Council Democrats Reject Commonsense Governance at Every Opportunity
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS – Monday night, City-County Council Democrats were presented with multiple opportunities to demonstrate leadership on the issues Indianapolis residents care about most: fiscal responsibility, public safety, and government accountability. Instead, Council Democrats repeatedly rejected sensible solutions, proving they have minimal interest in solving the problems our city faces.
VOTED TO CREATE A NEW PERMANENT TAX: The city is facing infrastructure funding concerns–––the Democrats’ solution? Saddle Marion County residents with yet another tax BEFORE they even considered cutting wasteful spending or reviewing the county’s already growing revenues.
READ COUNCIL REPUBLICANS STATEMENT [HERE]. EXCERPT: “Instead of first reviewing the city's growing revenues, identifying waste, and finding savings within an already multi-billion-dollar budget, Council Democrats rushed to impose a permanent tax increase. Responsible governance means being prudent with the tax dollars Marion County citizens already send and exhausting every option before asking taxpayers to shoulder another permanent tax increase.”
VOTED AGAINST ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OPHS: A bombshell audit found the Office of Public Health and Safety mismanaged taxpayer dollars, failed to meet contract requirements, and ballooned its budget by over 75% since its creation–––the Democrats’ response? Inaction.
Councilor Hart [R] introduced an amendment that pushed for accountability, requiring the office to demonstrate how taxpayer funds are spent before receiving future funding. Council Democrats voted it down.
In what job can you mismanage millions of taxpayer dollars, never account for where the money went, and still receive more funding? Unfortunately, that's the standard Council Democrats chose to uphold.
VOTED AGAINST CURFEW REQUIREMENTS FOR 17 YEAR OLDS: The city is facing a youth crime crisis–––the Democrats’ response? Rather than equip law enforcement with additional tools to address juvenile crime, they voted against extending the city's youth curfew requirements to include 17-year-olds.
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