WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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A new report shows groundwater across the state is being contaminated by unsafe amounts of toxic heavy metals from coal ash; Bloomington will roll out 150 ‘smart bikes’ as part of a new bike share program, this Spring; Black Lives Matter is encouraging residents to contact Mayor John Hamilton’s office, and give their opinions about the city’s purchase of an armored truck; The Monroe County Council allocates $190,000 to plan expansion of the Monroe County Youth Services Bureau.
FEATURE
House Bill 1214 was originally meant to allow for the sale of Cannabidiol (CBD) oil to prescribed patients, but after a similar bill passed in the Indiana Senate, Republicans in the state legislature are using HB 1214 as a vehicle to deregulate gun laws. Rep. Matt Pierce (D – Bloomington) is on both conference committees over the Senate and House Bills. Pierce says it’s likely he’ll be ousted from the House committee, due to his objection to the gun deregulation measures being put into the legislation.
BETTER BEWARE
With one third of Indiana’s 92 counties currently declared emergency disasters, our consumer watchdog segment warns you of contractors who prey on those unfortunately effected. ‘Disaster Vultures,’ on this week’s edition of Better Beware!
CREDITS
Today’s headlines were written by Wes Martin and Sarah Vaughan, for CATSweek, in partnership with Community Access Television services.
Our anchors today are Scott Weddle and Barbara Fuqua.
Better Beware was produced by Richard Fish.
Our feature was produced by Wes Martin.
Our engineer today is Wes Martin.
Our theme music is provided by Ben Lumsdaine, Dani Graf, and Scott Schmadeke.
Executive Producer is Wes Martin.
