Tomorrow morning, at 10 a.m., guests can arrive early at the Bloomington Music Expo to shop for vinyl records before the big crowd arrives. Mike McAfee calls it the early bird special. The Bloomington Music Expo will take place at the Monroe County Convention Center Saturday, but the event extends into Bloomington tonight with an open-to-the-public performance from musician and …
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Welcome to the WFHB Local News for February 7th, 2020. Coming up in the next half hour, Katrine Bruner talked to IU Spokesperson Chuck Carney about a proposed SPEA bill. Also coming up, Kade Young interviews Mike McAfee about the upcoming Bloomington Music Expo, but first your local headlines. Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton introduced the 2019 Public Safety Annual Report …
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A group of bills were introduced in the Indiana legislature focusing on women, mothers and working families. WFHB Correspondent Rasha Kamhawi presents some of those bills. While the Equal Pay Act has been law for almost 60 years, the National Women’s Law Center states women continue to be paid less than men for the same work. The pay gap translates …
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Redistricting is how congressional and state legislative boundaries are drawn. Five Thirty Eight said in the state of Indiana, there are no competitive districts. This means there isn’t a single district in Indiana where both parties have a 1 in 6 chance of winning a congressional election. Districts redrawn after the 2020 U.S. Census face another decade of unequal representation. …
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In today’s feature report, WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to the League of Women Voters about redistricting in Indiana. Also coming up in this Friday’s episode, Better Beware with Richard Fish. Today’s headlines: Council member Steve Volan proposed an amended resolution to establish standing committees. Planning Director Larry Wilson opened a discussion regarding the Monroe County Zoning and Subdivision …
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The state of Indiana has a bad reputation for pollution. It may lead some to wonder: Why? One of the largest reasons came from the man-made material called PCB, short for Polychlorinated Biphenyl. PCBs are made from 209 individual chlorinated compounds called congeners. They range from light oily fluids to heavy oils, greases and waxes. The use of PCBs began …
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In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner provides the history of PCBs in Monroe County. But first, your local headlines. Planning Director Kevin Tolloty proposed a tax abatement for Richland Senior Citizen Housing to the Ellettsville Town Council. Hoosier Energy plans to close a Sullivan County power plant due to a switch to more environmentally sustainable sources of energy. …
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Two weeks ago, eight advocates and eight bishops, released a proposal that calls for a “amicable separation” of the United Methodist Church. The proposal prompted a special session of the church’s legislative session last February. The special session, which addressed full inclusion of the LGBTQ community, was left unresolved. Lisa Schubert Nowling is the lead pastor of the First United …
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The Richland Bean Blossom School Board established a bond for the School Corporation Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer and Extra Curricular Accounts Treasurer. Planner Drew Myers proposed a buildable area variance for an attached double car garage to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Myers said a single car garage variance was approved for the property in 2019. The events of the past …
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On this week’s WFHB Local News: The Divided Community Project’s Bridge Initiative published their findings report on Monday December 30th. Mayor Hamilton contacted representatives of the Bridge Initiative at Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law in August of 2019, after recent events at the Bloomington Farmers Market. On January 2nd, Bedford local community member Kristen Hayes, found a swastika …
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