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Carmel Christkindlmarkt Will Offer New Shuttle Service, Bipartisan Push Against AES Price Increase, IBLC Urge GOP Colleagues Against Redistricting, Joint Investigation Into Hogsett Admin

Carmel Christkindlmarkt Will Offer New Shuttle Service, Bipartisan Push Against AES Price Increase, IBLC Urge GOP Colleagues Against Redistricting, Joint Investigation Into Hogsett Admin

October 21, 2025

Carmel’s Christkindlmarkt is set to debut a free shuttle service. A bipartisan majority of Indianapolis City-County Council members have spoken out against AES' new plan to raise electricity prices. Lawmakers from the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus are calling on their Republican colleagues to fight back against a congressional redistricting push from the Trump administration. A joint investigation by Indy Star and Mirror Indy reveals Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration potentially overlooked conflicts of interest that were tied to more than 80 million dollars in city-backed development deals.

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