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In a statement late Friday morning, Sen. (D-IN) Joe Donnelly announced he will not vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Senate is scheduled to vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the country’s highest court at 1:30 p.m., Friday. The announcement comes after a second day of testimony and statements about Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual assault of three women. “I …

Hosts William Hosea and Amrita Myers welcome: IU College Democrats President Raegan Davis, Indiana State Chair for Young Americans for Liberty’s Tyler Combs, and IU College Republicans Vice Chairman Zach Chambers. Hosea and Myers speak with the IU students about the national political landscape, voting rights, outreach to minority students, differences between party platforms, and much more. Hosts: William Hosea …

Buildings on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus lost power yesterday afternoon; Indiana Chamber of Commerce stated it will not support Republican Senate Candidate Mike Braun in his bid to unseat Democratic Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly this Fall; The Monroe County Community School Corporation’s Board of Trustees declined to put metal detectors in schools. FEATURE Tonight is the 4th annual overdose vigil in downtown …

Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly will meet with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, tomorrow. In a statement issued this afternoon, the first-term incumbent Democrat announced he will meet with SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh, at noon. Kavanaugh is the second Supreme Court Justice nominated by President Trump; Neil Gorsuch was approved earlier this year. Donnelly was one of three Democratic Senators …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill bought online advertisements amidst accusations of sexual harassment and groping. In a since-deleted tweet on July 9th from his personal twitter account, Hill said “Apparently the standard is guilty and who cares if you’re innocent.” The tweet also included a graphic saying “We are living in a time where accusations alone have the power of …

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 …

Liz Watson beat out Dan Canon and Rob Chatlos to win yesterday’s Democratic nomination for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District. Watson, a Bloomington native tells WFHB News Director Wes Martin that she’s thankful to have won yesterday’s race, and she’s ready to get to work on November.

Indiana spent more on political advertising this primary election than any other state in the nation. According to an analysis by the Wesleyan Media Project, Indiana candidates have spent $8.8 million on ads this primary season. That’s $2 million more than the second place spender, Ohio. Indiana also aired more political advertisements than any other state participating in the elections, …

An armed gunman was reported on IU’s campus yesterday afternoon; State Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) toured logging areas of Yellowwood State Forest last week, to evaluate the logging of the back country wilderness; A surveying and land-use contractor hired by the city of Bloomington to evaluate what to do with the IU Health downtown hospital has released its recommendations; Wain Martin, a …

After arguments in the Indiana Statehouse ended the legislature’s short session, without accomplishing Governor Eric Holcomb’s priority bills, Holcomb announced a special session of the legislature to convene in May. Representative Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) spoke with WFHB News Director Wes Martin about what voters can expect out of the May session. Pierce says Republicans have a super majority in the …