{"podcast":{"title":"Indy Politics Podcast with Abdul-Hakim Shabazz","slug":"indy-politics-podcast-with-abdul-hakim-shabazz-6473719","podcast_index_feed_id":6473719,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:78375027/sounds.rss","website_url":"https://soundcloud.com/indypolitics","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-pOjigSrJSOWCMbo9-VptfYA-original.jpg","author":"Abdul-Hakim Shabazz","episode_count":500,"summary":"This podcast features interviews and discussions …","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:19:12.584681+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/indy-politics-podcast-with-abdul-hakim-shabazz-6473719"},"episode":{"title":"Hogsett Vetoes Wheel Tax","slug":"hogsett-vetoes-wheel-tax","published_at":"2026-07-16T17:09:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/indy-politics-podcast-with-abdul-hakim-shabazz-6473719/hogsett-vetoes-wheel-tax","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/indy-politics-podcast-with-abdul-hakim-shabazz-6473719","url":"https://soundcloud.com/indypolitics/hogsett-vetoes-wheel-tax","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2362201103-indypolitics-hogsett-vetoes-wheel-tax.mp3","summary":"Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announces his veto of Proposal 192, the City-County Council's increase to the county vehicle excise surtax and wheel tax, in a recorded message released July 16, 2026. Prop 192 would have taken most Marion County drivers from $10-$50 a year to a flat $100, with a $240 wheel tax on heavier vehicle classes, raising about $70 million a year starting Jan. 1, 2027. The council passed it 14-10 on July 6. An override takes 17 of 25 votes. Hogsett says the increase is more than stretched households can absorb, and that his administration will meet the state's $50 million annual road funding match without it.","meta_description":"Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announces his veto of Proposal 192, the City-County Council's increase to the county vehicle excise surtax and wheel tax, i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/indy-politics-podcast-with-abdul-hakim-shabazz-6473719/episodes/hogsett-vetoes-wheel-tax/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/indy-politics-podcast-with-abdul-hakim-shabazz-6473719/hogsett-vetoes-wheel-tax.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}