Tag Archives: Governor Eric Holcomb

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is planning to spend an additional $1 billion on infrastructure projects across the state. The Governor’s office announced yesterday, that they concluded renegotiating an agreement with the company that operates the Indiana Tollway, and that the funds are to be raised through toll increases on heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Under the new terms, which will need to …

The Indiana Department of Transportation will close Highway 37 ramps at the Walnut Street interchange tomorrow; Indiana motorists are paying 10 cents more for gas than they were a year ago; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his plans yesterday to spend an additional 1 billion dollars on infrastructure projects across the state; Fall Midterm elections take place nine weeks from today; Over half of …

The Monroe County Community School Corporation’s Board of Trustees declined to put metal detectors in schools, last night. The decision comes even after MCCSC Superintendent Judi DeMuth recommended the adoption of the metal-detecting wands, during last night’s meeting. DeMuth said the wands would be used at school entrances on an ‘as-needed basis,’ and only with police present. In July, Indiana …

On Monday, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his support for hate crimes legislation in 2019. Indiana is one of five states that currently do not have hate crimes legislation. However, Indiana does have bias crimes legislation. Bloomington activist John Clower says current bias crime legislation is not currently being enforced. WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan reports.

Attorneys representing Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill announced they are pursuing a lawsuit against Hill’s alleged sexual assault victims, this morning. Attorneys Kevin W. Betz and Sandra L. Blevins with Betz + Blevins Litigation and Employment Law in Indianapolis, announced their pursuit of a defamation lawsuit during a press conference at their offices this morning. Hill was not present at …

Criticism over the city of Bloomington’s use of private information led officials to call a meeting, today; The City of Bloomington received its new armored truck over the weekend; The Ellettsville Town Council is voicing support for increasing a tax break it gave affordable housing developers, last fall; Indiana is making handheld metal detectors available, at no cost, to every …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb declared last week “Immigrant Heritage Week at a press conference, today; Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson sent statements to federal lawmakers, asking them to bolster elections security throughout the country; Owen, Greene, and Monroe Counties boast some of the highest unemployment rates in the state; Monroe County is beginning a multi-phase project to update the county’s security systems; Monroe …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb penned a letter to President Donald Trump on Friday, asking for 36 counties across the state to be declared ‘Major Disaster’ areas; The U.S. Department of Education announced today that they have formally denied the Indiana State Department of Education’s attempt to wave new high school diploma graduation requirements; Four underage men are being charged with …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is calling for a special session of the state’s legislature to convene in May; The number of Indiana counties under an emergency declaration continues to grow; Indiana University Health for Southern Indiana is reinstating visiting hours at its hospitals; The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment over proposed rule changes until this Friday; The City of Bloomington …

Governor Eric Holcomb toured parts of southern Indiana yesterday, after torrential rain led state officials to declare a state of emergency in 18 counties. Today, the Governor’s office declared a state of emergency in four more southern Indiana counties. WFHB’s Chuhan Jie reports.