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Joseph H. Hogsett Administration

Joseph H. Hogsett Administration

First elected in 2015, Democrat Joseph H. Hogsett went on to win reelection as with 71 percent of the vote… Read More »Joseph H. Hogsett Administration

When was considered during the 1969 session of the Indiana General Assembly, State Representative E. Henry Lamkin Jr. (R-Indianapolis) introduced… Read More »Minigov

Philanthropy and Government

Philanthropy and Government

The nonprofit and government sectors continuously complement, collaborate, and compete with one another. Each sector plays a necessary role in… Read More »Philanthropy and Government

Seals and Flags

Seals and Flags

The county commissioners adopted the first Seal of Marion County on April 17, 1822. The seal was to have the… Read More »Seals and Flags

Special Service Districts

Special Service Districts are jurisdictions for Indianapolis city police protection, fire protection, and other service delivery. These districts have artificial… Read More »Special Service Districts

Special Taxing District

Special Taxing Districts are jurisdictions used to raise revenues for particular services from the residents or properties within Marion County… Read More »Special Taxing District

Structure of Unigov

Structure of Unigov

City-county consolidation in Indianapolis is not a one-community, one-government system. Although the consolidation was named “Unigov” for “unified government,” Marion… Read More »Structure of Unigov

Unigov and Political Participation

The 1969 reorganization of Indianapolis-Marion County local government known as Unigov had profound effects on patterns of political participation and… Read More »Unigov and Political Participation

Unigov and Public Finance

The UNIGOV reorganization of local government affected public finance—governmental revenues, expenditures, and indebtedness—within Indianapolis and Marion County. As with service… Read More »Unigov and Public Finance

Unigov and Service Delivery

Some local public services in Marion County are provided countywide, others more nearly match the pre-Unigov “old city” of Indianapolis,… Read More »Unigov and Service Delivery

A product of the Indianapolis Bicentennial effort (2020–21), the digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis integrates and accesses the explosion and fragmentation of knowledge created both as born-digital information and as a large new digital archive.

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