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The Natural Resources Commission granted preliminary adoption to a new rule last week that would remove 44 plant species from the state. The rule, which could take up to 12 months to implement, would prohibit the sale and trade of 44 plant species considered to be invasive in the state of Indiana. Megan Abraham is the Director of the Division …

Indiana residents have been receiving unsolicited text messages urging them to call Senator Joe Donnelly’s office.  Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has joined the attorneys general of 25 other states in sending a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.  Indiana Attorney General Cutis Hill has taken to advertising his innocence online.  The Monroe …

Indiana leads the Midwest in growing economic inequality. According to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute, the top 1% in Indiana owns 17.3 times the wealth of the rest of the state. Indiana Institute for Working Families Senior Policy Analyst Andrew Bradley said economic inequality in Indiana is growing, and growing faster than its neighbors. Bradley is a …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill bought online advertisements amidst accusations of sexual harassment and groping. In a since-deleted tweet on July 9th from his personal twitter account, Hill said “Apparently the standard is guilty and who cares if you’re innocent.” The tweet also included a graphic saying “We are living in a time where accusations alone have the power of …

A new property law allows Indiana landowners to mark their boundaries with purple spray paint. House Enrolled Act 1233 went into effect on Sunday, allowing property owners in Indiana to switch out no trespassing signs for vertical lines of purple spray paint. The bill hopes to ease worries of property owners who repeatedly put up, maintain and replace signs, chains …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Buddy Bill, Don Jordan, and Rich Reardin discuss Lake Monroe, lake level and temperature, warnings about the blue/green algae advisory in effect for various lakes in Indiana, buying decals for boats, driving woes getting to Martinsville, Smithville farmers market has good corn, tolls on I-69 coming, 100th anniversary of the …

Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch is slated to attend the soft opening of Hard Truth Hills Distillery, later this week. Hard Truth Hills Distillery in Nashville is the latest addition to the Big Woods Brewing Company family, which has become the largest private sector employer in Brown County. Big Woods opened their first restaurant, in Nashville, in 2009. According to her …

Bloomington residents near the Grimes and Walnut Street sewer replacement project will have to bear another month of night time drilling. Last week, the Bloomington Board of Public Works gave its permission for contractor ISI Incorporated to work 24 hours a day for two weeks, excluding weekends. The City of Bloomington Utilities is replacing the sewer lines in the area, …

Congress is currently reconciling the Senate and House of representatives respective Farm Bills, both of which won largely partisan support. Among the proposed changes are increases in requirements for Hoosiers to qualify for SNAP benefits – formerly called food stamps. In today’s Feature Report, WFHB Correspondent Jonah Chester takes us through how the proposed changes could effect Hoosiers, particularly when it …

Planned Parenthood is closing their clinic in Fort Wayne due to intimidation. That’s according to Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky CEO Christie Gillespie. Gillespie made the announcement that Planned Parenthood will close down their Fort Wayne clinic, during a press conference this afternoon in Fort Wayne. Gillespie said Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky laid off four employees at …