The bill aims to repeal the district, which is set to pay for homeless outreach and a low-barrier shelter.
Author Archives: Emily Hopkins
Alma Mater: Boston University, Northeastern University
I’m an award-winning journalist who focuses on data and accountability stories. Before joining Mirror Indy, I completed a two-year investigative reporting fellowship at ProPublica. As part of The Indy Star's investigations team, I helped expose deep flaws in Indiana’s nursing home system that allowed county hospitals to access more than $1 billion in Medicaid funds meant for nursing home care while the facilities' residents suffered. The series prompted the resignation of Marion County’s top health official and led to major reforms to how the state regulates long-term care funding.
Outside the newsroom, I like to spend time chasing my annual reading goal, playing Dungeons & Dragons or seeing a movie at Kan-Kan Cinema.
My phone number is 317-790-5268 and my email address is emily.hopkins@mirrorindy.org.
Posted inGovernment
Virginia group opposing Mile Square district has ties to large dark money network
New lobbying disclosures revealed that the representative of DefendDowntown.com is actually a paid lobbyist for the Virginia group.
Posted inGovernment
Downtown funding district received overwhelming support during House hearing
While proponents of a bill to dismantle Mile Square’s economic enhancement district railed against cost and transparency, more than two dozen people came out to support the tax.
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Indianapolis found human remains during bridge work by old Greenlawn Cemetery
Human remains discovered during Henry Street bridge work by former Greenlawn Cemetery.
Posted inEducation
Debt with no degree: Indy student loan borrowers who don’t graduate face unique challenges
A third of Hoosier students won’t finish degrees in six years. What does that mean for their student debt?
Posted inNeighborhoods
Community Heights made 10th Street safer. A permanent fix could take several years.
A tactical urbanism project on the east side showed residents how 10th Street could be safer.
Posted inGovernment
Mysterious group buys $11,000 in Facebook ads to oppose Mile Square district
The Virginia-based American Jobs and Growth Fund targeted as many as 500,000 Indianapolis residents in opposition of an economic enhancement district that would pay for services in downtown Indianapolis.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Traffic barriers in Community Heights slowed cars. See what’s next.
The eastside neighborhood will reveal the results of efforts to slow traffic as part of a tactical urbanism project.
Posted inGovernment
Yes, it was Indy’s most expensive election, but voter turnout barely moved
More than 25% of the votes cast in the mayoral election came from just four northside districts.
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The EPA wants lead pipes out. Here’s what it means for Indianapolis.
One scientist says the lead pipes are ‘like a ticking time bomb.’