Calls for transparency and accountability are growing after recent local news investigations unveiled misconduct by Thomas Cook, Mayor Joe Hogsett's former right hand man.

Thomas Cook, a former Indianapolis chief of staff in the Hogsett administration, was the focus of sexual harassment and predatory behavior allegations from three women

The union is asking for an updated pay scale, yearly cost of living raises, more protections for workplace health and safety, a better severance package and practices for diversity in hiring and retention, among other things.

A recent investigative series reported by the Indianapolis Star found that people are dying in Indiana jails at an alarming rate.

A reporter with Reveal and the Center for Investigative Reporting stands by his story that alleges Indiana officials stopped an investigation into an Amazon workers death to protect the state's bid for the company's second headquarters.