So-called Right to Work Bills, HB 1 and SB 269 were both discussed today in Indianapolis. The House heard 55 amendments, all of which brought nominal change to the bill’s language. Pro-labor demonstrators could be heard outside house chambers cheering in support of Democrats pleading for amendments. Meanwhile the Senate heard a final hearing on it’s bill, which differs only …

Environmental scientists who need to gather a lot of information about natural resources often get help from citizen scientists, or members of the general public with basic training in gathering environmental data. One of the largest and most famous examples of citizen science is the annual assessment of bird populations organized every year by the Audobon Society. Now the Bloomington …

Winter in South Central Indiana brings with it many things: snow plows, basketball, maybe some seasonal depression. But for many residents, perhaps the most conspicuous of these Winter offerings is the crows. In today’s feature, we’ll hear from local residents about these boisterous birds and how they affect us humans on the ground. Assistant News Director Ryan Dawes filed this …

The Monroe County Commission and the County Plan Commission spent four and a half hours last night fine-tuning the County’s long-term planning document, known as the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The document, which is currently 115 pages long in draft form, is intended to guide the County’s land development policies for the next 20 years. Within the plan are general …

The Indiana House of Representatives met this afternoon to hear referendums to House Bill 1001, also known as the controversial “Right to Work” Bill. The bill would prohibit employers from negotiating contracts that require non-unionized workers to pay fees. The introduction of the Bill to the House floor is the latest in what has been a largely partisan debate over …

Host Ryan Dawes speaks with Monroe County Public Library Director Sara Laughlin and Programming Specialist for the City of Bloomington Michael Simmons about “One Book One Bloomington”, a countywide initiative to promote literary reading and discussion.  It was announced to the public that this year’s selection is “Room” by Emma Donoghue.

A contemporary dance concert scheduled for this weekend will feature new dances by Indiana University faculty members. “Contemporary Voices” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14 in the Ruth N. Halls Theatre and a shortened matinee performance will be at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14. Guest artists Laurie Eisenhower, Larry Keigwin, Nicole Wolcott and Ben Munisteri will also …

Although Indiana Republicans have been pushing for the state to adopt a so-called Right to Work law since early last year, there is still confusion among many Hoosiers about what exactly a Right to Work law is and how it might affect workers in the state. Corespondent Joe Crawford reports from both sides of that contentious debate in today’s WFHB …

Governor Mitch Daniels announced yesterday that an agreement has been solidified between Indiana and Amazon.com, Inc, in which Indiana would begin collecting sales tax on internet purchases in 2014. Amazon is Indiana’s largest online retailer and current transactions through the company do not add state sales tax to consumers purchases. As WFHB has previously reported, a new organization: The Indiana …

Host Alycin Bektesh speaks with Bob Fox and Fred Jones, business agents from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local 1393 about a the role of unions and the proposed Right to Work bill in the Indiana General Assembly. IBEW 1393 was able to successfully negotiate and improved contract after being locked out by the Vectren Utility company in Bloomington …