Open Lines with Cameron Ridle

Did you get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Do you plan to get the vaccine? Or are you totally against it? There's no right or wrong answer, we survey our listeners to see where they stand on getting a vaccine.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett joins us live at the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Plus, Marshawn Wolley updates us on silent protest happening at the Statehouse after lawmakers nearly got into a physical fight.

Previewing Radio One's upcoming virtual business connections seminar.

Plus Inez Evans CEO and President of IndyGo gives us an update on Senate Bill 141.

A Job description from Newfields at the Indianapolis Art Museum is causing outrage after the organization posted a job description for an Art Director saying they were looking for a person who could "attract a broader and more diverse audience while maintaining the Museum’s traditional, core, white art audience."

Meanwhile, The Superintendent at Hamilton Southeastern Schools sent a letter to teachers discouraging them from talking about Black Lives Matter in the classroom, calling it a distraction and a political issue. The initial letter sent to HSE faculty on Monday said a number of parents shared concerns that educators are advancing the cause of Black Lives Matter and that students are "being indoctrinated rather than taught."

Our callers weigh in.

Indiana Republicans are proposing a number of bills that would pull power from the local government of Indianapolis. Cameron Ridle explains.

For a full hour, callers sound off with their suggestions on how to solve Indy's violence issues. This conversation continues exactly 1 week after a mass murder in Indianapolis that killed 6 people.

In a 2-Hour Special Edition of Open Lines we address Indianapolis' violent crime problem and the cases that go unsolved.

Among the stories of violence in Indianapolis is the murder of Shane Spells, a 24-year-old US Postal Worker who was shot and killed while sitting in his own driveway in September 2019. His mother Shawn Spells joins us live as his case remains unsolved 16 months later.

Meanwhile, Senator Jack Sandlin offers his own solution to end Indianapolis' crime problem: A state take over of IMPD. If passed into la, Senate Bill 168 would give a state commission would sole control of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Deon Levingston, Regional Vice President and General Manager for Radio One Indianapolis and B-Swift from HOT 96.3 join the conversation about violent crime and solution to end it in Indianapolis.

IMPD Chief Randal Taylor looks ahead to 2021 after dealing with the events of 2020, which included the death of an officer, protests, riots, COVID-19 and 245 homicides.

Meanwhile, at the Indiana Statehouse, Senate Bill 141 could put the brakes on IndyGo's plans to expand Bus Rapid Transit in Central Indiana. Senator Aaron Freeman, who introduced the bill explains why he believes Uber is a better way to get around than the bus.

Rep. Andre Carson tells us where he was in the Capitol as the deadly invasion of the building began, and why he is for impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time or removing him by use of the 25th amendment.

Governor Eric Holcomb gives his forecast for 2021. He says he's "All aboard" when it comes to Mass Transit in Indiana, but is still concerned with healthcare, especially following the deaths of Dr. Chaniece Wallace and Dr. Susan Moore,

The deaths of Dr. Chaniece Wallace and Dr. Susan Moore have shined a light on racial disparities and issues impact Black women inside Indiana's Hospitals. Alexis Tardy of the social justice group "Call and Response" explains why the organization is asking for justice and accountability follow the deaths of the 2 Black doctors.