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This is the WFHB Local News for June 14th, 2021. Later in the program, we have a Few Minutes with the Mayor – a weekly segment where WFHB Assistant News Director Jake Jacobson poses questions to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton on community-related issues. In today’s segment Jacobson asks Mayor Hamilton about overnight military testing in Bloomington last week and a city …

Our show this week returns to June 11th, the international day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners. The focus of June 11th is overcoming the isolation that these long-term prisoners face, as the movements they participated in years ago give way to new struggles and new generations of radicals.  The day of solidarity works to connect these prisoners with struggles …

Welcome to the June edition of Prescription for Healthcare – a once-a-month podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana.  In today’s segment, hosts Karen Green Stone and Dr. Rob Stone speak with Dr. Mark Bauman – a former physician at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital and professor at IU School of Medicine who specializes in …

Experts weigh in on the transition to solar energy in light of Duke Energy’s solar investment. Betty Lynch starts her day like anyone else: she flips on the lights, makes coffee and breakfast, and watches the news. Some days she cuts the grass, or hops in her car to drive to work. But Lynch doesn’t have to stop at the gas station on her way, or worry about her energy bill later. Her routine is powered by the solar panels on the roof of her home in Lawrence, Indiana. Experts say conditions are right for a transition to solar and renewable energy in Indiana. A subsidiary of the Duke Energy Corporation, Duke Energy Renewables, has announced plans for the $180 million “Hoosier Jack” solar farm in Vigo and Sullivan counties. Sophia Hall reporting for WFHB EcoReport

In its meeting this past Wednesday, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners moved to approve an agreement through which public accounting firm Baker Tilly will review and analyze the City of Bloomington’s Annexation Fiscal Plan. The motion to approve this agreement was amended to make it subject to legal department review pending contract finalizations before it was passed in a …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 9th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB correspondent Max Campbell provides updates on how Monroe County is approaching the city of Bloomington’s annexation plans. More coming up in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, volunteers from Bloomington’s chapter of the advocacy group Moms Demand Action hosted …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 7th, 2021. Later in the program, we have a Few Minutes with the Mayor – a weekly segment where we pose questions to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton on community-related issues. More coming up in today’s feature reports. Also coming up in the next half hour, last week, the Monroe County Commissioners …

We start off this week’s show with a roundup of prison disturbances compiled by Perilous Chronicle.  Afterwards, we speak with Lauren Regan, the Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Defense Center. Regan has been on the show before to discuss state repression and her efforts to support people facing political charges.  She returns today to talk about the CLDC and …

This week, we hear from Koby Bluitt, daughter of Leon Benson, a long time Indiana prisoner and organizer. She tells us about Leon, their relationship, and her current efforts to help him get free. We’ve covered Leon’s case on Kite Line before: a case of poor eyewitness testimony that helped convict the man of a crime he adamantly maintains he …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, June 3rd, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Robert Robinson spoke with Thomas Alcamo, the EPA’s Remedial Project Manager, about the EPA’s latest announcement that it will remove three Bloomington-area Superfund sites from its National Priorities List. More coming up in today’s feature reports. Also coming up in the next half …