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Spring Reception and Indy Star Op-ed
Reminder — our Annual Spring Reception is less than a month away! Join us Tuesday, May 20th to hear from racing legend Al Unser Jr… An opinion piece in the Indy Star outlines how Indianapolis has made construction “too slow, expensive and exhausting.”
Republicans Deliver Solutions at Indianapolis City-Council Meeting
This week, Republican leaders on the Indianapolis City-Council brought much-needed solutions to the city’s snow removal policy. Here’s what you need to know:
New Committees and Opportunities for You in Marion County sent
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new committees aimed at increasing involvement, energizing our Republican base, and helping communities across Marion County.
Updates from Marion County Republicans
Today, we want to highlight one of them. We applaud City Council Minority Leader Michael-Paul Hart and his commission for their work in bridging the gap between responsible artificial intelligence adoption and Indianapolis governance.
Meet Your Leadership Team
I want to introduce you to the dedicated team members who will be leading and supporting our Republican Party.
Hello from Natalie Goodwin
Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's reorganization caucus! If you weren’t able to attend, allow me to introduce myself: I’m Natalie Goodwin, your new Marion County Republican Chair. I grew up in Lawrence Township, and today, I’m raising my family just down the street from where I spent my childhood. Your leadership team is committed to serving you, and I look forward to the many ways we will move Marion County forward.
Reflections on the Anniversary of FedEx
This Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic FedEx mass shooting. Our hearts go out to every family member, friend, and loved one affected by this senseless violence. While the memories of those no longer with us live on, we must ensure that a tragedy like this does not happen again.
Broken System
Yet again, the failure of our criminal justice system to hold violent, repeat offenders accountable has led to the suffering of the innocent. This time, police were responding to reports of a man behaving strangely in a vehicle. Upon officers arriving at the scene, the suspect fled while shooting at the officers. One officer was severely wounded and is still in the hospital.
“Lackluster at Best”
This week’s verdict concludes what has been a 4-year saga of pain and grief for the family, friends, coworkers, and citizens of Indianapolis that knew and loved Lt. Aaron Allan. Yet, much of this trial has been marred by a disappointing job performance from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
Time and Again
For those keeping track, the prosecutor’s office has had another rough week. Time and again, local media has pointed to a prosecutor that can’t secure justice for victims and their families.
Justice Delayed, Justice Denied
The state of leadership in the city-county building continues to shock and sadden us. WTHR is reporting that the prosecutor’s office is currently sitting on a backlog of nearly 37,000 cases! Thousands more than usual. The result of this failure is justice delayed and justice denied for families across Indianapolis.
Cyndi for Indy
It’s been an exciting week for Marion County Republicans! On Tuesday, Cyndi Carrasco announced her candidacy for Marion County Prosecutor. In the wake of back-to-back record years of violent crime, including homicide, now more than ever we need trusted and experienced leadership in Indianapolis.
The Price of Poor Leadership
This week has brought an unwelcome reminder of the consequences of total Democratic control in Washington. The Wall Street Journal reports that inflation has reached its highest rate since 1982, leading to higher prices from the grocery store to the gas pump. With empty shelves and diminishing bank accounts, it’s safe to say this is not the leadership Americans bargained for.
ICYMI: Here’s What They’re Saying
I wanted to take a moment to remind you of the Hogsett Administration's awful budget mismanagement happing in Indianapolis and highlight what a bipartisan group of leaders from excluded cities and towns have to say about it. Click the video below for the full story!
Mismanaged
Starting January 1st, the sheriff’s department will halt several services, including transporting arrestees to jail and the hospital detention unit. A bipartisan group of officials from excluded cities and towns such as Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport, Speedway, and others came together in a press conference to denounce the complete lack of leadership from the mayor, sheriff, and council supermajority.
Stepping Up
Yesterday, Senate Republicans representing parts of Marion County revealed a package of five bills aimed at reducing crime in Indianapolis and the state as a whole.
Disqualifying
After the FedEx tragedy earlier this year, it became clear that had Prosecutor Mears done his job the perpetrator likely would not have been able to acquire the firearms used that night. Today, the IndyStar released an in-depth report that details the continued failings of the prosecutor and his office to use the tools at their disposal, ultimately resulting in more violence in Indianapolis.
Pattern of Behavior
Prosecutor Ryan Mears is yet again doing what he does best, playing the blame game at a time our capital city needs leadership.
Mayor Hogsett’s Public Safety Crisis
As you can see by viewing the video below, many of their solutions are self-described as “elementary” measures such as ending sweet-heart plea deals from Prosecutor Mears and other simple steps to end the revolving door system that results in headlines like these.
Another Tax-Payer Funded Tragedy
Just as we saw this summer and warned would continue, Indianapolis has experienced yet another taxpayer-funded tragedy. This week, two IMPD officers were ambushed and stabbed. As it turns out, the accused attacker had recently been charged with a different felony, was out on bail, under GPS monitoring, and his bail had been paid by the Bail Project.
Another Record-Breaking Year
Just as all the signs and models predicted, Indianapolis broke its all-time criminal homicide record over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Policy Instead of Politics
A recent report from FOX59 seemingly confirms what many in the community have dubbed the “revolving door system of criminal justice” in Indianapolis.
Disgraceful
Earlier this year, Indianapolis suffered a tragedy in the form of a mass shooting at a FedEx facility. 8 people were killed. In the days following it was revealed that if Indiana’s Red Flag Law had been properly pursued, then this entire tragedy might have been avoided. It is the duty of the prosecutor to bring these cases before a judge in order to decide if action is to be taken. However, in the case of this man, his file sat in a dusty stack on the prosecutor’s desk.
We Can do Better
However, during a public safety crisis such as Indianapolis is facing, we felt it was important to support the increase in resources this budget provides for our men and women on the front lines. While we ended up supporting the budget, the truth is it certainly isn’t an ideal financial blueprint for Indianapolis, but it might be the best we could hope for under a 20-5 minority. Regardless, the minority party city councillors will continue to raise important concerns about the Hogsett Administration and supermajority’s priorities moving forward.
How Much Time?
As Indianapolis prepares to head into the final quarter of 2021, we find ourselves in the position to yet again be on track for a historically violent year in our capital city. Unfortunately for the residents of Indianapolis, the decline of public safety has become all too common in Joe Hogsett’s Indianapolis.
Violence and Silence
Indianapolis is approaching two hundred homicides so far in 2021. Labor Day weekend saw four murders within a four-hour span and six total. It is a public safety crisis that is impacting all corners of the county and every demographic. One of the victims this past weekend was only seventeen years old.
No Show
Last week we asked, “where is Prosecutor Ryan Mears?" As we have talked about time and again, one would think in the midst this city’s historic public safety crisis our leading public safety officer would be on the front lines leading; however, we have consistently seen the opposite. Prosecutor Mears is often absent, and the few times he is present, he struggles to get his facts straight and fails to answer questions.
Where is Prosecutor Ryan Mears?
“As we all know, Indianapolis is having yet another record year of violent crime. In fact, July was one of the deadliest months on record in the history of the city of Indianapolis. Knowing the city’s current situation, one would think that one of our top public safety officers would be putting in extra work to lead the conversation towards fixing this public safety crisis. Sadly, Indianapolis is getting the opposite out of our prosecutor, and the last couple weeks are a perfect example…”
Warning Graphic Content: A Taxpayer Funded Tragedy
If Mayor Hogsett calling Indianapolis “an extraordinarily safe city” after the deadliest month on record doesn’t make it clear that Indianapolis has a total lack of leadership then maybe this will. According WRTV, it has been discovered that under Mayor Hogsett and President Osili’s leadership Indianapolis gave 100,000 taxpayer dollars to the group who bailed a violent offender out of prison, and now that violent offender is accused of brutally killing his girlfriend in July.
Broken System
Last Tuesday, the Criminal Justice Planning Council convened a meeting with the mayor, prosecutor, sheriff, council president, and others. Every single attendee has the power and influence to affect change in the criminal justice system in Indianapolis. Instead, we got over a hour of self-congratulation while taking aim at the “revolving door system” that many in the community have warned about for years. Sadly, over the past week, the system has proven to be broken…
Another Example of Politics Over People
As Indianapolis has seen, when it comes to sustainability, Republicans lead… Unfortunately for the residents of Indianapolis, Mayor Hogsett, President Osili, and the Democrat supermajority have decided to transform the essential efforts of sustainability into another way to force extreme policies on the people of Indianapolis to keep the far-left base of their party happy…
Marion County Young Republicans
We often talk about the value of building coalitions when trying to win elections. Last night we launched one that is near to my heart: Marion County Young Republicans! Throughout my years in campaigns, YR chapters have been instrumental in the success of Republicans across the state. The good news for us is that it was clear last night that Marion County has a lot of young people who are thirsty for better leadership in Indianapolis!
Do you want to get involved?
Here at the Marion County GOP Headquarters, we often get asked “how can I get involved?” Even though there are no elections this year here in Indiana, there are still plenty of ways to get plugged in and ready for next year!
Council Republicans Advocate for Indianapolis to Follow the Science
Throughout the COVID 19 pandemic, national, state, and local leaders have advocated that we must “follow the science” to defeat COVID 19. I have appreciated the state’s leadership in balancing lives and livelihoods and the support for local discretion. Unfortunately, at last night’s City-County Council meeting the Democrat super majority voted to keep burdensome restrictions on businesses without posting the proposal publicly and without allowing full debate on the topic.
Indianapolis City-County Council Republicans on Mayor Joe Hogsett’s Address on Rising Violence in Indianapolis
"Today, the Hogsett Administration finally held a press conference to unveil its plans to address the historic public safety issues facing Indianapolis. While Council Republicans certainly appreciate that Democrat leadership in this city finally wants to at least talk about the record violence in Indianapolis, we fear the proposed solutions are just that, talk. The Mayor and his team did not attempt to brief a single Republican Councilor of these new plans or include any of us in today's announcement. As such, we are still digesting these proposals. Unfortunately, after a quick reading, much of what was announced today seems to be throwing more money at some of the same programs that clearly are not working. If the Mayor and Council Democrats want to get serious about reducing the historic levels of violent crime in Indianapolis, it is time we get all interested parties to the table to begin to work on a solution. We hope an opportunity exists to work together to once again make Indianapolis a safe place for all to work and live…"
Pacinogate Proves Hogsett is Better Actor than Mayor
Broad coverage by local media has exposed Pacinogate—Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett plagiarizing a speech delivered by Al Pacino from his Oscar-winning turn in “Scent of a Woman.” However, like so many things Mayor Hogsett has gotten wrong in office, he stole the wrong speech from the Pacino filmography…
Lives and Livelihoods
New York City is now more open than Indianapolis! Yet, Mayor Hogsett, the city-county council, and the Marion County Public Health Department have decided to keep these archaic restrictions in place until June 7th, and some restrictions even longer than that.
Out of Touch
Skyrocketing crime, struggling businesses, and crumbling infrastructure immediately come to mind. Yet, during Monday's City-County council meeting, the Democrat super majority decided to focus on iterating fringe left-wing talking points instead of addressing the issues that are drastically impacting residents in this city…
Indy GOP Update
The tragic shooting at Fed Ex last week is an event that none of us will soon forget. While some, like Democrat Councillor Ali Brown, chose to politicize this tragedy hours after it occurred, we wanted to wait for the facts to materialize.
Joel Bragg Joins Marion County Republican Party as Executive Director
“Joel is one of the top up-and-coming GOP political operatives in the state and I am thrilled that he decided to be part of rebuilding the Marion County Republican Party,” said Joe Elsener, Chairman of the MCRCC. “Whether it has been as a volunteer or paid staff, Joel has proven he is a relentless worker who has the ability to build teams and win at every level of government…”