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President Donald Trump Impeached, Indiana Representatives Vote Along Party Lines:
On Wednesday evening, President Donald J. Trump became the third president in history to be impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives. The House used two articles to defend their impeachment of President Trump. Among the two articles included Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress.
The House voted 230-197 in support of impeachment for Abuse of Power. Then, the House voted 229-198 for the president’s impeachment for Obstruction of Congress.
All nine Representatives voted along party lines. The two Indiana Democrats voted with the majority to impeach Donald Trump, while the seven Republicans voted against it.
According to the IndyStar, all nine Representatives had publicly stated where they stood on impeachment prior to the vote.
The vote will now go to the U.S. Senate, where Senators will decide if the president will be removed from office. It’s expected the majority-Republican Senate will not vote to remove him from office.
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will delay sending articles of impeachment to the Senate. This leads the Senate trial well into the new year.
Schooner Creek Farms Removed from Paypal through Local Activism:
The controversial farmer’s market vendor, Schooner Creek Farms, has reportedly been removed from PayPal.
The Bloomington anti-white supremacist organization No Space for Hate posted on their Facebook page Tuesday that PayPal had permanently de-platformed the Farm. Schooner Creek Farm had announced earlier that PayPal had emailed them that they had placed a “permanent limitation” on their account and asked them to remove all references to PayPal on their website.
No Space for Hate previously urged activists to request that PayPal de-platform Schooner Creek Farm due to their connections to known white supremacist groups and their owner Sarah Dye’s white supremacist ideology. Several protests and boycotts have previously been held in response to the Farm’s continued participation in the Bloomington Farmers Market.
According to No Space for Hate, PayPal has de-platformed white supremacists in the past, including the American Identity Movement and its leader, Patrick Casey. The American Identity Movement was formerly known as Identity Evropa and had connections to Schooner Creek Farm in the past.
IUPD Investigates an Assault at On-Campus Fraternity:
The Indiana University Police Department launched an investigation of an assault that took place last Friday outside an on-campus fraternity.
I.U.P.D. said the incident occurred outside the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity on North Jordan Avenue. The Bloomington Herald Times reported that allegations of anti-Semitic and racial slurs are being investigated as well.
Members of the fraternity are banned from hosting fraternity activities while the investigation continues. I.U.P.D. said detectives from the Monroe County Prosecutor’s office will assist in conducting the investigation.
West Gordon Pike – It’s Reopened:
Last Friday, after months of being closed, West Gordon Pike has officially reopened. In between Walnut and Rogers Street, the pike has been closed for a significant part of this year.
The road closure more broadly fit within the greater Fullerton Pike project. The project was proposed by the county to improve traffic flowing from east to west on the south side of Bloomington.
This part of the project, titled Phase Two, was ahead of schedule. The completion date for Phase Two was intended for the beginning of 2020.
Phase Three of the project is set to begin sometime in 2023.
MCCSC Delays School This Week, Icy Roads:
On Tuesday this week, snow and ice caused weather delays for several schools in the area. Monroe County Community Schools called a two-hour delay while Richard Bean Blossom Schools canceled school on Tuesday.
Kelby Turmail, communications officer for MCCSC, said the school corporation called a two-hour delay mainly due to the icy roads.
Snow started falling Sunday evening, and by Monday the city of Bloomington declared a winter weather advisory in accordance with the National Weather Service.
MCCSC routinely sends city and county employees to drive through the school corporation’s bus routes in order to decide whether to call a weather delay.
Turmail said there are multiple ways to communicate weather delays to faculty, students and parents.
A shift in weather patterns melted away the snow with sunny skies and warmer temperatures expected at the end of this week.
