Abdul At Large

Here are a few political items from across the state that you might find somewhat interesting, do with them what you will… Keep May 20th on your calendar.  Why?  It’s the filing deadline for Attorney General candidates who want to run for the GOP nomination.  We bring that up because we’re also keeping an eye […]

Here's the best way I can describe Saturday's protest at the Governor's residence: a COVID-19 smorgasbord.

A poll conducted last week of more than 1,000 likely Hoosier voters by Indy Politics and Change Research has a lot of good news for President Donald Trump and Governor Eric Holcomb and a little good news for challengers Joe Biden and Dr. Woody Myers.

The Indy City-County Council voted to waste $1.4 million in taxpayer dollars, so 20 percent of the voters can participate in the June primary.

It looks like one unintended consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak is more support for increased teacher pay, voting by mail and legalized marijuana.

A new poll shows Hoosiers overwhelmingly support the state's efforts to fight COVID-19.

ssuming no one else is murdered in the next few days, Indianapolis is on track for 231 murders by the end of the year. Let that sink in, 231 murders. Indianapolis was already running ahead of last year’s criminal homicide rate, and Wednesday’s quadruple murders on the east side only made matters worse and we’re […]

Assuming no one drops out between now and the May primary, there could be seven Democrats on the ballot for President. Today was the last day to file petition signatures to get on the ballot.    Candidates had to have at least 4500 signatures of registered voters; 500 from each Congressional District. Although they still […]

The head of the organization that represents Indiana’s municipalities says the 2020 legislative session is a mixed bag for local governments. Matt Greller of Accelerating Indiana’s Municipalities says, on the one hand, legislation that would limit a municipality’s ability to regulate building materials would be detrimental to local governments, particularly when it comes to maintaining the character […]

Recently Republican State Senator Jim Buck of Kokomo introduced legislation that would eliminate the primary for the U.S. Senate race here in Indiana and instead have the political parties pick their candidates at a nominating convention. Buck got a lot of pushback as some folks thought it was undemocratic.  My problem with the legislation was […]