Tag Archives: Constitution

Today on a special segment of Bring It On! hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome special guests Major General Craig Q. Timberlake (USMC, Retired) and  Joseph Hoffman, Harry Pratter Professor of Law at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University Bloomington, to discuss primarily the unprecedented use of federal force taken by Donald Trump in recent weeks in …

Monroe County Sheriff Brad Swain has taken to Facebook, responding to public threats against a couple charged with the murder of 12 year-old Eduardo Posso. Luis Eduardo Posso and Dayana Medina Flores were arrested for their connection to the death of Eduardo Posso, Luis’s son. The couple has since been charged with murder. Day’s after the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department …

Last week, Indiana voters ratified a change in the state’s constitution. That change requires the state’s General Assembly to only pass balanced budgets; Indiana’s homeless face potentially life-threatening temperature drops which come at a time when area shelters are in the most need of volunteers and donations; Indiana residents support the legalization of marijuana, according to a recent Ball State University …

The League of Women Voters of Bloomington – Monroe County’s Ann Birch and George Hegeman talk about the fascinating history of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The push for women’s suffrage dates back to the Civil War, but by August 18, 1920, 35 states had the 19th Amendment, eight states had rejected it, and five had …

Today we begin a series of three programs on Guns in the USA we’re calling a A Targeted Divide. Our first show is “Gunning Down the Bill of Rights,” how the 2nd Amendment trumps the 1st. After a Supreme Court decision in 2008, the most ambiguous and poorly written of our constitutional amendments now means what the NRA wants it …

Indiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue.  Indiana University’s Board of Trustees is meeting in Gary today and tomorrow.  The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is predicting high ozone levels across our listening area tomorrow.  A new bike sharing program is being launched by the City of Bloomington and …

Indiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue. A “Plank” is the term often given to the components of a political platform – the opinions and viewpoints about individual topics, as held by a party. The Republican party convention delegates approved a plank, which reads “We believe …

Host Lisa-Marie Napoli interviews Mike Potts, Teacher, and Taylor Roberts, Student, both at Brown County Jr. High School, to discuss their recent statewide championship in the “We the People” competition.  The guests discuss the details of the “We the People” national educational program and how it enhances young peoples’ knowledge of the constitution and develops their civic skills.  The guests …

The state legislature is still dealing with legislation to place a ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution; Senate Bill 212 was approved by the Indiana Senate in Indianapolis on Monday; The Bloomington Utilities Service Board voted Monday to approve a measure to protect city sewer lines from a deal struck by local sewer districts; With the constant change …

This morning the Indiana House of Representatives adopted the committee report from yesterday’s Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting, during which House Joint Resolution 3 passed, 9 to 3. The proposed amendment to the Indiana constitution, which explicitly states that same sex couples do not have the right to get married, may now continue through the legislative process, and is expected …