The Indiana Recovery Alliance’s efforts seem to be paying off. Ahead of the 4th Annual Overdose Remembrance and Candlelight Vigil, the IRA has seen decreases in the number of overdoses deaths in Monroe County. Elsewhere in the state, overdose deaths continue to rise. IRA Founder and Director Chris Abert sees a causation in the correlation – Monroe County and Clark …
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This Friday marks the return of TEDx Bloomington. On hiatus since 2011, TEDx was brought to Bloomington by Jennifer Borland. She speaks with WFHB about this Friday’s TEDx Bloomington talks, at the Buskirk Chumley Theater.
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The Monroe County Sheriff’s office will not release body camera footage from two officers who shot and killed a man, last week. In a statement from the Monroe County Sheriff’s office on Friday, Captain of Operations Ryan Davis stated the Monroe County Prosecutors Office requested the Sheriff’s office withhold the footage. Captain Davis wrote, “The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office has …
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Big Box retailers aren’t paying their fair share of taxes. Monroe County Tax Assessor Judy Sharp said local officials are getting tied up at state courts, when large corporations appeal the assessed tax value on their properties. Sharp said that can cost the county millions of dollars, if the county loses the appeal. In today’s Feature, Assessor Judith Sharp explains …
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Thursday marks the 73rd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The Bloomington Peace Action Coalition is holding a remembrance vigil on the Monroe County Courthouse Square, from 8-9 p.m. Bloomington Peace Action Coalition member David Keppel talks about the planned vigil, and the role of Indiana residents on nuclear politics. The atomic bomb used on Nagasaki was …
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The increasing demand for new homes in Indiana, coupled with the rising costs of labor and materials, is pushing more and more would-be homeowners out of the market. A new report by the US Census Bureau puts year-to-date new home permits down by eight percent.May to June new home building permits decreased by 10 percent, across the state. Indiana Builders …
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On Monday, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his support for hate crimes legislation in 2019. Indiana is one of five states that currently do not have hate crimes legislation. However, Indiana does have bias crimes legislation. Bloomington activist John Clower says current bias crime legislation is not currently being enforced. WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan reports.
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On March 24, 2016, then-Governor Mike Pence signed into law House Enrolled Act 1337. The law introduced additional stipulations on abortion procedures throughout the state, including a measure which required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound 18 hours before an abortion procedure. Two years later, Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, along with the Indiana Chapter of the …
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Earlier this month, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to loosen a 2015 regulation regarding coal ash disposal. According to the Associated Press, some of the rule changes would push back the deadline to close problematic ash dumps. Other changes weaken drinking water protections by removing some contamination limits. State officials would be allowed to end groundwater monitoring. The …
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Indiana leads the Midwest in growing economic inequality. According to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute, the top 1% in Indiana owns 17.3 times the wealth of the rest of the state. Indiana Institute for Working Families Senior Policy Analyst Andrew Bradley said economic inequality in Indiana is growing, and growing faster than its neighbors. Bradley is a …
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