Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:26 — 17.1MB)Subscribe: RSSState Representative Matt Pierce hosted a town hall Monday night to discuss Indiana’s upcoming special session on redistricting. Pierce cautioned that pressure from national figures could lead to a rushed and partisan process, urging Hoosiers to stay engaged as lawmakers prepare to reconvene next week. The audio from the …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:59 — 41.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 6th, 2025. In today’s newscast, Vice President JD Vance is slated to travel to Indianapolis to meet with Indiana Governor Mike Braun tomorrow to discuss redistricting. WFHB Correspondent Ella Cummings has more in the bottom half of the show. Also …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:01 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, August 8th, 2023. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright touches on the impact of redistricting on Indiana’s 2024 election, speaking with Executive Director of Common Cause Indiana Julia Vaughn. More in the bottom half of tonight’s program. Also coming …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:53 — 10.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreCommon Cause Indiana, a nonprofit organization advocating for redistricting reform discusses the impact of severe gerrymandering across the state. In Indiana, the legislative maps used to divide Hoosiers into voting districts are more biased towards one party than 95% of maps drawn in other U.S. states. What …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:01 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 1st, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB News speaks with Brett Voorhies, who was recently re-elected as the president of the Indiana AFL-CIO – the largest federation of unions in the United States. More coming up in today’s feature report. …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:50 — 15.0MB)Subscribe: RSSWelcome to the October edition of Civic Conversations – a podcast collaboration between WFHB and the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County. In today’s podcast, host Jim Allison speaks with Simone Smith, the winning contestant in the League of Women Voters Brown County’s essay contest on …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:33 — 22.8MB)Subscribe: RSSWelcome to the August edition of Civic Conversations – a monthly podcast collaboration between the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County and the WFHB Local News. Today’s topic is redistricting with guests Julia Vaughn of Common Cause and Sonia Leerkamp of Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission. Sonia …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:55 — 6.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe present this month’s edition of Civic Conversations – a podcast brought to you by the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County in collaboration with the WFHB Local News. Today’s episode focuses on a review of the 2020 election. You will hear host Jim …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:35 — 14.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWelcome to the second installment of our podcast series from the League of Women Voters titled “Civic Conversations.” In today’s segment, host Jim Allison talks to guest George Hegeman, professor emeritus of microbiology at Indiana University. Hegeman is a long time advocate and member of the League …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:46 — 7.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreRedistricting 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. …
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