of post-election conversations about Indiana’s political landscape kept returning to one question: what were voters telling elected officials? Democratic strategists and lawmakers cited affordability, utility costs, education funding and frustration with state policy. A Republican leader said his party would make affordability and the economy its priorities. Other guests discussed the future of third parties, tensions over local development and the strain politics can put on personal relationships.