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Tune in for your weekly LGBTQ news update. We talk about the American Bar Association, the “second civil war,” homelessness, bullying, and most importantly, Trans Day Of Remembrance (TDOR). This coming Wednesday, November 20th, there will be an event open to the public to commemorate TDOR at the Artisan Alley (222 W 2nd St. in Bloomington) from 7-8:30pm to remember …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has joined the more than twenty U.S. attorneys general who are backing a proposed multi billion dollar reparations settlement with Purdue Pharma, regarding their manufacture of the opioid pain medication OxyContin. The Indiana Center for Recovery–a private drug and alcohol rehab clinic–is looking to expand in Bloomington. Monroe County residents who are on the City …

The City of Bloomington has hired a so-called After-Hours Ambassador. Jenna Whiteaker will assume the role on July 1, which according to the city, aims to provide a liaison between downtown businesses and patrons, after city offices have closed. Whiteaker’s starting pay will be $52,680.40. In this Feature Report, WFHB’s Wes Martin speaks with City of Bloomington Community and Family …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton and patrons of the Shalom Community Center will sleep on the streets, this Friday night. The solidarity sleep out aims to raise funding for the area emergency homeless shelter, and bring awareness to the experiences of the chronically homeless in Bloomington and the surrounding area. Mayor Hamilton will be joined by City of Bloomington Communications Director …

Next week is commencement for Indiana University campuses; Shalom Center hosts sleepout event for homelessness awareness; Community deer hunt planned for Griffy Lake Nature preserve; Bloomington Parks Department fights invasive plants on park lands; FEATURE The Indiana Forest Alliance is wrapping up a five year study of Yellowwood State Forest. IFA Executive Director Jeff Stant talks about their findings. BETTER …

Shalom Community Center in Bloomington received hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund a new Housing First development.  Executive Director Forrest Gilmore said the Davis Homes are the latest Housing First development, aimed at reducing area homelessness. The Davis Homes Apartments Initiative received a $322,000 Federal grant from Housing and Urban Development on Friday.  Davis Homes Apartments are expected to be in development …

Schools across Indiana and much of the Midwest are cancelling classes, as temperatures drop into dangerous territory; An Indiana lawmaker’s efforts to eliminate the state’s child labor laws have raised conflict of interest concerns; The Herald-Times of Bloomington is among 8 Indiana newspapers sold to Gatehouse Media; A hike in storm-water fees proposed by the City of Bloomington Utilities Department could get even …

The Indianapolis City-County Council let the “No sit/No Lie” ordinance die without a vote, yesterday. The vote was cancelled by the ordinances’ author, Republican Minority Leader Michael McQuillen. No other council-member objected to the cancellation.    The ordinance would have prohibited any person from sitting or lying on “any surface in ‘public right of way,’ between 6 a.m. and midnight.” …

Recent drops in temperatures can exacerbate the problems faced by those experiencing homelessness. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council says hypothermia can set in at anywhere from 32 – 50 degrees Fahrenheit. When it gets cold, body heat escapes through the skin and internal temperatures can drop to dangerous lows. In Bloomington, The Shalom Community Center provides shelter, …

Indianapolis’ City County Council is considering a measure that would prohibit people from laying down, or even sitting on public sidewalks. The council meets this evening to consider a proposal that opponents say criminalizes homelessness. Shalom Community Center Director Forrest Gilmore says If passed in one of the democratic strongholds in the state, its possible other metropolitan areas could follow …