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Part One Indiana 9th Congressional Candidate Liz Watson joins hosts Amrita Myers Ph.D. and William Hosea. Watson speaks about her run as a Democrat against incumbent Republican Congressman Trey Hollingsworth. We also hear concessions speeches from Gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams in Georgia, and Andrew Gillum in Florida. Part Two Attorney Robert Stone speaks about the much-maligned Affordable Care Act. Credits …

Nearly 60 percent of registered voters in Monroe County cast ballots in yesterday’s midterm election. That’s despite several polling places in Monroe County running out of ballots. Monroe County Election Board Chair William Ellis said some voters waited three to four hours. “I wish I could tell you it didn’t discourage turnout, but it did,” Ellis said. “Let me be …

On August 27, Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan sponsored a candidate and community health care forum on the Franklin College campus. Moderated by Dr. Rob Stone, the panel included local health care experts Dr. Mary Beth Hensley and Michael Kolenda Ph.D., the Director of WindRose Health Network. Both Indiana 9th Congressional District candidates, Liz Watson and Trey Hollingsworth, were …

Liz Watson beat out Dan Canon and Rob Chatlos to win yesterday’s Democratic nomination for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District. Watson, a Bloomington native tells WFHB News Director Wes Martin that she’s thankful to have won yesterday’s race, and she’s ready to get to work on November.

On March 20 at the Monroe County Public Library, the Monroe County Black Democratic Caucus and the Indiana Latino Democratic Caucus hosted a forum of candidates for the 9th Congressional District and county-wide offices.

Democratic candidates for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District met at the Indiana University Memorial Union, last night. Liz Watson, Dan Canon and Rob Chatlos spoke to a crowded and diverse audience in the Union’s Whittenberger Auditorium. The candidate forum was put together by Campus Action for Democracy, a leftist student organization affiliated with Hoosier Action. Campus Action for Democracy also reportedly …

The Bloomington City Council is holding a Town Hall Forum tonight to address repeated outcry over the city’s decision to purchase an armored car for the Bloomington Police Department; A Democratic Candidate for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District, Liz Watson, is holding a Town Hall tomorrow in Bloomington over medical marijuana; The Indiana legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill today that would …

With the 2018 mid-term election 15 months away, five hopefuls already have declared their candidacy for Indiana’s Ninth District seat in Congress. Four of those candidates are Democrats, hoping to wrest the seat from first-term Republican Trey Hollingsworth. The four will jostle for the Democratic nomination during the May Primary, before going on to face the incumbent Republican in November. …

Clarence Boone and Jim Sims speak with Shelli Yoder, a candidate for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District. Ms. Yoder is an instructor at Indiana University and a member of the Monroe County Council. She discusses issues related to her platform and her impressions on the state of other national races. PART ONE Clarence Boone and Jim Sims speak with Shelli Yoder, …