Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:18 — 8.4MB)Subscribe: RSSDuring the government shutdown in October and November, Indiana’s most vulnerable citizens came very close to going hungry. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, commonly known as SNAP, were delayed by over a week and cut by 35% for more than half a million Hoosiers. Local food pantries stepped up, …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 35:46 — 49.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 29th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Bloomington State Representative Matt Pierce, frustrated that he could not get lawmakers to cover food benefits for low-income Hoosiers during the government shutdown. Learn how close some Hoosiers came to going hungry at …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:53 — 10.0MB)Subscribe: RSSIt’s open enrollment season for healthcare, and the South Central Community Action Program is trying to help resource-constricted local residents navigate a system many find confusing. Kaley Smith is the agency’s health plan navigator. The recent government shutdown was a direct result of disagreement over the extension of Affordable …
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