Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard is strongly urging all who are in public, to wear face coverings.

The order signed Wednesday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic prohibits unnecessary travel, closes all Carmel public playgrounds and advises work-out facilities to close. Banks will be allowed to stay open, but only with ATM and drive-thru services.

Brainard won with 56% of the vote and will run in the general election for his seventh term as Carmel's leader.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett says the state legislature is "frozen" when it comes to environmental protection.

Mayor Jim Brainard and City Council members expressed concern with overcrowding near City Center and the Arts & Design District.

The new ordinance would protect people from discrimination.

Acting City Council president Kevin Rider said during a Monday night meeting that the proposal won't be fast-tracked. Debate on the ordinance is set to continue at a committee meeting Thursday.