Interim Leaders at IMPD and Center Grove Schools, Priorities for Black Legislative Caucus and Prosperity Indiana, Addressing Domestic Violence Cases for Black Women, The Power of Incumbency

January 11, 2024

The Center Grove Schools Board appointed an interim leader last night, just days after the former superintendent suddenly resigned amid a state investigation. Mayor Joe Hogsett chose Christopher Bailey as the interim chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus says housing should be more accessible, affordable and equitable for all Hoosiers, and that’s the focus of the caucus’s agenda in 2024. Prosperity Indiana says it will focus on economic and social opportunities for all Hoosiers. A local nonprofit unveiled a plan to reduce the number of domestic violence cases for Black women in Indianapolis. Why are incumbents, current political officeholders running for re-election, so powerful?

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