Tag Archives: Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton

Bloomington residents cancelled a planned protest at Mayor John Hamilton’s residence. The ‘die-in’ was planned for Wednesday, at the residence of Mayor Hamilton and his wife, Indiana University Law Professor Dawn Johnsen. The planned protest came after repeated calls for the city to remove the addresses and personal information of overdose victims from the city’s data website. In a Facebook …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is praising the Department Of Justice for not defending Obama Care; Attorney General Hill’s office is joining a campaign launched by Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police in May to better comply with law enforcement; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton says the city opposes the repeal of net neutrality; The Sycamore Land Trust added over 80 acres …

The city of Bloomington is dropping their proposed moratorium on new addictions treatment facilities within the city limits. The proposed ban on new addictions treatment facilities was announced by Mayor John Hamilton’s office last week. The proposal was supposed to be put on the Bloomington City Council’s agenda this week. Council member Isabel Piedmont-Smith was one supporter of the proposed …

PART ONE On tonight’s show, Clarence and William welcome Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton. He joins us to give an update on his progress to-date on his agenda to make Bloomington a much more vibrant and transparent community PART TWO Headline news of interest to the African-American community. CREDITS Hosts: Clarence Boone and William Hosea Bring It On! is produced by …

On Wednesday morning, Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced to a room of reporters, politicians and residents that the city will buy 24 acres of the current Bloomington Hospital at a discounted rate. Hamilton says the city will pay $6.5 million for the current site, discounted from an IU Health commissioned appraisal of the site’s $16 million estimated value. A purchase …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton held a press conference on the increased law enforcement presence at People’s Park and in the downtown area; Demand for social workers has increased as a result of the opioid drug epidemic; Eli Lilly is working with Pfizer to create an alternative pain killer; Residents of Monroe and Owen County filed more than 2,400 federal tax …

Hoosiers are coming together this Saturday to participate in a march for jobs, climate justice and clean energy; A task force assembled by Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is recommending more police officers patrol the downtown area; U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young met this week with officers and leadership from law enforcement agencies across Central Indiana to discuss a …

Just more than five months into his first term, Bloomington mayor John Hamilton dropped by the WFHB studios to talk with William Hosea and Cornelius Wright of Bring It On! about topics such as the high cost of living in Bloomington and diversity issues in schools, police forces and elsewhere. We bring you a portion of their conversation for today’s …