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Eco Report – February 2, 2024

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You’re listening to Eco Report for Friday, February 2, 2024. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze gets a breakdown of some bills currently before the Indiana House and Senate in Part One of his conversation with Sam Carpenter, the new Executive Director of the Hoosier Environmental Council. And now for your environmental reports: To help Indiana schools celebrate …

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Eco Report – December 22, 2023

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Hello and welcome to Eco Report. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondents Noelle Herhusky-Schneider and Kade Young look into how the Charles C. Deam Wilderness was established, in light of recent legislation introduced by Senator Mike Braun which would expand the boundaries of the wilderness area. And now for your environmental reports: The Indiana Capital Chronicle lists some of the …

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Eco Report – February 10, 2023

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HEADLINES IndyStar reports that every year when the list of new bills for the Indiana legislative session posts, Hoosiers may feel dizzy with deja vu. —Norm Holy The House Environmental Affairs Committee: 200 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN  46204. You are encouraged to write to them expressing your desire to see changes in Indiana regarding the environment and climate change. …

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Eco Report – December 9, 2022

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HEADLINES All Stories by Norm Holy The November 29th edition of The Herald-Times has a front-page story entitled “Why did First Presbyterian Church in Bloomington cut trees in Brown County”. The 23-acre property in question is near highway 46 on the way to Nashville and has been owned by the church for decades. In the November 28th edition of The …

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Daily Local News – December 18, 2018

Increases in Indiana’s revenue are expected to be offset by state expenditures in the Department of Child Services and Medicaid; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s office said they’re pleased with a Texas Supreme Court Judge’s decision, on Friday; Attorney General Curtis Hill will use public funds to fight sexual battery allegations; On Friday, the Monroe Convention Center’s Steering Committee recommended …

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Lawmakers May Consider New Telemarketing, Phone Fraud Rules

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 …

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2019 Legislative Priorities Include Hate Crimes, Medical Marijuana, Education

Midterm elections earlier this month left Democrats in the state with just 10 of 50 seats in the State Senate. Democrats control 33 seats in the 100 member State House of Representatives, leaving Republicans with another super-majority in Indiana, until 2020. Despite their super-majority, Senate Democrat Mark Stoops said Republicans will need to reach across the aisle to advance at …

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Daily Local News – March 5, 2018

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Say’s Firefly is now Indiana’s state insect; The ‘short session’ of the Indiana legislature is expected to end next Wednesday; The Indiana Secretary of State’s office is announcing a new method of registering to vote; The Monroe County Election Board is encouraging voters to cast their ballots early for the May 8th primary election. FEATURE: WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks with Amelia Lahn, a …

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