Evansville City Council approved incentives, infrastructure funding and violence-prevention support this week, while questions about job promises, public safety tools and the city’s next budget discussion pointed to issues residents may want to keep watching.
Evansville’s Flock cameras aid police investigations, but residents raise concerns about privacy, data sharing, transparency and oversight.
Evansville leaders commemorate the Voting Rights Act’s 61st anniversary and call for continued civic participation and protection of voting rights.
Evansville City Council tables a proposed drone ordinance and approves funding for several initiatives.
Evansville City Council approved funding transfers for youth programs, housing and road paving, backed tax incentives for two local business projects, and got a fresh look at a municipal solar plan expected to cut long-term energy costs at city facilities.
Evansville City Council approved more than $3 million in community development funding this week, recognized the upcoming Juneteenth celebration, and heard public concerns over the city’s use of Flock license plate cameras.
Evansville City Council moved through the agenda quickly at their last meeting, adopting a resolution to collaborate with EWSU on a solar project and recognizing June as Pride Month.
In her third State of the City address, Mayor Stephanie Terry framed Evansville’s future around population growth, housing, youth investment and quality of life — while acknowledging the financial and infrastructure challenges the city still faces.
Most people think voting rights begin and end at the ballot box. But experts say political power is also shaped by how voting districts are drawn. This collaborative feature from Our Times and IDAAC breaks down the history of redistricting, the Voting Rights Act, and the growing legal fight over minority representation following the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision.
