This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 4th, 2023. In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins with the B-Square Bulletin discusses the future of local news in his weekly segment on WFHB. More in today’s feature report. That’s Ximena Martinez, our city’s Latino Outreach Coordinator. Learn more about efforts to engage Bloomington’s growing Latino population later in …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, August 16th, 2023. Later in the program, we have Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana. More in the bottom half of our program. Last week, at the Indiana’s Republican Party state dinner, the GOP endorsed U.S. representative Jim Banks for the open …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, August 8th, 2023. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright touches on the impact of redistricting on Indiana’s 2024 election, speaking with Executive Director of Common Cause Indiana Julia Vaughn. More in the bottom half of tonight’s program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – …
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Common Cause Indiana, a nonprofit organization advocating for redistricting reform discusses the impact of severe gerrymandering across the state. In Indiana, the legislative maps used to divide Hoosiers into voting districts are more biased towards one party than 95% of maps drawn in other U.S. states. What is expected to be a fair process meant to encourage voter turnout and …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, August 3rd, 2023. This week, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro speaks with Jeremiah Frei Pearson, Harriet Lowell and Representatives from Westchester Disabled On The Move in their lawsuit against the rideshare company Lyft on a lack of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles or WAV’s. That’s coming up in today’s edition of Disabulletin. Also coming up …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 26th, 2023. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright reports that an Indiana bill repealing state tax on menstrual products was denied a hearing and how period poverty impacts women nationwide. More in the bottom half of tonight’s program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Better …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, July 13th, 2023. Later in the program, Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana. This month we interviewed Michelle Higgs, an activist with Hoosier Action and the national group People’s Action and their Care over Cost project. More in the bottom half of …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, July 6th, 2023. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Leo Paes reports on racial inequality in sports. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Indiana Supreme Court upheld its abortion ban – saying it doesn’t violate the state’s constitution. WFHB News Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright has …
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In September 2022, Indiana passed Senate Bill 1, which banned abortion in all circumstances except for rape and incest up to 10 weeks post-fertilization, and serious fetal anomalies or health risks to the mother’s life up to 20 weeks post-fertilization. The bill also eliminates all abortion clinics in the state and requires all abortions to be performed in a licensed …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, June 22nd, 2023. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze explores a new land trust housing development implementing a different model for fostering home ownership for low and median income households here in Bloomington. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB’s …
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