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11/7/16 664,000 Hoosiers have voted early as of Friday, setting a new record for the state’s early voting turnout; Monroe County has seen a particularly high early voter turnout this year; Authorities in Marion County say they have received reports that several people around the county have received automated text messages directing them to polling places that are incorrect; A …
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Candidates for Monroe County School Board Discuss Platforms
This fall, voters are being asked to decide three contested races for Monroe County School Board seats. In District 2, Sue Wanzer is defending her seat against candidate Jim Billingsley. Assistant News Director, Sarah Vaughan, spoke with Wanzer and Billinglsey as part of WFHB’s Candidate Forum series. We bring you an excerpt of that conversation for today’s WFHB Community Report. …
Read More »bloomingOUT – From the Archives : Post-Convention Roundtable – September 29, 2016
The bloomingOUT crew takes a week break from the live program, but hopes you enjoy this re-airing of a post-Democratic and Republican National Convention roundtable discussion between anchors Janae Cummings and Jeff Poling, bloomingOUT producer, Ryne Shadday; and special contributor, Brandon Gage. When this episode was aired, both party conventions had concluded, and the respective presidential nominees had been named (Donald Trump …
Read More »Standing Room Only: Voting Rights and Wrongs: Minority Voting and Disenfranchisement
On Friday, September 16th ,The Mauer School of Law hosted a panel discussion on minority voting rights in America and Indiana. Panelists included Professor David Williams, a professor from Mauer and the Executive Director for the Center for Constitutional Democracy; Professor Luis Fuentes-Rowher, Professor at Mauer; and Indiana General Assembly Senator Greg Taylor. Professor Beth Cate also took part in the …
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