On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Maqubè Reese, who is the Associate Director of Diversity Initiatives Kelley School of Business at Indiana University – Bloomington. Maqubè Reese is the founder and CEO of TRIBE Consulting. TRIBE stands for ‘Together, we are choosing to make room for Reconciliation focused on Intersectionality while …
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WFHB Hola Bloomington, Josefa Madrigal, presenta la caminata de Cosecha Indiana a la causa para que TODOS tengan las licencias de conducir. Cosecha Indiana ha caminado más de 300 millas dentro del estado de Indiana para que nuestra comunidad hispana/latinaox tengan licencias! Si se perdieron la caminata, aquí está un poco de documentación y resume de la meta que es …
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According to the EPA and the U-S Government Accountability Office, two Bloomington Superfund sites, Bennett Stone Quarry and Neal’s Landfill, are vulnerable to flooding from climate change. —Linda Greene On a two-hundred-acre tract of farmland in northeast Saint Joseph County, Fort Wayne-based Indiana Michigan Power is installing a solar farm, which it says will be capable of producing 20,000 kilowatts …
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Indiana 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 Democrats 33 seats. Democrats picked up one seat during last week’s midterm elections. …
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National fallout from sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic church continues to bring to light to abuse cases in Indiana. The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend published the names of 18 priests today, who the church say have been found ‘credibly accused’ of sexual abuse of a minor. None of the men are currently ministers for the Catholic Church. Eight …
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On March 24, 2016, then-Governor Mike Pence signed into law House Enrolled Act 1337. The law introduced additional stipulations on abortion procedures throughout the state, including a measure which required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound 18 hours before an abortion procedure. Two years later, Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, along with the Indiana Chapter of the …
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Planned Parenthood is closing their clinic in Fort Wayne due to intimidation. That’s according to Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky CEO Christie Gillespie. Gillespie made the announcement that Planned Parenthood will close down their Fort Wayne clinic, during a press conference this afternoon in Fort Wayne. Gillespie said Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky laid off four employees at …
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President Donald Trump is expected to announce his nominee for the Supreme Court today. The president’s decision comes after Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announcement two weeks ago, that he will resign at the end of July. Kennedy was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1988. He was the third candidate put forward for approval by then-president Ronald Reagan. Since 2006, Supreme …
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President Donald Trump is expected to announce his nominee for the Supreme Court today; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is refusing to step down from his post, following sexual assault allegations last week; Planned Parenthood is closing their clinic in Fort Wayne due to intimidation; Brown County is expected to break ground on a new 12 and a half million dollar performing arts …
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A bill increasing the regulations on abortion providers and women seeking an abortion, is now on Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s desk. Senate Bill 340 increases the licensing and inspection requirements for abortion providers and clinics. It also increases the data the state collects on women seeking an abortion, requiring them to report abortion complications to the Indiana State Department of …
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