On Tuesday night, the Indiana Debate Commission hosted the second and final governor’s debate. Republican Governor Eric Holcomb, Democratic candidate Dr. Woody Myers and Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater sparred over a range of issues, including the coronavirus vaccine, police reform and legalized marijuana. The debate was moderated by Nadia Brown, an assistant professor of political science and African-American studies at …
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Education and the Pandemic: Indiana’s First Governor’s Debate
On Tuesday, the Indiana Debate Commission hosted the state’s first gubernatorial debate. With only two weeks before the election, Republican Governor Eric Holcomb, Democrat Woody Myers and Libertarian Donald Rainwater faced off in remote sections of WFYI’s television studio without a live audience. The debate was moderated by Andrew Downs, director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics. The …
Read More »News Brief – August 18, 2020
850 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 8 reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 5 new confirmed cases yesterday, while Lawrence County saw 2. Brown County reported 1 new case. During a virtual meeting last Friday, members of the Indiana Election Commission split down party lines …
Read More »WFHB Local News – May 27th, 2020
This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 27th, 2020. In today’s show, Sydney Foreman and Kade Young provide an update on the Bloomington hospital site. Indiana State Department of Health reported 370 new positive cases and 21 new deaths from Covid-19. Also coming up in the next half hour your weekly consumer-watchdog segment, Better Beware, hosted by Richard …
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