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(Ethan Miller/Getty Images) WIBC host Tony Katz has had enough of conservatives using Pete Buttigieg’s sexuality as a point of attack rather than going after the South Bend Mayor on a policy level. Specifically, Katz is sick of the tasteless ‘gay jokes.’ Katz: “Don’t tweet me the stuff, don’t send it to me on Facebook, I’m […]
(Alex Wong/Getty Images) Greg Craig, a former White House counsel for President Barack Obama’s administration was indicted Thursday on two counts of making false and misleading statements to investigators – including Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team – in connection with his work on behalf of Russia-backed former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. From Fox News: Specifically, Craig and the law firm were […]
(Richard Baker/Getty Images) If the fine, good-hearted rich people of our fair city could immediately cease and desist from their incessant efforts to save poor people from themselves, WIBC host Tony Katz would appreciate it. An Indiana House committee on Tuesday advanced a measure that would allow payday and subprime lenders to charge interest rates on small […]
(Isaac Brekken / Stringer / Getty Images) Mayor of Carmel, Jim Brainard’s re-election campaign has been plagued by allegations that Fred Glynn, a Hamilton County councilor who is competing for the Republican nomination for Mayor of Carmel, was offered $140,000 to drop out of the race. According to an article in Current in Carmel, Glynn’s then-campaign manager Dan Hennessey […]
(Bill Clark / Contributor) The United States economy is booming, thanks in no small part to historic tax reform and increased government spending under the leadership of the Trump administration. But with a $22 trillion national debt, an ever-increasing annual deficit, and a looming battle in Congress to raise the debt ceiling, American voters and Washington […]
(vaaseenaa/Getty Images) The fine people of Greenleaf Foods, a maker of veggie burgers and other vegan food, broke ground Monday afternoon on a new facility in Shelbyville, Indiana. The company is investing $310 million in the new facility, which will be the largest of its kind in North America and have the potential to create as […]
(Bill Clark/Getty Images) Add another one to the Democratic candidate for President casserole, kids. On Monday, Eric Swalwell, a three-term California Congressman became the 18th Democrat to announce a run for president in 2020. With an incredibly crowded field of Democrat candidates already in the race, Swalwell is placing his bets on gun reform as the winning […]
(Tom Williams/Getty Images) Departing Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen affirmed her support Monday for President Donald Trump’s plans to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. “I share the President’s goal of securing the border,” Nielsen told reporters outside her home. “I will continue to support all efforts to address the humanitarian and security crisis on the border.” […]
(jaouad.K/Getty Images) Don Marsh, an 80-year-old long-time radio host in St. Louis resigned from his position this week after he was accused of sexism for telling a 75-year-old guest she “looked great.” Oh, the horror. The guest, Karen Foss, later said she accepted the greeting as a “common way for those of us who are […]
(Photo: WIBC) The Indiana State Legislature is down to the final three weeks in the 2019 session. WIBC political correspondent Eric Berman joined Tony Katz Friday morning with an update and perspective on the controversial hate crimes bill that was signed into law, the status of the Indiana casino bill, firearms legislation, and the state […]