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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:29 — 30.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMidterm elections earlier this month left Democrats in the state with just 10 of 50 seats in the State Senate. Democrats control 33 seats in the 100 member State House of Representatives, leaving Republicans with another super-majority in Indiana, until 2020. Despite their super-majority, Senate Democrat Mark …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:26 — 69.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe proposed killing of deer at Griffy Nature Preserve in Bloomington has been delayed until next year; Efforts to expand the Monroe Convention Center took a major step forward yesterday; The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will offer free admission to all Indiana State Parks on Black …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:08 — 938.5KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana House Republicans will hang onto their super-majority in the state’s legislature. The Republicans have held a super-majority of over two-thirds in both the state house and state senate since 2012. The Grand Old Party currently maintains 67 seats in the state’s House of representatives to the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 0:50 — 585.3KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn Tuesday, voters in Indiana elected the state’s first openly gay legislator. Democrat J.D. Ford defeated Republican state Senator Mike Delph in a district which includes parts of Indianapolis and Carmel. Ford also turned 36 on Tuesday, making him one of the youngest legislators in Indiana. Ford …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreTwo days after the midterm election, and no votes have officially been counted  in northwestern Indiana’s Porter County. Commissioners in Porter County asked the FBI on Wednesday to investigate, “scores of alleged violations of Indiana Election Law,” following Tuesday’s midterm election. The county, which has 132 precincts …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:18 — 1.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWhile most counties had reported midterm election results by at least 11 p.m. last night, Porter county, with 132 precincts in a predominantly Democratic area of the state, is still tallying votes. Porter County’s commissioners and its voter registration office said vote counting began this morning. The …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:13 — 30.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana was the scene of major Republican wins last night; Ballot counting is still underway in Northwest Indiana’s Porter County; Full Election returns are in for Monroe County – Democrats have unsurprisingly largely swept races; The Bloomington Plan Commission is voicing initial support for a large, mixed use development at …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 54.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreDemocratic strategist Robin Winston joins hosts Willam Hosea and Amrita Myers, Ph.D. Hosts William Hosea and Amrita Myers speak with Robin Winston, an accomplished business leader and skilled political strategist who has devoted his career to providing timely and savvy public outreach and strategic political advice to his colleagues …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 44.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreTonight we have Kate Wiltz, a candidate running for Monroe County Council District 2. But first in this weeks’ LGBTQ news we have have a lot going on across the world.  Music this week was from the album Blood Orange by Negro Swan Events: Soup Tasting @ Bloomington …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:23 — 1.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndependent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was in Bloomington on Friday. Sanders is on a 9-state tour to endorse Democratic candidates, including Indiana 9th congressional district candidate Liz Watson. Sanders spoke during a get-out-the-vote rally in Dunn Meadow, on Friday. The former Democratic presidential candidate then marched with …