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Welcome to the WFHB Local News for February 28th, 2020. Here’s your local headlines: The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners approved new Community Farmers’ Market Rules of Behavior. During the February 25th meeting, Market Coordinator Marcia Veldman said the Rules of Behavior outlines market and protest areas, acceptable market activities, and recently passed administrative policy. Parks and Recreation Administrator Paula …

Golden Bicycle and Extinction Rebellion are groups in Bloomington who put climate change at the forefront. In a letter to the city, these groups say climate change is the defining issue of our time. The letter addresses how the mayor should allocate local income tax revenue to help those affected most by climate change – which include people of color …

During the State of the City Address, Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton focused on city climate and social sustainability actions and goals. Hamilton stressed the importance of fighting for climate reform. He spoke about the rising temperatures in Antarctica, reaching a record high and even Indian expected temperatures rise up to 6 degrees Fahrenheit in the next 30 years. This increase …

On today’s WFHB Local News, Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman reports on the Mayor’s State of the City Address. Today’s Headlines: This past Wednesday afternoon, former Indiana University student body President, Keith Parker was awarded the IU Bicentennial Medal at a Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center lunch and learn event. The Bloomington City Council approved the Non-Consensual Towing Bloomington Municipal Code …

 In the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment reads, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The 2020 legislative session rekindled the gun debate in Indiana with various state legislators in both parties drafting bills to reform gun laws in …

Coming up in the next half hour, we have two features on Indiana’s gun policies. But first, your local headlines. Mayor John Hamilton will present the State of City Address on Thursday, February 20th. The event will be convened by the Bloomington Common Council at 7 p.m. at the Buskirk Chumley Theater. City Engineer Phil Peden presented an agreement with …

Currently in Indiana, school boards can allow teachers to carry guns in school without any firearm training. Senate Bill 263 takes this one step further. Senate Bill 263 states that a school staff member may carry a firearm in or on school property if: they complete a specialized weapons training or other firearm training, they provide proof of completion of …

When most people think of Indiana’s landscape they picture cornfields and flat terrain. Surprisingly, Indiana used to be almost completely covered with forests and wildlife with a limited space filled by bare hills. Indiana’s forest cover pre-settlement is estimated to be around 85%. By the early 1900s it was at 7%. Though the urban population density has increased more and …

Welcome to the WFHB Local News for February 14th, 2020. Today’s Headlines: Black Lives Matter-Bloomington called for a total boycott of the Herald-Times and the Bloomington Farmers’ Market. Monroe County Solid Waste Management Executive Director Tom McGlasson said Republic Services will no longer accept Styrofoam recycling. County Health Administrator Penny Caudill requested approval of a Syringe Service Program additional appropriation …

City and county officials continue to clash over the future of the Monroe County Convention Center. Officials have been working on an expansion project, but they have run into their fair share of roadblocks along the way. Monday evening, city and county officials met to negotiate a solution attempted to appease all parties involved. Disagreements between the city and the …