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In his two terms at the Governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels has made an annual tradition of addressing the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and answering questions from the local business community about government affairs in Indiana. With his term coming to a close this year, Daniels' visit to the chamber luncheon last Thursday marks his final address in the series of governmental updates he has provided locally.

This morning, the Indiana Democratic Party formally requested access to public records regarding a lawsuit against Chrysler by state treasurer Richard Mourdock. The lawsuit, filed in 2009 against the Obama Administration's bailout of the U.S. automotive industry, argued that Chrysler's creditors did not get a sufficient return on their investments. Among those funds at a loss when Chrysler was being bailed out were Indiana Pension programs and retirement funds.

The Monroe County Plan Commission criticized two designs last night for the intersection between State Road 37 and the planned Interstate 69; Bloomington resident Steve Ferguson donated 1500 acres of his family’s farm on Thursday in what is thought to be one of the largest private land conservation gifts in Indiana history;Small business and the Afordable Care Act; The Indiana Department of Transportation is seeking public input on the updated Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan; On Saturday, the Monroe County YMCA will host “Carry the Torch”, an Olympic style marathon from the Southeast YMCA to the new YMCA.

This week on Interchange, host Alycin Bektesh interviews Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor about her work as a Neuroanatomist. Dr. Taylor discusses her work as an anatomist and gives the viewer's a crash course in brain science. The interview goes on to discuss the stroke Dr. Taylor suffered in 1996 and her incredible recovery after having lost the ability to use language. The discussion turns to the work Dr. Taylor now that she is "fully recovered" including the book she authored and community art projects she has promoted that are so prominent around Bloomington.

Bloomington's 2nd Annual Bike Summit was held in City Hall last Thursday. The summit was, according to a city press release, "part of an on-going effort by local industry and government officials to make Bloomington a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the end of 2016."

Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office filed a suit today against former school treasurer Kathy Kirk demanding repayment of over 110,000 dollars for her alleged misappropriation of public funds; The Assembly of God church in Ellettsville was charged a fine of $5,000 and counting on Monday night for violating the city's zoning laws; Bloomington residents can expect their utilities bills to look a bit different in June. The City of Bloomington Utilities Depart announced a new billing system for their metered water and sewer and for storm water services; The City of Bloomington announced Wednesday that Bloomington has entered the PetSafe Brand “Bark in Your Park” contest.

Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright speak with author, columnist, and investment advisor Leslie Reed about finance, politics and the issues that shape our daily lives. Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.

The Indiana Gaming Commission is working on a study to determine whether casinos in the state are discriminating against businesses owned by minorities and women. The study is looking at the purchases made by casinos - whether for food, construction work, pest control, professional consulting, landscaping or any of the other myriad goods and services they need to function - and who owns the businesses that provide those goods and services.

The Monroe County Council made a move last week to correct an error that short-changed two local organizations that serve people with developmental disabilities; During their May 10th meeting, The Monroe County council also spent about a half hour debating how to spend money the County should theoretically save through its energy conservation efforts, such as the recently installed solar panels on the Showers Building; Issues with the County's new storm water fee came up last week in a meeting of the County Storm Water Management Board; In celebration of National Fishing and Boating Week, Hoosier National Forest is hosting a fishing derby for kids on Saturday, June 2nd.

Hosts Ramon Tristani and Janis Carrasquel delight with a new edition of "Espectaculos" entertainment news and a weekly wrap up of the daily local news. Also featured national news from Democracy Now! and Radiobilingue. Later in the show Gioconda Guerra highlights upcoming events for the Bloomington Project School and our hosts share weekly community events and volunteer opportunities.