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Today’s hosts of Bring It On!, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, welcome to the show Dr. Jospeh Hoffman and retired Major General Craig Q. Timberlake to assess what we should expect with the scheduled start of the second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald J. Trump. He was impeached shortly before the end of his term for acting as …

Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome back Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, the co-executive director of the Highlander Research & Education Center, a social justice leadership training school and cultural center founded in 1932. She uses her expertise to discuss the structures of U.S. democracy and the state of its operations, focusing on the rights of citizens to vote as the …

Primary elections take place tomorrow, across Indiana. While there are no statewide votes or elections taking place tomorrow, several municipal elections will determine party candidates for this November’s general election. Early voting in Monroe County ended at noon, today. Earlier this year, the Ellettsville Town Council voted to suspend primary elections, since there are no contested races in Ellettsville at …

Businesses and community leaders spoke out against the latest version of Indiana’s proposed hate crimes bill, after an amendment in the state senate deleted two-thirds of the proposed legislation. That amendment gutted protections for race, religion, age, sexual orientation and gender identity, among others. Indiana sits on a list of 5 states who do not have a hate crimes bill …

State lawmakers are changing the rules for lending practices. Senate Bill 613 passed through the state senate last night, the last day for bills to be brought up in the State Senate or the State House of Representatives. Current Indiana law limits lenders to a 36 percent annual interest rate on loans under $2,000, with loans over that amount having …

PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Wes Martin, News Director for WFHB, about State Senate Bill 12. This is a hate crimes bill, in which Republicans removed all references to race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation and other protected classes, on February 19, 2019. PART TWO: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich review with Shatoyia …

Mayor’s election campaign post is shared through city’s official account; Russiaville, Indiana tax preparer refuses her services to a lesbian couple; Indiana State Senate Republicans vote to gut hate crimes bill; Monroe County’s Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative saves the county money;  Monroe County Commissioners discuss the need for smoke detectors in rental units. FEATURE Chris Abert talks about the success of the Indiana Recovery Alliance and …

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. …

Republicans Gut Hate Crimes Bill; MCCSC Hosts Inclusivity Event; CBU Discusses High Credit Card Processing Fees; North Range Road to be Closed for a Month; Public Works Director Urges Clean Recycling. FEATURE Assistant news director Sarah Vaughn speaks with local jazz musician Monika Herzig about her Jazz Girls Day clinics that she hosts around Indiana, in anticipation of her February …

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky to consolidate with Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands; Indiana Republicans seek to restrict access to abortion; Bill would require graduating high-school students to pass a civics test; Several Bloomington roads temporarily closed this week, due to construction projects. FEATURE WFHB News Director Wes Martin speaks with J.J. Perry, the …