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Daily Local News – February 26, 2014

This week, the Indiana Senate Environmental Affairs Committee decided not to advance a proposed bill that would have barred Indiana legislators from passing or imposing any environmental protection standards or measures that were stronger than current federal laws or regulations; The Indiana Senate passed House Bill 1070 last week, written by State Representative Peggy Mayfield, which requires all successors of …

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Education and Indiana’s Juvenile Detention System

The Commission on Improving the Status of Children, which was established last summer, held its most recent meeting February 19th. For today’s Daily Local News feature report, we hear the presentation to the commission from Michael Williams, of the Indiana Department of Education, about the education needs of children in the juvenile detention system.

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Ins and Outs of Money – Kids and Finances, Part 2

Josh Wolf, Manager of the Children’s Department at the Monroe County Public Library joins Ashley and Sarah for the second part of our Kids and Finances episodes. Discover free money programs and the library’s wealth of books to help you introduce early concepts of saving, needs, and wants with your little ones.

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Summer Shelter for Homeless Citizens in the Works

Five weeks from tomorrow, Bloomington’s only low-barrier homeless shelter is scheduled to close for the season. The closure leaves a seven-month gap when individuals who don’t qualify for other shelters in town have no designated place to stay at night. But a group has been meeting in recent weeks to form a summer shelter that would fill that gap. WFHB …

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Hola Bloomington – February 21, 2014

Hostess Ramon Tristani and Carlos Bakota interview Michael Gonzalez, an engineer from Puerto Rico working in Crane and they talk about the programs that the company offers for students in middle school and high school. Also our recipe segment with Emma Mcdonell, Sports with Colin Airriess, Sexploracion with Heydi Encarnacion, the local news and the events of the week.

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Volunteer Connection – February 21, 2014

A weekly snapshot of how people of all ages can match their time and talents to local needs. Each week Volunteer Connection brings you the “featured five” – five ways to get involved NOW! Volunteer Connection is a co-production of WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build an empowered, vibrant, and engaged community!

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The Engine That Pulls Boxcar Books

Local bookshop Boxcar Books, like WFHB, is volunteer-powered and community-based. Because of this they hold benefits and fundraisers throughout the year to keep their shelves stocked. Sometimes they partner up with other projects, like the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project. Last Tuesday correspondent Casey Kuhn went to Boxcar Books’ latest fundraiser at The Backdoor, to find out what keeps the …

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Anti HJR-3 Senators Take to the Floor

Before the final vote on House Joint Resolution 3 by the 118th general assembly, State senators took to the chamber floor to express their views on the proposed constitutional amendment declaring marriage to be between one man and one woman. Today, we hear from Senators who believe the resolution is discriminatory, as well as those who say that though their …

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