The Indianapolis City-County Council debated and advanced several measures at its July meeting, but few have any solid legal impact. The council advanced a move against BlueIndy electric rental cars, mandatory reporting of stolen guns and the first major overhaul if zoning laws in four decades. It also urged banks to do more to take care of abandoned properties stuck in foreclosure purgatory.

Indianapolis city councilors and the mayor's office are fighting over funding for the city's police force again, this time it's over money the mayor removed from IMPD's general fund.