ACTION ALERT 🚨 Rep. Sam Graves, Chairman of the T&I Committee drafting the next transportation bill, recently shared an alarming insight: “It's gonna be a traditional highway bill... We’re not gonna be spending money on murals and train stations or bike paths or walking paths.”

It’s 1am, I’m giddy as hell. I feel hope for this first time in awhile. And folks, hope is America’s best strategy 🇺🇸 🌊 Read my latest musings: open.substack.com/pub/andreawa...

Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership. Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.

📰 DEADLY NEW RECORD REACHED IN INDY (AGAIN) 🚨 Bicyclists Falling Victim To Traffic Violence At Never Before Seen Pace — Read our full Press Release at the link below. #SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky #VisionZero

“The truth is out now. Maybe, just maybe, this is the start of Indianapolis demanding something better. Could 2027 finally be the showdown between the good-government Democrats and the corrupt machine? Let’s hope voters are paying attention.” — a good read from @andreamwatts.bsky.social #hoosiersky

Mayor Joe Hogsett, who has cultivated a reputation for public integrity, ignored conflicts of interest involving his former top aide Thomas Cook, a secret relationship, and millions of dollars in city incentives. New joint investigation from IndyStar and @mirrorindy.org indystar.com/story/news/i...

A @mirrorindy.org/IndyStar investigation has found that Hogsett ignored conflicts of interest involving millions of dollars in city incentives. Perhaps nobody benefited as much as Thomas Cook. Read the full story here: mirrorindy.org/joe-hogsett-...

For years I’ve been saying it: The headlines write themselves — sweetheart deals for your sweetheart. It’s surreal to finally see it in print. Big thanks to the reporters who stuck with this story and did the work to make the truth public. www.indystar.com/story/news/i...

The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants. Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.

Weird way to say you seek attention

Allison Janney on playing a character who becomes the first female American president on “The Diplomat”: “It seems like television sometimes is showing us where we ought to go.” #TAF25 Watch more: bit.ly/3IkhDd9

It’s Knozone Action Day #5 of 2025 in Indianapolis. Leave the car at home today, and avoid fueling up or doing yard work today! IndyGo is a great way to get around as an alternative, and you can plan your trip with @transit.app, MyStop, or Google Maps.

Good morning, everyone! Please remember to take good care of yourself. Stay hydrated. Get up and move. Stretch. Get a snack.

yesterday’s mood: unpaid intern at the mayor’s action center, specializing in ✂️ civic landscaping cardio ✂️

Got a touch of the ‘tism

Kyle Lucas, executive director of the advocacy group Better Streets Chicago, described the saga as “a giant waste of everyone’s time over meaningless political games.” “The pilot program needs to happen,” Lucas said. “So whichever path gets us there is the path that we would like to see.”

Now we know that the shooter's politics weren't as clear or straightforward as some predicted. These troubled weirdoes have usually been twisted by the discourse in obscure online conspiracy forums. The rush to quickly link them, with no evidence, to one party or another in order to cast blame […]

👀 I’m just a girl who wrote a little bitty Substack snack piece about the data center debate open.substack.com/pub/andreawa... from a land use standpoint, is it the highest & best use of Indiana’s suburban & rural land? Discuss 👇🏻 go ahead, mansplain it 2 me 😇

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression ranked 257 schools across the country, with two Indiana schools in the top 20 and two in the bottom 20, based on student interviews regarding free speech policies and experiences on campus.

If you wake up this morning & want to do something to fight the rise of fascism, come out & join us at Rep. Shreve's Office at 530pm in Greenwood to say "NO!" to Concentration Camp Atterbury. Hopeful & family-friendly (public park 1 block away). www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...

Ashley C. Ford (@smashfizzle.bsky.social‬) will join Free Press Indiana, Mirror Indy’s support organization, as its women & girls reporter. Ashley will travel the state to meet women and girls and learn about the changes they’re creating, the barriers they’re facing. Stay tuned.

🧵 What’s it like to work in Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration? Mirror Indy government reporter Peter Blanchard talked to a dozen current and former employees. Many described a “culture of fear” inside the City-County Building. Some said they were yelled at often. 1/

For years, city employees and political volunteers would not speak negatively about working for Mayor Joe Hogsett. Now, a collection of current and former employees are speaking out about what they say is a toxic work culture in the administration mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

My comments to the DMD Administrator regarding the reuse of the Indiana Women’s Prison property- you can send yours to [email protected]

Funding for walkability = funding for health! Support walkable infrastructure and physical activity through community projects like safer street crossings and more vibrant main streets. Learn how to fund them: buff.ly/QV4pskf #ActivePeople

Indy adopted #CompleteStreets + #VisionZero. Not buzzwords—commitments. Protected bike lanes work. They’re ADA compliant. Cities prove it daily. Since MK lanes were scrapped last fall, I’ve been waiting for this. Time to act like a city that keeps its word.

🧈 Don’t get me wrong, the art was dope. But the Butter-wrapped @indygobus.bsky.social, the barricades, and a whole lane of 10th Street transformed into a pop-up park? That was the icing on the cake for me 💚

Is that what the Trump administration calls gutting the union rights of over 400,000 workers? Trump hasn’t put “American workers first.” He's been the union-buster in chief.

In every debate about extending public transit into a US suburban area, we always hear this. (Source in first reply.)

We need to talk about oversized trucks and the aesthetic of fascism.

Screens have made people into masters of repressing their emotions. Elaine Castillo’s novel is about the moment when the facade inevitably cracks, writes Sarah Rose Etter:

Indy councilors got $1 million in the last budget. How are they spending it? mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

Everyone should be able to get home safe whether they are driving, walking, biking, taking transit, or moving in whatever way they choose Federal data says that we spend $3.35 per person per year on biking and walking projects - about the price of one gallon of gas - not a massive investment

Are we cooked? “Algospeak” author Adam Aleksic argues that Gen Alpha slang reveals how social media and algorithms are shaping language. 📱

Menopause research really only ramped up about 30 years ago. And although there’s a long way to go, our understanding of the biological process itself, as well as treatments and the range of people’s experiences, has come a long way.

🗺️ just a gal who loves her maps 🌊

The collaborative fight to reject Cuomo:

Started a gallery wall at the office for our “living room” 🤠 I’m determined to raise the vibe, okay! Next up on the shopping list: vintage couch & bean bag chairs 😇

🛣️ Care about reconnecting communities & healing from highway destruction? We’re launching a Young Professionals group on July 29. We’re talking city stuff, meeting cool people, and making moves. 🗓️ 4:30–6:30 PM 📍 Chamber HQ 🔗 lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/x8yy6...

Everywhere you look, there's colorful houses 🎶

Did we just hit the quackpot? 🤑

Summer Fridays loading... ⛱️

What are you buying from this timeless treasure trove? 🎩

A Church with an unlikely security force 🦙

We are The Last IV. #LIV

The EV tax credit was one of many programs cut under the new GOP tax and spending bill. Plus, the future of free trade, work-life balance, and a family-owned beauty salon. Today on Marketplace.

🌳 infrastructure, but make it cool!! cooking up this content brings me so much joy. shoutout to street trees for keeping it cute and functional. more shade, less heat. more trees, plz 🌳

Why are folks mad at the working mom with kids on Medicaid and SNAP rather than companies like Walmart that refuse to pay her a living wage and provide health insurance?