Tag Archives: Legislation

State Senate Republicans passed an amendment to Indiana’s leading Hate Crimes Bill, yesterday evening. Republican State Senators voted to pass an amendment to Senate Bill 12, which deleted two-thirds of the proposed hate crimes bill; The original 21 page document was cut down to just seven pages, after the State Senate Republicans voted to pass an amendment gutting the bill. …

Bill would require high school graduates to pass a civics exam; Another bill allows for same-day voter registration and extended polling hours; Bloomington Utilities Department works on remediation plan for old city water tank site; City of Bloomington plans to distribute $800,000 in community development block grant funds this year. FEATURE In the wake of Purdue Climate Change Research Center’s …

A staff photographer at The Herald-Times is dismissed, as newspapers are sold to GateHouse Media; Indiana legislators support a ‘tax amnesty’ program; Supporters of redistricting reform push legislators to act; Sen. (R-Lawrenceberg) Chip Perfect withdraws bill eliminating child labor laws, after conflict of interest scandal; EPA re-schedules a public comment period for East Chicago Superfund site. FEATURE The Monroe County …

Area service providers in Bloomington signed a letter, supporting a state-wide push to pass hate crimes legislation, this morning. Indiana is one of five states without state hate crimes laws. Any time a hate crime is suspected, federal agencies determine if the violation qualifies as a hate crime. After a Carmel synagogue was vandalized with swastika and other Nazi graffiti …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced he will stand for re-election next year; An Indiana University Fraternity has had its charter revoked; Monroe County Commissioners have approved a setback requirement that will allow a planned residential development on South Rockport Road to go forward; FEATURE We’ll hear from Indiana Recovery Alliance Director and Founder Chris Abert, who says he’ll push for …

Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Indiana have signaled they’re willing to push legislation in January, seeking to legalize medical marijuana. Voices in The Street’s Isaak Gonzalez asks area listeners how the feel about the legalization of medical marijuana in Indiana. 

Indiana lawmakers are expected to take up illegal and unwanted phone calls in January. Telemarketers and fraudulent scammers are using advances in technology to skirt federal and state telemarketing laws in Indiana. The Associated Press reports some telemarketers are now using “spoof” numbers to make it appear as if a call is coming from a local area code. Spoofing and …

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 …

Over three million students graduate from U.S. high schools, every year. For the 65,000 students whose immigration status is under debate in Washington D.C., graduating from high school garners new adversity. Hosts Roberta Radovich and Producer Clarence Boone speak with Christine Popp, of Popp & Bullman Attorneys-At-Law, an expert on immigration issues; and a young adult, who goes by the alias …

Monroe County is investing in the health of its employees with on-the-job exercise equipment; The Crosstown Shopping Center on 10th Street will look vastly different in about two years; The City of Bloomington Utilities is performing fire hydrant maintenance this week; Some Indiana residents are criticizing Governor Eric Holcomb’s call for Attorney Curtis Hill to resign. FEATURE WFHB assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan …