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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 8th, 2022.
Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Clayton Young reports on rising antisemitism both locally and across the nation. More in the bottom half of our program.
Also coming up in the next half hour, we have the December edition of Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana.
The Statehouse Roundup
A Marion County judge blocked for the second time Indiana’s near total ban on abortion. Marion County Superior Judge Heather Welch approved a request to block the ban in a lawsuit which claims the abortion ban places a burden on religious freedom.
IUPUI Professor Dr. Jennifer Drobac explained the First Amendment lawsuit in a recent interview with WFHB Correspondent Grace Romine. (pron. Row-mine)State
The lawsuit claims that the state’s abortion ban violated Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed in 2015 and signed by then-Governor Mike Pence.
Meanwhile, reproductive healthcare resources are still available for Indiana residents. The Bloomington Planned Parenthood office is located at 421 South College Avenue and can be reached by calling 317-205-8088.
Bloomington Board of Public Works Places Moratorium on Special Event Applications, Approves Contract for Traffic Calming
At the December 6th meeting of the Bloomington Board of Public Works, City Attorney Mike Rouker informed the board that they need to develop protocols for allowing private art using the public right-of-way policy.
This comes from a lawsuit where the city denied a student’s proposal to install an ‘All Lives Matter’ mural on Kirkwood Avenue near the Sample Gates. Rouker requested that in the meantime, the board should place a moratorium on considering special event permit applications until the policies are revised.
During public comment, local journalist Dave Askins asked how the temporary moratorium would impact Freezefest. Kyla Cox Deckard explained why Freezefest was removed from the board’s agenda. Rouker elaborated that the moratorium could affect Freezefest.
The moratorium on the consideration of special events applications passed unanimously.
Next, the board considered a contract with E&G Paving, LLC for a traffic calming project on Maxwell Lane. Project Manager Sarah Gomez explained the contract.
Askins asked why there was such a disparity between the bids for the project. Gomez responded.
Local resident Betty Rosenagle, who lives nearby Maxwell Lane, asked the board if there was a more descriptive explanation of the project. She also asked why a stop-sign wasn’t considered for the traffic calming project.
Project Engineer Neil Kopper replied to Rosenagle’s question, expanding on the design of the project and the stop-sign issue.
The board unanimously approved the contract with E&G Paving to calm traffic at Maxwell Lane. The Bloomington Board of Public Works will meet again for their regular meeting on December 20th.
Feature Reports:
Up next, WFHB Correspondent Clayton Young reports on rising antisemitism both locally and on the national level. He speaks with Rabbi Sue Silberberg of the IU Hillel Center and Gunther Jikeli, the Erna Rosenfeld Professor of Jewish and Germanic Studies at IU, about a recent antisemitic incident in Bloomington. Correspondent Clayton Young has more.
In today’s feature report, we have the December edition of Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana. This month hosts Dr. Rob Stone and Karen Green Stone interview Tracey Hutchings-Goetz, Communications Director for Hoosier Action, the grassroots activist organization.
Hoosier Action is working to draw attention to the risk for Hoosiers on Medicaid, including the Healthy Indiana Plan, HIP, as the Federal Government looks to end the Covid Public Health Emergency. We turn now to the latest edition of Prescription for Healthcare.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Noelle Herhusky-Schneider and Kade Young, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Clayton Young.
Prescription for Healthcare is produced by Dr. Rob Stone and Karen Green Stone.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
