Near East Area Renewal plans to lead the development of 21 three-bedroom homes on the near east side of Indianapolis, all located near North Rural Street.

Funding the program will require City-County Council approval. The mayor says it would not impact the 2018 city budget.

Mayor Joe Hogsett says that those "who have contributed to this crisis should be held accountable."

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced a plan to evaluate Indianapolis' carbon footprint, as well as its vulnerability to natural disasters.

A significant amount of spending in the new budget is focused on public safety and infrastructure.

Mayor Joe Hogsett visited one group near Tarkington Park, to hand out the checks.

The mayor announced partnerships with businesses in the hospitality, restaurant and food service industries to help hire 2,000 young people this summer.

Nearly a year and a half after his sudden death from a heart attack, a downtown Indianapolis Street has been named for broadcaster and tireless truth and justice advocate Amos Brown.

In a speech that sometimes described Indianapolis as a bleak, dangerous place, the mayor injected a message of hope by focusing on the city's youngest residents.

Many opponents of the project want the columbarium to be built, but not at the expense of the city's largest old-growth forest.