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DISABULLETIN:BLOOMINGTON’S DISABILITY COMMUNITY INTRODUCES ITSELF, A NEW FLIGHT PATH FOR PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES, FDA INTERVENES ON CONTROVERSIAL TREATMENT AT INSTITUTION, AND BLOOMINGTON’S MICHAEL SHERMIS

Bloomington’s Disability community introduces itself to the new city council, a new rule is proposed by the Department of Transportation for passengers with disabilities who travel via airline, The Food and Drug Administration renews a campaign to ban a device long used in a Massachusetts institution, and we talk with Bloomington Human Rights Director Michael Shermis on the latest developments …

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Petitions Allege White Supremacist Ties to Farmer’s Market Vendor

The Bloomington Farmer’s Market is facing a public petition, demanding the expulsion of two individuals who operate as vendors for Schooner Creek Farm. The petition alleges the individuals are connected to the White supremacist movement, Identity Evropa, and encourages both the Bloomington Farmer’s Market and the Nashville Farmer’s Market to ban them. The allegations come after the trial and FBI …

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IRA: City ‘Misinformed’ About Addiction Center Moratorium

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The proposed moratorium on new addictions facilities in Bloomington city limits from Mayor John Hamilton’s office is misguided at best, according to the Indiana Recovery Alliance’s Founder and Director, Chris Abert. In this interview with WFHB News Director Wes Martin, Abert explains how the proposed policy lumps together Medically-Assisted Treatment centers with predatory for-profit addictions treatment and ‘rehab’ centers. “We don’t …

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HJR-3 in Second Day with Amendment

House Joint Resolution Three, Indiana’s proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions, had its second reading on the House floor yesterday afternoon. An amendment striking the second sentence of the two-sentence bill was proposed by Representative Truitt of House District 26. The second sentence read, “Provides that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of …

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