This month on Civic Conversations, we are joined by Kate Cruikshank, Political Papers Specialist for the University Archives at the Herman B. Wells Library. Kate joined us to talk about the 26th Amendment. The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 for all elections, state and federal. Kate shared that the amendment was created after a long debate …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, December 13th, 2022. Later in the program, Monroe County Councilor Jennifer Crossley expressed concerns about the new potential jail on Fullerton Pike during the latest Community Justice Reform Committee meeting. More in the bottom half of the program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a …
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Reproductive health care resources are still available in the right places for Hoosiers in need, despite the current instability as Indiana Legislature became the first in the nation to pass an abortion ban responsive to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade this past June. Symone Bailey, an 18 year old first year student at community college in …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 1st, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Grace Romine provides an update on Indiana’s abortion laws after an Owen County judge blocked the state’s partial abortion ban. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Catalent announced on Wednesday that it will lay off 400 …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 28th, 2022. Later in the program, the Community Justice Response Committee continued their discussion of the proposed site for a new jail. More in today’s feature report. But first, your daily headlines: MCPL Board of Trustees Discuss Vital Program, Employee Health Benefits At the Monroe County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022. Later in the program, an update on the Owen-Putnam State Forest timber sale and future forest management from WFHB correspondents Noelle Herhusky-Schneider and Rowan Hesting. More in today’s feature report. OWEN-PUTNAM STATE FOREST UPDATE Up next, an update on the Owen-Putnam State Forest timber sale and future forest management …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 21st, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Kayan Tara reports on ongoing complications with rezoning the potential new jail. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced he will not seek re-election in 2023. Two Democratic candidates confirmed they are …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 8th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Correspondents Kade Young and Kathryn-Anne Alexandria Lewis speak with Monroe County Election Supervisor Karen Wheeler, several voters and a poll worker in light of Election Day. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the latest episode of …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, October 18th, 2022. Later in the program, the Bloomington City Council continued their discussion of the 2023 budget during their latest meeting. More in today’s headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, the latest edition of a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund. Bloomington City Council At the …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, October 17th, 2022. Later in the program, Republican Senator Todd Young faced off in a debate against Democrat Tom McDermott and Libertarian James Sceniak ahead of the November election. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Monroe County Commissioners gave an update on the convention …
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