The council passed the $1.2 billion budget 22-2. It includes increased funding for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Indianapolis Fire Department and $500,000 for food insecurity initiatives.

The training facility will include a three-story live burn structure and a fire training tower. IFD currently rents space at the Emergency Services Education Center.

The development at 421 N. Pennsylvania St. will include retail and office space and 213 residential apartment units.

The taxi industry in Indianapolis works under strict regulations more strict than those levied on transportation network companies, such as Uber and Lyft.

Indianapolis City-County Councilors work part-time and make about $11,400 dollars a year. But many say it's simply not a part-time job.

The largest allocations from the city go to three categories: 22% for public safety initiatives, 25% for the broadly defined "public services," and 38% for criminal justice services.

Researchers will spend the summer conducting interviews and focus groups with city officials, business and nonprofit leaders, and community members to try to find out how the Council is doing.

City officials in Indianapolis are signing off on a deal for nearly $300 million in public subsidies toward renovation of the Indiana Pacers' downtown arena.

In a packed room, some supported and some opposed the specifics of the proposal. But many voiced concerns before the vote over how the city approached the problem.

The Indianapolis City-County Council extended the deadline for its public survey to evaluate the councils effectiveness. It's part of a larger study conducted by the Public Policy Institute at Indiana University.