Tag Archives: Legislation

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:18 — 47.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, November 15th, 2023. Later in the program, WFHB News continues its coverage into the proposed expansion of the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area in the latest episode of Deep Dive: WFHB And Limestone Post Investigate. Also coming up in the next …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:46 — 45.1MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 18th, 2023. Later in the program, Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. Today, we continue looking into Indiana’s legislation that pertains …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:57 — 50.4MB)Subscribe: RSSMelanie welcomes April Hennessey and Phoenix Rayng to talk about the impact of this year’s legislation on Queer youth in Bloomington and Pridefest! 2023! BloomingOUT is one of the nation’s longest-running LGBTIQ+ focused radio shows. We feature people, news, events, entertainment, and businesses relevant to the queer experience in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 47.3MB)Subscribe: RSSBloomingOUT tackles (heh) the controversial and harmful bill, HB1041, in the Indiana Statehouse. It has since passed the Housse and moves on to the Senate to be reviewed and hopefully die. Melanie Davis and Justin Robertson are hosting. Guests are Kit Malone – Legislative Strategist for the ACLU in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:25 — 872.8KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Bloomington Common Council meets again this week, to discuss the passage of harassment and abuse policies for contractors, interns and volunteers. This Wednesday night’s city council meeting will be the second time council members will consider passage of anti-harassment policies, specifically targeting non city employees. The …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:58 — 64.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn a marathon session last night, Bloomington City Council members deliberated the finer points of  proposed legislation regulating scooter use in the city; Recent allegations of sexual harassment between a Monroe County commissioner and a county contractor have prompted the  county’s legal department to further refine its …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:28 — 3.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe State Senate passed a bill to create special firearms training for teachers. House Bill 1253 will require that teachers and staff members complete at least 40 hours of firearms training, before they can carry a firearm on campus. Faculty will also be required to pass a …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:42 — 13.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBusinesses and community leaders spoke out against the latest version of Indiana’s proposed hate crimes bill, after an amendment in the state senate deleted two-thirds of the proposed legislation. That amendment gutted protections for race, religion, age, sexual orientation and gender identity, among others. Indiana sits on …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:27 — 60.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreB-Line construction disrupts N. Rogers st. traffic; Morton st. garage elevator to be refurbished; costs rise on repairs to 4th st. garage; Limestone Greenway rail-trail plans announced; Hartstrait rd. connector project underway; New bill to increase taxes on short-term rentals. FEATURE Gutted Hate Crimes bill faces an …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:18 — 7.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreState Senate Republicans passed an amendment to Indiana’s leading Hate Crimes Bill, yesterday evening. Republican State Senators voted to pass an amendment to Senate Bill 12, which deleted two-thirds of the proposed hate crimes bill; The original 21 page document was cut down to just seven pages, …