Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:25 — 11.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreGovernment.exe, a show that explains what’s happening in state government. Each episode focuses on a bill from the Indiana General Assembly. We interview experts in the fields these bills impact, asking for their insights on how the legislation could affect their work, what might have been the …
Read More »
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:13 — 4.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreAmerican trust of government is at historic lows. Voices in the Street Producer Isaak Gonzalez, asks area listeners their opinions on corruption and trust of the American government.
Read More »
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:43 — 2.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreState lawmakers are changing the rules for lending practices. Senate Bill 613 passed through the state senate last night, the last day for bills to be brought up in the State Senate or the State House of Representatives. Current Indiana law limits lenders to a 36 percent …
Read More »
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 135.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBloomington Mayor John Hamilton gave his state of the city address on Thursday, February 21. Hamilton is a first-term incumbent Democrat, running for re-election this May, against Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge. Hamilton gave his third state of the city address, live from the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. On …
Read More »
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his proposed state budget, today. The embattled Department of Child Services would get, in the Governor’s proposed budget, $286 million each year. This is the full amount DCS had requested. DCS has been struggling with increasing case loads and limited resources for …
Read More »
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 4.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOver half of eligible voters cast ballots in November’s midterm election. Indiana had 51 percent average turnout across the state. This is the highest voter turnout for Indiana during a midterm election since 1994. Slightly over two million people voted out of the four and half million eligible voters. Indiana …
Read More »
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:33 — 4.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this week’s episode, Betty Greenwell and Jim Allison talk about voting districts, representative districting, early voting. Prospective voters can visit indianavoters.in.gov to request an early voting application, or you can call or visit Election Central, in Bloomington. A Minute of Civics is produced by WFHB in …
Read More »
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:34 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreState Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) toured logging areas of Yellowwood State Forest last week. Pierce says he hiked through the Back Country area, where a Department of Natural Resources contractor is removing 1,700 trees, with the Indiana Forest Alliance’s Dave Seastrom. Pierce says the Indiana DNR designated …
Read More »
One-third of Indiana is under an emergency declaration, following torrential rain and flooding last month. Governor Eric Holcomb expanded the list to Gibson, Lagrange, Vanderburg, and Vermillion counties on Friday, bringing the total number of flooded counties to 35. A near record amount of rain fell on the northern-most and southern-most parts of the state last month. The torrential downpours …
Read More »
E-Book PDF: Open in New Window | Download (90.9KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFederal intelligence services believe Russian government employees probed state voter registration rolls for possible weaknesses in 2016, according to Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. Lawson published an editorial this morning, which says the Russian government targeted voter information databases across states. Indiana Secretary of State Communications Director Ian …
Read More »
WFHB Bloomington Community Radio