Sad loss of a longtime AP colleague who showed me the ropes when I was the new guy and was the source of many Indianapolis bureau laughs on both good and bad news days. You are missed, Ken
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My big question is whether free bikeshare will lead people to ride instead of drive. Most people cite bike safety, not cost, as the reason they don’t ride.

I suspect that a network of safe bike lanes would attract MANY more riders than free bikeshare.

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Gannett fired Sarah Leach, an editor overseeing 26 community papers in four states, for talking to Poynter about the company’s plan to stop restaffing small papers.
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.Peter Blanchard broke down the Indiana governor's race and what Mike Braun's GOP primary win could mean for Indianapolis: mirrorindy.org/2024-indiana-g…

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun blew past the Republican field in the Indiana governor’s race, all but guaranteeing he will be the next elected leader of red-leaning Indiana mirrorindy.org/2024-indiana-g… via Mirror Indy

FROM THE DESK OF PETER BLANCHARD Peter Blanchard - BRAUN WINS GOP PRIMARY FOR IN GOV mirrorindy.org/2024-indiana-g…

Wow. That was FAST.

13.4%

Judith Hitt, 72, believes Donald Trump is still president right now. But that doesn’t mean she backs his endorsement of Mike Braun.

Instead, she voted for Brad Chambers because he supports legalizing medical marijuana.

“Marijuana benefits mankind,” she said.

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Everyone does an election guide, but *ahem* ours is superior. mirrorindy.org/indiana-primar…

What a day to announce that I will be IBJ News economic dev & statehouse reporter.

My official transition date is TBD, but I'll be jumping in & covering the gubernatorial primary this evening.

Excited to get back into the politics beat!

When reporting about this came out from the AP in 2018, it didn't make much of a difference in Braun's run for Senate. What about now? politi.co/4brz6JH via POLITICO

There are some *very* testy exchanges in this interview with Indiana State Police Chief Doug Carter. indystar.com/story/news/loc…

Gannett hits pause button on its promise to restaff its smallest papers poynter.org/reporting-edit…

Mary Claire Molloy Enrique Saenz Government reporting from Peter Blanchard that puts residents first. x.com/helloimdarian/…

Why is the city walking away from Eleven Park?

“Based on the numbers … we didn’t think it was responsible to go forward with the stadium and putting the taxpayers at risk for more than was originally anticipated,' Mayor Hogsett told Mirror Indy. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-m…

A Statement From the Pulitzer Prize Board: pulitzer.org/news/statement…

Hogsett: “Based on my one-on-one, hour-and-a-half-long meeting with the (MLS) commissioner himself, there were no promises made or guarantees given, but I think that we are uniquely well-positioned to be successful in our effort to bring Major League Soccer to Indianapolis'

Reporting w/ Tyler Fenwick: Mayor Joe Hogsett wants an Major League Soccer team, but it's unclear if he will get the 13 votes needed to get his pitch past the finish line mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-m…

For years, we have forgotten the dead beneath layers of cement. Are we about to again?

This is why a community of advocates is fighting to uncover the history of Greenlawn Cemetery — before it is buried forever. mirrorindy.org/greenlawn-ceme…