Tag Archives: affordable housing

WFHB Local News – January 21st, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:59 — 41.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, January 21st, 2026. In today’s newscast, WFHB speaks with Sharon Roualet, who wrote a letter to the editor in the Herald Times urging IU football fans to support a piece of legislation that would reform the Board of Trustees. More in …

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WFHB Local News – January 8th, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 8th, 2026. In today’s newscast, we’re revisiting feature reports from 2025 produced in collaboration between WFHB and students in The Media School at Indiana University. These stories cover housing, homelessness and funding cuts in Bloomington, highlighting the people and issues …

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Monroe County Council Votes Down North Park Site For New Jail

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:26 — 17.1MB)Subscribe: RSSAfter an hours-long meeting last night, the Monroe County Council unanimously voted down allocating roughly $8 million to purchase the North Park property to build a new jail. Council members cited the cost of the new jail and state policy limiting spending for local governments as reasons to deny …

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WFHB Local News – June 10th, 2025

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:31 — 42.0MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, June 10th, 2025. In today’s newscast, WFHB Correspondent Max Schneider reports on IU dismantling its DEI program, Indiana Governor Braun removing three members of the IU Board of Trustees and a lawsuit over the university’s expressive activity policy. All that and …

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WFHB Local News – April 29th, 2025

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:23 — 40.4MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, April 29th, 2025. Later in the program, we will hear two features produced by WFHB Correspondents Tom Muckerheide and Laurie Frederickson who will be live in the studio asking for your support during our Spring Fund Drive. Feature Reports: Up next, …

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WFHB Local News – March 11th, 2025

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:27 — 41.9MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, March 11th, 2025. In today’s newscast, we hear from Nathan Ferreira, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority about impacts to local housing projects from federal job cuts and funding freezes. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the …

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Left in the Storm: How Winter and Government Policy Impact Homelessness in Bloomington

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:36 — 27.0MB)Subscribe: RSSFeature by Tom Muckerheide These introductory months of 2025 have been a chaotic time for many within the state of Indiana. The newly assembled State Senate has put forward a slew of bills, numbering in the 500s at the time of writing. But while the committees of Monroe County …

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WFHB Local News – March 10th, 2025

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:13 — 41.6MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, March 10th, 2025. In today’s broadcast, WFHB News hears from Nathan Ferreira, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority about impacts to local housing projects from federal job cuts and funding freezes. More in today’s feature report. WFHB speaks with Courtney Payne-Taylor …

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WFHB Local News – March 4th, 2025

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:23 — 41.8MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, March 4th, 2025. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Tom Muckerheide reports on how the winter weather impacts people experiencing homelessness. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production …

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WFHB Local News – February 13th, 2025

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:25 — 43.2MB)Subscribe: RSS This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, February 13th, 2025. On this episode of Prescription for Healthcare, Dr. Walter Tsou discusses lessons from Cuba’s healthcare system and whether healthcare should be a public good or a market commodity. More in the bottom half of our program. That’s IU …

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