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Eco Report – December 30, 2021

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HEADLINES In 2020, the oil, gas and coal industry spent over a $115 million  lobbying Congress to ensure that it would obtain fossil fuel subsidies. Currently, the industry receives $15 billion  of taxpayers’ money in direct federal subsidies every year. —Linda Greene More than 100 countries concluded a round of negotiations on global efforts to restore and protect the variety …

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Voices In The Street – State of the Union

This past Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump gave the annual State of the Union Address. Trump’s address highlighted the good economy, record low unemployment and called for a solution to the current immigration crisis. Voices In the Street’s Isaak Gonzalez went out to ask area listeners on their opinions regarding the current state of our country.

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Bring It On – November 19, 2018

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 …

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Better Beware – Checks and Unbalances

So-called “Congressional Checks” are a misleading and deceptive attempt to get you to sign up for something, and robocalls from Social Security are dangerous fakes. Two scams with opposite techniques!

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Daily Local News – October 4, 2018

Congress passed a bill to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic yesterday; The Indiana University Office of Parking Operations impounded over 150 electric scooters since the arrival of rental services such as Lime and Bird in Bloomington; A 600-bedroom apartment complex proposed for Bloomington’s east side continues to receive scrutiny from both the city and area residents; The City of Bloomington will soon be …

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Opioid Crisis Bill, SUPPORT Act, Passes Congress

The SUPPORT Act, passed the US Senate 98 to 1 yesterday. Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly spoke on the senate floor promoting provisions to the opioid crisis legislation. The incumbent Democratic Senator proposed three provisions to the bill, including a measure to expand the use of non-opioid alternatives in Medicare. That provision is named in honor of Dr. Todd Graham, a …

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Secretary of State Pushing Voter Registration

Fall Midterm elections take place in nine weeks. Election season culminates in the general election, on November 6. Voter registration throughout Indiana ends a month prior, on October 9. Early and absentee voting beginning the following day. Indiana law states that early and absentee voting must occur 28 days before an election, but Columbus Day, on October 8 this year, …

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Trump to Host Rally in Evansville

President Donald Trump will make a trip to Evansville, next week. The President is holding a rally next Thursday, to stump for Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence held a rally for Braun in May, in Elkhart. Braun beat out two Indiana Congressmen for the Republican party’s Senate nomination, in a campaign that garnered national …

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New Farm Bill Will Affect SNAP Benefits

Congress is currently reconciling the Senate and House of representatives respective Farm Bills, both of which won largely partisan support. Among the proposed changes are increases in requirements for Hoosiers to qualify for SNAP benefits – formerly called food stamps. In today’s Feature Report, WFHB Correspondent Jonah Chester takes us through how the proposed changes could effect Hoosiers, particularly when it …

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Indiana Attorney General Backs Sessions on Obamacare

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is praising the Department Of Justice for not defending Obama Care. Hill’s support for the decision comes after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated the DoJ will not defend the Affordable Care Act in a letter to Congress last week. Hill expressed his support for the decision in a press release issued yesterday. Hill cited …

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