Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his proposed state budget today; Sen. (R-Indiana) Mike Braun proposed a bipartisan bill that would prevent members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown; The majority of Bloomington Common Council members voiced their support last night for designating the Maple Heights neighborhood a Historic Conservation District; The Monroe County Council has appropriated $2.4 million to …

She cut her teeth working for a faith-based community advocacy organization in Minnesota and now she’s back in Bloomington, her home town. Hess Pace returned to her roots in 2017 to head up Hoosier Action. Serving as executive director of the citizen-empowerment group, Hess Pace hopes to rouse the troops in Monroe County and surrounding areas to call for economic …

The majority of Bloomington Common Council members voiced their support last night for designating the Maple Heights neighborhood an Historic Conservation District. The Maple Heights Neighborhood Association requested the designation with the Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission, which recommended it to the council. The neighborhood lies north of downtown Bloomington, between the Indiana Railroad tracks and 15th Street. According to Connor …

The Monroe County Council has appropriated $2.4 million to expand the Monroe County Youth Service Bureau facilities. The Monroe County Commissioners already approved contracting with Building Associates Inc., pending the council’s funding approval. Juvenile Court Judge Stephen Galvin told council member Marty Hawk the expansion can be paid for with existing funds in Juvenile Services accounts. Council member Geoff McKim …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his proposed state budget, today. The embattled Department of Child Services would get, in the Governor’s proposed budget, $286 million each year. This is the full amount DCS had requested. DCS has been struggling with increasing case loads and limited resources for some time. The agency’s problems came into public view last year when its …

In this week’s radio rundown of ecological news, WFHB’s Don Geyra and Tod Wicks report on a recent report by the union of Concerned Scientists stating that at least seven million Americans living near military sites could be exposed to unsafe levels of P-F-A-S,  due to the government shutdown many National Parks are also starting to close and as if …

In this weeks Eco Feature, WFHB’s Norm Holy interviews John Dunning a professor of Wildlife and Ecology at Purdue University on bird migration and climate change.

The federal government shut down continues, as Democrats and President Donald Trump remain at odds over funding for a wall on the Mexican-American border. Voices in the Street’s Isaak Gonzalez went out to ask area listeners if they support Trump’s wall.

Two thousand eighteen was the deadliest year since the 1970’s for gun violence, in Indiana. In today’s feature report, State Sen. (D-Bloomington) Mark Stoops talks WFHB News Director Wes Martin, about two bills he’s authored in the state legislature, seeking to address gun safety.

Record numbers of women were elected to office in 2018. In Monroe County, Lee Jones, Julie Thomas, and Amanda Barge comprise the first all-women county government in Indiana. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners met for the first time in 2019, this morning. Thomas, who serves on WFHB’s Board of Directors, said the Commission will host a celebration next week.