This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, October 12th, 2021. Later in the program, we will broadcast an excerpt from our public affairs program Bring It On, Indiana’s only weekly radio program committed to exploring the people, issues and events impacting the African-American community. Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with State Representative Ragen Hatcher, a Democrat from …
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Bloomington City Council Representative Isabel Piedmont-Smith will hold her monthly constituent meeting this Saturday, September 27th. The meeting will feature a discussion of issues before the city council, including the city’s 2020 budget. Piedmont-Smith will also present a draft resolution recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day in Bloomington. In a press release, Piedmont Smith points out …
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Today is the last day to register to vote in Indiana, ahead of November’s midterm elections; City of Bloomington Communications Director Yael Ksander made the announcement the city will change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, business leaders, and local officials met with Amazon representatives in Indianapolis this morning; Businesses in Bloomington are reporting dissatisfaction with …
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Indiana’s Democratic Party mistakenly sent out absentee ballots without the state mandated instructions. The Monroe County Election Board addressed the issue in an emergency session on Monday. County Clerk Nicole Browne confirmed that Monroe County will accept the faulty absentee ballots, as instructed by Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. Browne also reported a third party IT service has certified …
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Fall Midterm elections take place in nine weeks. Election season culminates in the general election, on November 6. Voter registration throughout Indiana ends a month prior, on October 9. Early and absentee voting beginning the following day. Indiana law states that early and absentee voting must occur 28 days before an election, but Columbus Day, on October 8 this year, …
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