A Marion County grand jury is investigating a case that appears to be related to conflict-of-interest and harassment allegations made against former members of Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita encouraged the move in a social media post that said “it would be welcomed to get this violence under control.”
In an op-ed for The Indianapolis Star on Thursday, Republican Councilor Michael-Paul Hart wrote that Hogsett has displayed a “pattern of corruption, negligence and lack of judgment.”
A proposal backed by the mayor to change curfew times in Indianapolis was introduced to the City-County Council on Monday night in the wake of a downtown shooting that left two teenagers dead over the holiday weekend.
The statement comes one day after the Indianapolis City-County Council’s Democratic Caucus met and, by at least one account, voted to expel Carlino. The council issued a statement late Wednesday saying she was still a caucus member.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett on Wednesday night said he does not think the city’s reputation will be harmed due to his administration’s response to sexual harassment allegations.
In calling for her Democratic colleagues to resign, Carlino said it was time for a change in leadership not only for the city but also for the City-County Council.
Along with Roberts, deputies pushed out two women who stood at the podium alongside her and became physical with supporters who stood up in her defense.
The Indianapolis mayor took questions from reporters in one-on-one interviews Tuesday afternoon.
City-County Council Republicans want to know why some information was left out of Fisher Phillips’ report on the Hogsett administration’s handling of harassment allegations.
A firm hired to investigate how Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration handled sexual harassment allegations against his former chief of staff determined the administration’s response complied with law and did not violate city-county policy.
The city of Indianapolis could be held responsible for alleged misconduct from Mayor Joe Hogsett’s former chief of staff, attorneys told a committee Thursday.
The firm will conduct an independent investigation into the Hogsett administration’s handling of sexual harassment allegations.
The Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday approved a proposal to launch an independent investigation, with subpoena power, into sexual harassment allegations in the Hogsett administration.
Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration again will ask the Legislature next year to change the state’s road-funding formula so it stops favoring rural areas over Indianapolis and other densely populated cities.
An administrator at the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development was fired Wednesday after an internal investigation found “overwhelming evidence” of inappropriate sexual misconduct, according to documents released by the city’s attorneys.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett on Wednesday said he was unaware of more recent sexual harassment allegations against his former chief of staff when he brought him on to lead the mayor’s 2023 reelection campaign.
City-County Council member Jesse Brown, a first-term Democrat, has called for Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett to resign over his handling of sexual harassment claims against former top aide Thomas Cook.
Two members of the Indiana State Budget Committee said this week they don’t need a would-be investor group for a Major League Soccer franchise in Indianapolis to unveil itself ahead of the Hogsett administration’s anticipated request for stadium funding from the board.
After a year in which youth homicides hit a high in Indianapolis, the city’s Office of Public Health and Safety is adding staff with a focus on prevention.