Hogsett Picks New Chief of Staff
As first reported in this week’s edition of Indy Politics’ The Cheat Sheet, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett has named Taylor Schaffer as his new Chief of Staff.
Schaffer is the current deputy chief of staff and previously served as communications director for the mayor’s office. In her current role, Schaffer serves as a senior policy advisor managing all messaging and communications efforts for the mayor’s office and executive branch departments.
She replaces Thomas Cook, who has served as Chief Deputy Mayor and chief of staff since January 2016.
In addition, Hogsett has named Judith Thomas Deputy Mayor of Neighborhood Engagement. Thomas currently runs Judith & Co., a consulting firm focused on arts, culture, and tourism, and is a community scholar of Africana studies at IUPUI.
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Dec 11, 2020 / 09:27 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Even though the Marion County Health Department has told schools it’s safe for students to return to the classrooms in early January, I-Team 8 is told high school students may be on a hybrid schedule after the winter break.
Dr. Virginia Caine, director of the Marion County Public Health Department, held a virtual meeting with the leadership from several Marion County schools Friday morning. One of those leaders was Paul Kaiser, the superintendent of Beech Grove City Schools.
“We know we will be on a hybrid schedule when we come back at the secondary level,” said Kaiser. “Dr. Caine told us that this morning in a meeting.”
Dec 10, 2020 / 08:38 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The streets of Indianapolis have been quiet for so long that many of us have forgotten how alive the downtown used to be.
On Thursday, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett took steps, small steps, toward getting the city back up and running during the coronavirus pandemic, but also had a word of warning.
Just two weeks until Christmas, Edward E Petri Co. Jewelers and other downtown businesses in past years were much busier. The jewelry store owner, Charlie Walker, said, “The downtown is already an eggshell. That’s all there is to it, and I think it is going to crack the shell.”