BHOL 452: Hagerstown Post Office vs Bell; Gas Tax Coming Back; A new IndyCar!

Episode 452 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. The Hagerstown Post Office is in the news for their lack of accessibility. Ed Bell has been raising awareness of the lack of access provided to his local post office. Ed has been confined to a wheelchair for over 45 years due to a violent gun attack. His concerns have gotten the attention this week of the Indianapolis media and the office of Congressman Jefferson Shreve, and they intend to resolve the matter. The podcast team thinks that once they fix the issue, they should name the place after Ed Bell!Statewide news, the six month gas tax is about to expire. Unless the General Assembly is called back for a special session, prices will rise by more than 60 cents a gallon. Indiana receives over 1.5 billion dollars a year from tax revenue for road repairs. Was the six month holiday effective? A RV manufacturing plant in Michiana is closing and over 100 Hoosiers are expected to be out of work. The Indiana Democratic Party is blaming Governor Braun, but is that where responsibility lies?  IndyCar is getting a brand new car for the first time since 2012. It is expected to be testing this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Alexander Rossi and Alex Palou taking turns testing the new car. It is expected to be faster, lighter, have more horsepower, and magical LED panels that will show fans exactly what position the car is in on track. The Colts are back at training camp for the final time at Grand Park in Hamilton County. Will they ever come back to a place like Anderson?  Next Episode records Thursday, August 6th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices