This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, May 31st, 2022. Later in the program, Big Talk producer Michael Glab speaks with Cole Nelson, a graduate student at the IU Media School and member of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have some recent prison-related news and …
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On Monday, the Bloomington Faculty Council passed two resolutions calling on the IU Board of Trustees to provide a pathway to unionization for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers. The first resolution passed with nearly 84 percent of the faculty council vote, and it insists that graduate students would not face retaliation by the university for striking. The second …
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Compost Up, Downtown was brought to Bloomington in April to combat food waste. Restaurants are one of the largest sources of food waste, which lead the City of Bloomington to partner with a local composting company to create a new composting program, according to Andrea Conway, CEO and owner of EarthKeepers, a Bloomington Compost Corporation. “Helping restaurants reduce food waste …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, May 26th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Abby Prywitch reports on “Compost Up, Downtown” – a new composting program meant to curb food waste in restaurants and food-service businesses. More in the top half of our program. But first, your daily headlines. Monroe County Plan Commission On May 17th at …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 25th, 2022. Later in the program, the Bloomington Faculty Council passed two resolutions calling on the IU Board of Trustees to provide a pathway to unionization for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers. More in the bottom half of tonight’s show. Also coming up in the next half hour, we …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, May 19th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB’s Youth Radio took to the streets to ask Bloomington residents about the U.S. Supreme Court’s draft leak over Roe v. Wade. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Civic Conversations – our monthly podcast collaboration …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 16th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Professor Jeannine Bell, an expert in policing and hate crimes at Indiana University, about the racially motivated killings of 10 Black residents in Buffalo on Saturday. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, May 12th, 2022. Later in the program, we have Prescription for Healthcare – a podcast collaboration between WFHB Community Radio and Medicare for All Indiana. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Monroe County Board of Health reports a slight increase in …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 9th, 2022. Later in the program, we have some recent prison-related news and announcements from Kite Line – our public affairs program devoted to covering prison issues in the Midwest and beyond. More in today’s headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Strike Mic – Voices from …
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On Sunday, April 10th, a 97.8 percent affirmative vote by IU graduate workers set into motion the largest indefinite strike Bloomington has seen in decades. Everyday that we can, WFHB’s Strike Mic will bring you to the frontlines of this movement, allowing you to understand the issues and the action through the voices of the participants themselves. WFHB will continue …
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