Rep. (D-Bloomington) Matt Pierce was on Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code, which was directed to look into passing hate crimes legislation. Gov. Holcomb is expected to push Indiana’s Republican-dominated legislature to pass a hate crimes bill, during tonight’s State of the State address. Rep. Pierce speaks with News Director Wes Martin about Gov. Holcomb’s …
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In their first meeting of 2019, the Ellettsville Town Council elected new leadership; The Indy 11 may be getting a new stadium, and taxpayers may foot the $550 million bill; State Rep. (R-Greensburg) Randy Frye is pursuing tighter controls over grants from the Indiana Veteran’s Affairs Department, in the wake of 11 Veterans Affairs employees were misappropriated grants from the Military Family …
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Barbara Hammer has been making films for over 40 years but it is highly unlikely that you’ve ever seen them and are now asking “Who”? Born in 1939 in Hollywood, California, a kind of cosmic irony, Barbara Hammer is an American feminist filmmaker known for being one of the pioneers of lesbian film. Hammer is known for creating experimental films …
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On tonight’s show, hosts Amrita Myers and Roberta Radovich speak with Ella Flynn and Max Sandefer, representatives of UndocuHoosiers Bloomington, to discuss advocacy for undocumented individuals of our community, Clean Dream Act Now, and in-state tuition for undocumented students. CREDITS Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone with help from WFHB News Department director Wes Martin. Our board engineering team …
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On Friday, 585,000 food stamp beneficiaries in Indiana were told they will not receive food stamps next month. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced they will be distributing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits early this month. The FSSA receives their funding primarily from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. FSSA Division of Family Resources Director Adrienne Shields said benefits …
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The Monroe County Democratic Party elected the first person of color to lead the party, on Sunday. Jennifer Crossley beat out Penny Githens in a close vote during party elections at the Nat U. Hill Room, at the Monroe County Courthouse. Crossley is the first non-White head of the Monroe County Democratic party. She replaces outgoing Monroe County Democratic Party …
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The Monroe County Democratic Party elected the first person of color to lead the party, on Sunday; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton filed for re-election, today; Five hundred eighty-five thousand food stamp beneficiaries will not receive food stamps, in Indiana next month, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown; An Indiana lawmaker who accused Attorney General Curtis Hill of groping her, has …
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Locutores, Carlos B., Luis H., Luis F.R., hablan sobre las noticias, leyes y politica. Hosts, Carlos B., Luis H., Luis F.R., talk about news, law, and politics.
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Since the Ferguson uprising in 2014, the Black Lives Matter movement has shone a light on a range of American institutions, revealing their white supremacist origins and functions. In addition to police and the discriminatory mortgage market, cash bail is one of the most important of these institutions to be revealed and resisted. Community bail funds and others have begun …
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Join us for your weekly update for LGBTQ+ news with our guest host Judi Epp from Spencer Pride, Inc. Last month, BloomingOUT had a student from Owen Valley High School on the show to speak about an incident: Students handed out Pride flags to teachers so that they could display them on their desk to show LGBTQ students solidarity. However, …
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