President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama will be in Indiana this weekend. The sitting Republican President and former Democratic president are scheduled to hold rallies supporting their parties’ respective Senate candidates. Incumbent Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly is up for re-election on Tuesday. President Obama will stump for Donnelly in Gary, Indiana on Sunday. Meanwhile, President Trump is scheduled …
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The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is extending operating hours next week. The state said license branches will extend their hours on Monday and Tuesday in order to issue ID cards and driver’s licenses. The move comes just one week before mid-term elections. The BMV said its branches will be open Monday, November 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., …
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President 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 bipartisan bill to address the opioid epidemic; Monroe County Probation Department and the Department …
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Monroe County Elections Supervisor Karen Wheeler is busy. Wheeler said over 1000 people are walking into Monroe County Elections Central in downtown Bloomington every day, to cast their ballot for the 2018 midterm election. With just two weeks left before the election, Wheeler said the number of early voters she’s seeing is on par with 2016’s presidential election. That’s unprecedented, …
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An explosion on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus shut down 10th street over the weekend; Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was in Bloomington on Friday; The City of Bloomington and Monroe County have been awarded a $30 thousand grant in support of law enforcement; Yellowwood Road in Brown County is once again open; Fall foliage has yet to materialize throughout Brown County. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent …
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The League of Women Voters of Bloomington – Monroe County’s Ann Birch and George Hegeman talk about the fascinating history of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The push for women’s suffrage dates back to the Civil War, but by August 18, 1920, 35 states had the 19th Amendment, eight states had rejected it, and five had …
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A Facebook page called ‘Monroe County Elections’ is causing concern among Monroe County Election Board members. Republican representative William Ellis said the page could have been assumed to be official when it wasn’t. The page has since been deleted, but its creator is still in question. Ellis and Democratic Representative Carolyn VandeWiele were concerned the page might have been created …
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In 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 support of the League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County, a non-partisan organization. …
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Today is the first day of early voting in Indiana. Polls opened at 8 a.m. this morning in Monroe County and will stay open until 6 p.m. Monroe County Elections Supervisor Karen Wheeler said today’s first day of early voting has seen a higher than usual number of voters. Yesterday marked the end of voter registration in several states, including …
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Yet another San Francisco-based electric scooter company is distributing its vehicles around Bloomington, as of this weekend; Next Tuesday, October 9th, is the last day to register to vote for this November’s midterm elections; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is joining with officials across the nation to demand the protection of U.S. forests. FEATURE Indiana’s highest ranking drug official stated on …
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