Articles tagged as: Jim Merritt
June 17, 2019
Ten Point Celebrates Reduced Crime, Calls For Collaboration
The state attorney general's office invested $500,000 to help Ten Point expand about a year ago, and now the group says its expansion into the far east side helped reduce violent crime.
Read MoreJune 6, 2019
Jim Merritt Will Not March At Indy Pride
Republican candidate for Mayor Jim Merritt said Thursday that he will not march in the Indy Pride parade and regrets his initial vote for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 2015.
Read MoreMay 7, 2019
Hogsett, Merritt Win Indianapolis Mayoral Primaries
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett will face Republican Jim Merritt in the general election.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2019
Republican Senator Jim Merritt Enters Race For Indianapolis Mayor
Merritt's first speech as a candidate focused primarily on three things - homelessness, crime, and grassroots support.
Read MoreDecember 14, 2018
Merritt Resigns As Chairman Of Marion County GOP
In a statement Merritt says the party needs a leader who can be "laser focused" on winning back the City-County Council and the Mayor's Office.
Read MoreJuly 24, 2018
Statewide Partnership Aims To Reduce Opioid Addiction
The Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative, RALI Indiana, is a diverse group. It includes nurses, law enforcement, anti-drug coalitions and businesses.
Read MoreJuly 20, 2018
Maryland And Illinois Intersection To Partially Reopen Monday
During a routine inspection Thursday at the intersection, Citizens Energy found a collapsed manhole structure. The company says it could have caused a sinkhole like the one that opened earlier this month.
Read MoreNovember 27, 2017
Indiana Lawmaker Wants All Providers Registered In State's Drug Monitoring Database
Such databases alert providers to patient risk factors, such as seeing several doctors to get multiple prescriptions.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2017
City-County Councilman Jeff Miller Charged With Three Counts Of Child Molestation
According to the prosecutor's office, there are no plans to request a special prosecutor.
Read MoreOctober 10, 2017
Merritt Pushes Dramatic Increases To Gun, Drug Crime Penalties
Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis) says Indiana's criminal justice system has broken down at the court level.
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