Today the crew talks about local and national news. Book reclassifications in Kal’s old hometown library, Martinsville Jr high transgender bathroom use lawsuit, queer-affirming media, and some challenges we’re still slogging through. BloomingOUT is one of the nation’s longest-running LGBTIQ+ focused radio shows. We feature people, news, events, entertainment, and businesses relevant to the queer experience in central Indiana and …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 9th, 2023. In today’s feature report, we have the second half of a discussion between Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze and Delaney Barber – Outreach, Energy and Climate Coordinator for the Hoosier Environmental Council. More in the bottom half of tonight’s show. Also coming up in the next half hour, Dodgier Than …
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This 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 up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – …
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Common 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 is expected to be a fair process meant to encourage voter turnout and …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, August 7th, 2023. In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins of the B-Square Bulletin provides a report on a canceled city council budget meeting from the media outlet’s “Morning Bulletin.” That’s Stephanie Shelton from Cancer Support Community of Indiana. Shelton says forty thousand Hoosiers will be diagnosed with some form of …
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Stephanie Shelton works for Cancer Support Community of Indiana. 40,000 Hoosiers will be diagnosed with some form of cancer this year and Shelton needs volunteers to help support people affected by cancer through local events and programs. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, August 3rd, 2023. This week, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro speaks with Jeremiah Frei Pearson, Harriet Lowell and Representatives from Westchester Disabled On The Move in their lawsuit against the rideshare company Lyft on a lack of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles or WAV’s. That’s coming up in today’s edition of Disabulletin. Also coming up …
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SHAPIRO:Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is Disabulletin, where we cover the top stories impacting the disability community across the country and around the world. Over the last five years on the banks of West Plains, New York, the transportation company Lyft has been embroiled in a lawsuit with Westchester Disabled On The Move, or WDOMI, a disability rights …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, August 1st, 2023. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright reports on the “Fight For Abortion Rights” vigil at the Monroe County Courthouse. This comes after the Indiana Supreme Court decided it was within the state’s constitution to ban abortion. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next …
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Patty Moon has been a fan of Bloomington’s annual Lotus Festival her whole life. Now she gets to help others experience the magic of Lotus as the volunteer coordinator for the festival. Patty needs hundreds of volunteers to sign up to make this year’s 30th Lotus World Music and Arts Festival a success. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and …
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