Indianapolis is not utilizing state laws that could protect renters from bad landlords, Republican mayoral candidate Jim Merritt said Wednesday. He then called on the city to conduct more ...

A little more than a week after launching his campaign, state Sen. Jim Merritt has emerged as the Marion County Republican Party's clear choice to run against Mayor Joe Hogsett in November.

On Thursday, Republican mayoral candidate Jim Merritt stood before a boarded-up home on the city’s south side, citing it as an example of Mayor Joe Hogsett’s failure to appropriately address ...

Jim Merritt called Hogsett to concede the race. "I am humbled, I am honored and I could not possibly be more excited to serve as the mayor of Indianapolis for another four years," Hogsett ...

Mayor Joe Hogsett and his Republican challenger Sen. Jim Merritt faced off Thursday night in the first debate of the 2019 mayoral race. The debate, at the Indy Chamber's annual HobNob ...

Let’s not go down this path. Don Scott I read Jim Merritt's op-ed piece in the Star with an eye roll. He contends that bills like the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ...

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett had some choice words about his GOP-backed opponent Jim Merritt at the Marion County Democratic Party's slating convention Saturday. In a bit of a departure from ...

Jim Merritt served in the Indiana Senate for 30 years before retiring in 2020. This commentary previously appeared on indianacapitalchronicle.com. Send comments to [email protected].

Jim Merritt served in the Indiana Senate for 30 years. He also wrote “Passing the Torch; Preserving Indiana’s Heritage.” Send comments to [email protected].

Jim Merritt served in the Indiana Senate for 30 years and is the author of “Passing the Torch; Preserving Indiana’s Heritage” (Guild Press). This commentary previously appeared at ...