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Bridge Rehab Nearly Complete, New Commission Leader Criticized, Sheriff Deputy Handcuffs Minor, Infrastructure Funding Approved, Historically Black Neighborhood Presents Improvement Plan

Bridge Rehab Nearly Complete, New Commission Leader Criticized, Sheriff Deputy Handcuffs Minor, Infrastructure Funding Approved, Historically Black Neighborhood Presents Improvement Plan

August 29, 2025

Residents may soon travel over a historic Indianapolis bridge again. Indiana Democrats are criticizing Governor Mike Braun’s appointment of Philip Clay as the new executive director of the state's Civil Rights Commission. An Irvington mother is demanding answers after a Marion County Sheriff’s deputy briefly handcuffed her 13-year-old daughter Sunday. Funding for critical safety and infrastructure improvements in Indianapolis were approved by a finance committee this week. A historically Black neighborhood in Indianapolis on Wednesday presented a new five-year improvement plan.

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