Tag Archives: Mark Stoops

Two homeless men have died over the past two months in Bloomington; The Monroe County Community School Board wore red shirts to their Monday night meeting, showing solidarity with MCCSC educators and education advocates who demonstrated at the statehouse this week, for increased education funding, including better pay for teachers; Officials with the City of Bloomington are engaging financial advisers …

House Bill 1253 to fund firearms training for teachers and school staff; Common Council to amend ordinance regulating motorized scooter use; A Controversial Bill passed on the Senate floor earlier this week that will create special firearm training for teachers in armed schools; Bulldozers are demolishing Rhinos Youth Center, in downtown Bloomington. FEATURE A proposed state budget in the legislature …

Starting as early as 2021, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction will no longer be elected by Hoosier voters.   The Republican-controlled State Senate voted 29-19 yesterday, to eliminate the elected position and make the state’s highest educator an appointed Secretary of Education. House Bill 1005 was originally approved in 2017, by the Indiana General Assembly. The switch, from an …

Ellettsville officials working to control flooding from Jack’s Defeat Creek; Criminal Arrests Double in Ellettsville; Senate bill curbs the teaching of creationism in schools; House Republican presents new bill opposing “partial birth abortion.” FEATURE News Director Wes Martin speaks with State Senator Mark Stoops as the Indiana legislature approaches the half way point of this year’s long legislative session. BICENTENNIAL …

State 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, after the State Senate Republicans voted to pass an amendment gutting the bill. …

The Bloomington Utilities Service Board approved a $1.9 million contract with Utility Metering Solutions for a ‘smart water metering system,’ which would allow residents’ water to be shut off, or turned on, remotely; A truck damaged a 135-year-old covered bridge in Greene County, on Friday; State Senator (D-Bloomington) Mark Stoops filed two bills in the legislature aimed at increasing gun regulations, …

Medical marijuana is likely to be brought up again before the Indiana legislature, this coming session. State Senator (D-Bloomington) Mark Stoops is the Indiana said Democrats in the State Senate are likely to push for a medical marijuana bill in January, when the state legislature reconvenes. With just 10 Democrats in the senate, any push to legalize medical use of …

Indianapolis is among 20 cities being considered for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters; Bloomington is looking for area artists to construct a bicentennial song; Officials from IU, the city of Bloomington, Monroe County and the state legislature came together over the weekend for the Bicentennial Kickoff Event in the Monroe County Government Center; After 178 amendments over five months, the Bloomington City Council adopted …

IU students organized a demonstration today responding to white nationalist flyers posted on campus; As four-year graduation rates on the main Indiana University continue to climb, regional campuses lag behind; The Chocolate Prom will be held at Rhino’s Youth Center this Saturday, February 11th from 7 to 11 pm; Indiana University’s Center of Excellence for Women in Technology will host its fourth annual …

About 75 area residents turned up Saturday morning for the League of Women Voters’ annual Legislative Update, held at Bloomington City Hall. Six state legislators were invited, but only three were present for the session: Representatives Matt Pierce and Jeff Ellington, and state Senator Mark Stoops. After updating the public on high profile issues including road funding, a proposed cigarette …