While the homeless population across the city has decreased from its pandemic high of nearly 2,000 people, it has yet to return to the lower levels recorded before the pandemic hit.
State Rep. Robin Shackleford, a Democratic candidate for Indianapolis mayor, said she would slash licensing fees for new businesses and award more city contracts to small, locally owned businesses if she's elected.
The Point-in-Time Count, conducted by the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention, assesses how many people are without a home on a single night in January.