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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb gave his State of the State Address, last night; MCCSC Board member Cathy Fuentes Rohrer resigned as Board Secretary; The Monroe County Health Department is expected to receive $170,000 in federal grant funding for disease intervention. FEATURE Jennifer Crossley was sworn in on Sunday as the first person of color to lead the Monroe County Democratic Party. …

Rep. (D-Bloomington) Matt Pierce was on Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code, which was directed to look into passing hate crimes legislation. Gov. Holcomb is expected to push Indiana’s Republican-dominated legislature to pass a hate crimes bill, during tonight’s State of the State address. Rep. Pierce speaks with News Director Wes Martin about Gov. Holcomb’s …

The city of Bloomington is selling bonds to raise money for Mayor John Hamilton’s Parks initiative; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has accepted the resignation of the state’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director, Jim Brown; The budget will be tight for January’s upcoming session of the Indiana Legislature, that’s according to Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma; The Monroe County Council has …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill wants lawmakers to increase his budget by about $5 million. The republican Attorney General sent two of his deputies to request the increase from the State Budget Committee meeting on Monday. Hill did not make the request in person, although other top office holders asking for budget increases did, according to an Associated Press report. The …

Elkhart Representative Tim Wesco’s brother was shot to death in Cameroon, on Tuesday. Vice President Mike Pence and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued statements expressing their condolences. Charles Truman Wesco was killed while on a missionary trip in northwestern Cameroon. The Cameroon Defense Minister said it was likely Wesco was killed in a crossfire between government forces and separatists. He …

The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners yesterday authorized borrowing $10 million for proposed parks projects. The projects will be paid for by three separate bonds that collectively are known as the 2018 Parks Bicentennial Bond. Parks Operations Director Dave Williams said many of the proposed projects connect trails within the city. Once such project would follow Duke Energy power lines …

Vice President Mike Pence was in Indianapolis over the weekend. The former Indiana Governor-turned Vice President spoke during a campaign fundraiser for Indiana Republicans. Pence also spoke on the campaign trail for Indiana Republican Senate nominee Mike Braun. Braun is running against incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly, this November. On Friday, the Vice President joined Indiana Republicans, including Governor Eric …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s proposed $1 billion infrastructure plan did not seek input from the state’s legislature. According to the South Bend Journal Gazette, the Governor’s proposal to the Indiana Finance Authority largely bypassed legislators. The IFA is expected to pass the Governor’s infrastructure agenda this Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The infrastructure proposal would levy higher tolls on …

Monroe County is investing in the health of its employees with on-the-job exercise equipment; The Crosstown Shopping Center on 10th Street will look vastly different in about two years; The City of Bloomington Utilities is performing fire hydrant maintenance this week; Some Indiana residents are criticizing Governor Eric Holcomb’s call for Attorney Curtis Hill to resign. FEATURE WFHB assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan …

Some Indiana residents are criticizing Governor Eric Holcomb’s call for Attorney Curtis Hill to resign. Holcomb called for Hill to resign after the Attorney General was accused of sexual misconduct by four women, earlier this year. Three legislative staffers and a democratic representative accuse Hill of repeatedly groping them at an end-of-the-legislative session party, in March. Hill denies the allegations. …