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The proposal to merge three communications related academic units at Indiana University has engendered a lot of controversy. Opposition has been pa...
- Added: Mar 05, 2013
- Length: 08:28
Two potentially dangerous chemicals have been discovered at the Johnson Hardware Building on North Madison Street in downtown Bloomington. The vapo...
- Added: Mar 06, 2013
- Length: 08:58
Last year, the Indiana State Excise Police set up the Intensified College Enforcement program with grant money they received from the Criminal Just...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 08:32
Animal rights and environmental organizations for years have used hidden cameras to blow the whistle on inhumane or illegal practices at factory fa...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 08:57
For any bill to become law in Indiana, it must be approved by both the Indiana House of Representatives, the Indiana Senate, and the Governor. Half...
- Added: Mar 11, 2013
- Length: 08:54
Over the past week, several Bloomington city officials have come out against plans for a new trash transfer station in a residential neighborhood o...
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 09:22
Last year, more combat troops committed suicide than were killed in combat in Afghanistan, and 43% of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who too...
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 08:07
Last week Senate Bill 364 passed unanimously, 50 to 0, in the state senate. The proposed bill would increase funding to the Sportsmen’s Benevolence...
- Added: Mar 16, 2013
- Length: 10:17
The sequester - a series of federal spending cuts enacted March 1st as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011 - will have a far-reaching, long-ter...
- Added: Mar 16, 2013
- Length: 09:34
After losing sponsorship two years ago, Miss Gay IU is back. Correspondent Jennifer Whitaker spoke to Patrick Battani of the pageant’s new sponsor ...
- Added: Mar 16, 2013
- Length: 06:51
TedX returns to Bloomington this week. Tickets to the event are available at the Buskirk Chumley theater and a full lineup of speakers is available...
- Added: Mar 19, 2013
- Length: 08:36
After postponing a vote on city ordinance 13-03 six weeks ago, The Bloomington City Council is set to continue the discussion on a downtown metered...
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 09:18
A volunteer-run organization known as the South Central Housing Network began a process several months ago with the goal of forming a plan to end h...
- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 08:24
Jay Costa is concerned about the increasing influence of money in politics. As the program director for the non-partisan organization Maplight, Cos...
- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 09:11
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson has met recently with County clerks around the state to advocate for what are known as vote centers in upc...
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 08:41
The debate over Medicaid expansion continued in Indianapolis last week as the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration held public meeting...
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 08:41
A coalition of students, faculty and staff at Indiana University are scheduled to walk out of work and class later this week in a two-day universit...
- Added: Apr 09, 2013
- Length: 09:14
Senate Bill 371 – Indiana’s controversial abortion regulation bill has now been approved by both legislative houses, and is in the reconciliation p...
- Added: Apr 11, 2013
- Length: 09:09
Indiana University students, faculty, staff, and local community members launched a demonstration on campus today as Correspondent Stephen Brown wa...
- Added: Apr 15, 2013
- Length: 07:45
Friday was the second day of the IU strike and system-wide protests. Some grievances include the University’s ongoing tuition hikes, wage freezes, ...
- Added: Apr 15, 2013
- Length: 08:57