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The mayor said the city's budget is to state code and the CIB is making great progress on the convention center expansion project.

Rose-Hulman Innovation Grove groundbreaking was this past week, ISU has a new partnership with the city, there's a plan to remediate a dilapidated site, and the mayor has a new title - dad.

The housing study results weren't a big surprise, but it does give the city concrete data to begin strategies. And city council begins non-voluntary annexation procedures this month.

Mayor Kerry Thomson responds to the budget surplus, DORA legislation, why major downtown road construction now, fire station headquarters update, and more annexation follow-up.

ARPA funds are helping to bring a downtown hotel and parking garage near the convention center and renovate City Hall. And the FTC is urging the state to deny the Terre Haute hospital merger.

Mayor Ferdon says a new Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area would boost tourism and the local economy.

Mayor Thomson joins us on Zoom at the Democratic National Convention to talk about new initiatives to help those experiencing homelessness, the water accident, and appealing annexation.

The city is in the middle of a five-year parks master plan and finalizing a riverfront development study. Plus, the mayor is crafting his first budget.

Ferdon says the new airport control tower should be done by fall 2025, the security breach didn't compromise bank data, and the budget is being laid out differently this year.

Mayor Thomson says she's working on a long-term plan to help unhoused people, the city appeals annexation ruling, and the budget is next.