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HEADLINES KPVI reports that Governor Eric Holcomb has appointed a top employee at the state’s environmental oversight agency to serve as its new leader. Brian Rockensuess began his tenure as commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management on Dec. 13. —Norm Holy Southern Indiana has recently expressed the view that they don’t like solar installation anywhere close to towns. …

The opposition was strong. Over 110 organizations and individuals signed and delivered a letter to the Governor’s office requesting a veto. The signers represented all parts of Indiana and multiple forms of environmental organizations. However, despite the unprecedented amount of opposition, on April 29th, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 389, which reduces the amount of wetlands in the state …

All Hoosiers ages 16 and older can sign up to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. You can sign up online by visiting ourshot.in.gov over the phone by calling 2-1-1 for assistance, or by contacting one of Indiana’s Area Agencies on Aging. Today, April 6th, State-wide COVID-19 restrictions are being relaxed, according to an announcement made by Governor Eric Holcomb in late …

Vice President Mike Pence will be in Indianapolis on Thursday to promote a new trade agreement to replace NAFTA. According to the IndyStar, Pence is scheduled as the featured speaker at an event hosted by America First Policies, a nonprofit that promotes President Donald Trump’s campaign agenda. The event at MacAllister Machinery will include a panel on how the new …

Former WFHB volunteer Casey Kuhn receives national Edward R Murrow award for her coverage of the Arizona Teacher Strike; Governor’s Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission seeks public input competitive teacher pay; IDEM issues Air Quality Action alert, warns of high ozone levels tomorrow. FEATURE Raised in Bagdad by native Iraqi parents, Zaineb & Faisal Istrabadi have become Bloomington fixtures since …

Several other new laws take effect today. One allows doula services to be reimbursed by Medicaid. A doula is a nonmedical birth coach who provides support to the mother before during and after birth. According to research published in the Journal of Perinatal Education, doula-assisted mothers are less likely to experience complications at birth. In his 2018 state of the …

Frankie gave us the keys again. Join us for a discussion with our special guests Alison and Sofia. We will be talking bout dating as a bisexual, bi-phobia, bi-erasure, and other issues bisexual people face as part of the LGBTQ community. Tune in for your weekly LGBT+ update! Music this week comes from Nilufer Yanya’s Miss Universe. Events: Poetry Palooza: …

State has until May 20 to file appeal to annexation suit; Indiana Governor signs 36 new bills into law; HB 1005 dictates that State Superintendent of Public Instruction will be appointed rather than elected; Senate bill 192 provides recourse for the victims of ‘revenge pornography.’ FEATURE Democratic candidate for city council Daniel Bingham advocates for cooperative housing, public transit reform, …

Senate Bill 198 originally covered controlled substances in penal facilities. In late March, the bill was amended by the House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code. Indiana was one of five states without hate crimes legislation. Governor Holcomb began to push to get Indiana off that list last year, when Nazi graffiti was found outside a Carmel synagogue. Opinions are …

Starting as early as 2021, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction will no longer be elected by Hoosier voters.   The Republican-controlled State Senate voted 29-19 yesterday, to eliminate the elected position and make the state’s highest educator an appointed Secretary of Education. House Bill 1005 was originally approved in 2017, by the Indiana General Assembly. The switch, from an …