The City-County Council heard Mayor Joe Hogsett's proposed 2019 budget and passed a resolution recognizing gun violence as a public health issue.

IndyGo's Marion County Transit Plan -- to increase service and introduce rapid transit lines -- may take a step forward next month.

The event is part of a new initiative from Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett to connect city services to people around Marion County.

Most of the council's debate, which lasted over an hour, focused on who would enforce the new rules and regulations.

Committee members Thursday approved an ordinance that requires companies like Bird and Lime to purchase a $15,000 per year license, pay $1 per day/per device, and to agree on a series of stipulations.

The district would have created a property tax funded board to oversee more than $3 million of revenue and fund various improvement projects and maintenance.

An estimated 1,000 new cases of hepatitis C in 2017, prompted county health officials to declare an epidemic last month.

Indiana law prohibits county and city governments from enacting local gun ordinances, so the proposed resolution urged state lawmakers to take action on the issue.It failed to pass the Community Affairs Committee.

The Economic Improvement Districts would create a property tax-funded board to fund and direct various development and improvement projects.

Council President Vop Osili said in a statement sent shortly before the meeting that the proposal is only a template, meant to start a conversation in the legislature.