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Congress passed a bill to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic yesterday; The Indiana University Office of Parking Operations impounded over 150 electric scooters since the arrival of rental services such as Lime and Bird in Bloomington; A 600-bedroom apartment complex proposed for Bloomington’s east side continues to receive scrutiny from both the city and area residents; The City of Bloomington will soon be …

Anti-abortion protesters at Indiana University’s Bloomington campus had their signs vandalized. WFHB correspondent Annie Aguiar brings us a report about why the university must allow protesters to continue to come to campus. Anti-abortion protesters on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington had their signs, which depicted fetuses and pro-life slogans, defaced this afternoon. Indiana University is a public institution, and …

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 …

Women’s reproductive rights advocates and religious conservatives traded arguments at the Monroe County Council’s Sophia Travis Grant distribution; County Council allocated $25,000 to the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District to distribute 30,000 reusable plastic shopping bag. FEATURE City officials met yesterday to address public demand to remove the addresses of fatal opioid overdoses from the city’s data website. WFHB …

The Indiana State Department of Health recorded a net increase in the number of abortion procedures carried out in the state. ISDH has yet to release their 2017 Induced Terminated Pregnancies Report to the general public. But both Pro-choice and pro-life agencies confirm the report documents an increase in the number of reported abortions performed throughout the state. Indiana Right to …

Senator Joe Donnelly stopped in Ellettsville this afternoon. The incumbent Democrat is up for re-election this Fall; A statewide law, concerning the identity of parents who surrendered their children for adoption, went into effect yesterday; The Indiana State Department of Health recorded a net increase in the number of abortion procedures carried out in the state; Indiana University alumni elected Donna Spears to …

A lawsuit filed against the state of Indiana last Thursday challenges the state’s strict abortion laws. The plaintiffs in the case, All Options Pregnancy Resource Center, Whole Women’s Health Alliance, and Dr. Jeffrey Glazer filed on the grounds that the state’s laws present an unnecessary burden on patients seeking abortion counseling or services. The lawsuit challenges the state’s abortion laws, …

Indiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue.  Indiana University’s Board of Trustees is meeting in Gary today and tomorrow.  The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is predicting high ozone levels across our listening area tomorrow.  A new bike sharing program is being launched by the City of Bloomington and …

Indiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue. A “Plank” is the term often given to the components of a political platform – the opinions and viewpoints about individual topics, as held by a party. The Republican party convention delegates approved a plank, which reads “We believe …

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana are suing the state of Indiana over abortion legislation passed in this Spring’s Short Session. Last week, a U.S. District Court announced the trial will begin on June 8. WFHB Correspondent Jonah Chester reports.