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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

IndyStar's @alysaguffey.bsky.social is doing an AMA today on Indiana data centers: www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/co...

Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

It took 27 years to clear his name, but a wrongfully convicted Indiana man has walked free. "I’m just trying to be a better man and a better father now. That's it ... Too much has been taken away from me." www.indystar.com/story/news/i... 🖊️Kristine Phillips/📷Mykal McEldowney + South Bend Tribune

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

"I cannot think of a single time that I reported a law violation, like a human rights violation ... that it was actually rectified." www.indystar.com/story/news/i...

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This prison had a suicide crisis. Then its mental health staff left.

Conditions inside Indiana State Prison are fueling a suicide crisis, according to former mental health employees.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

One of the people behind an ICE-monitoring app is explaining why he's suing the Trump administration: "It's an important lesson that when the government overreaches and when the government oversteps, you can't just shrug and move on." www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

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This Indiana man made an app to hold ICE accountable. Now, he's suing.

The Indiana native is behind the ICE-monitoring website and app, Eyes Up, which has recently caught the attention of high-level Trump officials.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

IndyStar's investigative team will be led by a Pulitzer Prize finalist whose career is filled with public service journalism that exposes wrongdoing: www.indystar.com/story/news/l...

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IndyStar veteran named new investigative editor

The author of IndyStar investigations into nursing homes, gun laws and city contracts has been promoted.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

New: Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration is spending millions on projects and contracts awarded to allies and major donors. "We see them just squandering excessive amounts of our tax dollars," one advocate said. Part two of "Mr. Clean" by IndyStar/Mirror Indy: www.indystar.com/story/news/i...

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Hogsett allies routinely benefit from no-bid city contracts

On the campaign trail a decade ago, the mayor said no-bid contracts should ‘never be the default.’

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Hey Indy, know any local charities or nonprofits who need some newish fridges? We won’t need them in our new space.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

What Indianapolis neighbors had to say about an Indiana Republican plan to carve up historically Black neighborhoods in new congressional districts: www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

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William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Just a reminder, all IndyGo services will be fare free this Thursday, and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday!

Free Fare this Thanksgiving, Buses will operate on a Sunday Schedule

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Indiana Republicans could give themselves even more power by changing the boundaries of Congressional districts. But when an undecided state senator asked whether the maps should be changed, here's what his constituents told him: indystar.com/story/news/p...

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An undecided GOP senator holds a redistricting town hall in a swing county. How it went

Robert F. Kennedy's name is invoked as Indiana state Sen. Greg Goode seeks input on whether to support the Trump administration on redistricting.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

My neighborhood does Halloween right. Check out these photos from IndyStar photojournalist Grace Smith: www.indystar.com/picture-gall...

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The Fourth Estate. www.indystar.com/story/news/l...

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Southsiders prevail in fight against Google data center: mirrorindy.org/google-withd... 🖊️ Elizabeth Gabriel 📷 Brett Phelps / @mirrorindy.org

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

A couple great examples of everyday people in Indy stepping up for our community: A new space for Indy youth to feel empowered mirrorindy.org/listen-to-ou... Tiny homes planned at westside church to help people who are homeless mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

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A new space for Indy youth to feel empowered

From 2020 protests to political upheaval, this nonprofit wants to help youth find their voice.

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Mirror Indy @mirrorindy.org · 13/09/2025

Come Chat N Chew with Mirror Indy and community leaders on Sept. 23. The theme is civic leadership! We’re building Mirror Indy around what our community wants and needs. So, we’re taking the time to meet with as many neighbors as possible. Register below. bit.ly/3VIkW0H

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

A push to preserve an Indianapolis neighborhood built by Black WWII veterans: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis... 📷 Flanner House, Indiana Historical Society

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Indy residents crowded the City-County Council chambers last night to voice their opposition a Google data center on the south side. See the scenes and catch up on the news on @mirrorindy.org: mirrorindy.org/google-data-...

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Mirror Indy @mirrorindy.org · 09/09/2025

Riverside’s 100th annual parade happened last weekend. 📸 Check out Ted Somerville’s photos from the event: bit.ly/4pdxcE5

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Scenes from the Students Demand Action walkout in Indianapolis on Friday: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis... 🖊️ @carleylanich.bsky.social 📷 Brett Phelps / @mirrorindy.org

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Peter Blanchard @peterblanchard.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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...

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Workers describe ‘toxic’ culture in Mayor Joe Hogsett’s city hall

The harassment allegations engulfing the Indianapolis mayor’s administration stem from a toxic work environment, several former employees said.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Just sharing this book recommendation today for no reason at all bookshop.org/p/books/some...

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Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir

A Memoir

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The hardest thing about the past few weeks was not being able to tell every single person I spoke to about my new position as the Women & Girls Reporter for Free Press Indiana. But now I can 😊

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Several Indianapolis councilors have voiced opposition to the southside Google data center. Now, the fate of the project is in the hands of Indy Democrats: mirrorindy.org/google-data-...

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Mesgana Waiss @theavgjourn.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Hip-hop found a home in Fountain Square in 2015. Over the past 10 years, the Chreece hip-hop festival has displayed all elements of the genre. Live music events come and go, but the “little festival that could” somehow remains. My latest story for Mirror Indy: mirrorindy.org/history-of-t...

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Chreece turns 10

How Indy’s ‘Rap Christmas’ was born, its growing pains and what comes next.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Update on property tax cuts and the Indy city budget: > $1M from crime grants > $100k from an immigrant legal fund mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

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How property tax cuts are affecting crime grants and immigration programs

Mayor Joe Hogsett asked most city departments to cut spending next year.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Indy, who’s coming out to Feast of Lanterns? Come say hi to the Mirror Indy crew! We’ve got airbrush tattoos and free community news

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Here's what's in the Indy mayor's proposed budget for housing and homelessness initiatives next year: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

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Hogsett’s 2026 budget has $10M for homelessness

But an eviction aid program isn’t fully funded.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

After working the night shift at a recovery house, Janice Richardson drives home. The 66-year-old eastsider usually stops to check on the remains of her neighborhood’s CVS Pharmacy. The nearly 2-acre lot has been vacant since March. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

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After a CVS shuttered, eastsiders face a vacant lot full of trash

The location along the Purple Line is one of at least 28 pharmacies that have closed in Indianapolis.

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Peter Blanchard @peterblanchard.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I asked IMPD Chris Bailey whether he thinks ICE's generous salaries and sign-on bonuses could affect his recruitment efforts. "It’s a concern when you throw that kind of money out there that you could take potential applicants from local police departments" mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

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Indianapolis police chief talks curfew, ICE and staffing

IMPD Chief Chris Bailey says downtown is safe and violence is trending downward.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

In Haughville: pawn shop -> grocery store mirrorindy.org/haughville-w... "We’re looking to expand in all the areas where food deserts are."

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New grocery store adds healthy food options to the west side

Super Jams Neighborhood Supermarket opens in Haughville.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

“I’m so tired of being thrown around from here to there … What I’ve been through the last three years, no one should have to go through.” mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

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‘I’m so tired’: Fountain Square encampment residents feel stuck

Some moved, others stayed, but none were forced to leave the morning of Aug. 11.

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

NEW: In Indianapolis, the Assessment and Intervention Center appears to be changing some lives, but it's still falling short of the sweeping promises made years ago. “Everybody from 911 dispatch to EMS to the sheriff to IMPD, they all need to be on the same page" mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

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Indy’s alternative to jail and ER has empty beds

Hogsett and the City-County Council cut funding for the Assessment and Intervention Center because of lack of use.

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Peter Blanchard @peterblanchard.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Last year, all 25 members of Indianapolis City-County Council got $1 million to spend on a project of their choice. So how did they spend it? I got the answers mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

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

As Indy approaches the next budget, we looked back at the parks and streets projects funded last year.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Indiana electric bills have jumped by an average of 29.1% from 2015 to 2023, according to a study, which used U.S. Energy Information Admin data. That increase ranked 13th nationally. Indiana saw a bigger increase than neighboring Illinois (25.7%). indianaeconomicdigest.net/Content/Defa...

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Indiana has seen one of the biggest jumps in utility bills in the nation

Indiana's residential electric rates rank among the lowest among surrounding states, said Indiana Energy Association President Danielle McGrath

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Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

What happens to dogs when you reduce how often volunteers can help at the city-owned shelter? “They’re hitting their tails against the bars until they bleed,” one volunteer said. Tough one to read. mirrorindy.org/after-their-...

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After their hours were cut, Indy animal shelter volunteers see the impact

“They’re throwing themselves against the walls,” one volunteer said about the dogs.

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