Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:07 — 15.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has joined the more than twenty U.S. attorneys general who are backing a proposed multi billion dollar reparations settlement with Purdue Pharma, regarding their manufacture of the opioid pain medication OxyContin. The Indiana Center for Recovery–a private drug and alcohol rehab clinic–is …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:32 — 17.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana is fourth in the nation, when it comes to the rate at which children are placed in child protective care, according to an independent report by the Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group (CWG). In 2016, children in Indiana were referred to Child Services at nearly …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:36 — 26.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreHoosier National Forest staff are among those furloughed by the federal government shutdown; Indiana Republicans supported their party with record-setting contributions, in 2018; Catalent Pharma Solutions in Bloomington is expecting a $100 million expansion; The Monroe County School Corporation is reporting higher-than-average graduation rates, for 2018. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Michael …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:30 — 24.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Bloomington Common Council chambers are uncharacteristically full tonight. Area residents filled the council chambers, in support for Monroe County’s needle exchange program, The Indiana Recovery Alliance. IRA Founder and Director Chris Abert gave a statistically saturated presentation regarding the efficacy of syringe exchange programs. “You have …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:44 — 27.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MorePresident Donald Trump will visit Indianapolis to speak at the annual Future Farmers of America (FFA) convention, this Saturday; Indiana residents voting in the upcoming midterm elections will have to answer three public questions on their ballot; Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young were behind a …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:46 — 20.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreCongress passed a bill to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic yesterday; The Indiana University Office of Parking Operations impounded over 150 electric scooters since the arrival of rental services such as Lime and Bird in Bloomington; A 600-bedroom apartment complex proposed for Bloomington’s east side continues to receive scrutiny …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:47 — 1.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe SUPPORT Act, passed the US Senate 98 to 1 yesterday. Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly spoke on the senate floor promoting provisions to the opioid crisis legislation. The incumbent Democratic Senator proposed three provisions to the bill, including a measure to expand the use of non-opioid alternatives …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:06 — 20.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana is among states to receive federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic; The U.S Senate overwhelmingly passed the Opioid Crisis Response Act on Monday; Soldiers from the Indiana Army National Guard are helping rescue and recovery efforts in North Carolina; The metal fish that tops the Monroe County Courthouse …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:02 — 909.9KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana is among the states to receive federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic. The US Department of Health and Human Services announced yesterday they’re awarding the state over $25 million. The total allocation by Health and Human Services is estimated at over $1 billion this year …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:15 — 1.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Second Annual South Central Indiana Opioid Summit begins Tuesday. The two-day summit features a legislative panel, presentations by organizations involved in combating the opioid epidemic, as well as networking, and project planning sessions. Monroe County Commissioner and co-founder of the South Central Indiana Opioid Summit, Amanda Barge …
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