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According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Bloomington, Indiana's poverty rate stands at 39.9 percent. The average poverty rate for the state was 14.1 perc...
- Added: Jan 28, 2013
- Length: 08:45
Governor Mike Pence delivered his first State of the State address in front of the joint session of the General Assembly at the Statehouse last nig...
- Added: Jan 28, 2013
- Length: 07:19
Last week the Hoosier Environmental Council announced a long list of concerns it has with legislation that been proposed by lawmakers in the Indian...
- Added: Jan 28, 2013
- Length: 08:36
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of WFHB national radio personality, Jim Hightower spoke at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre in downtown Bloo...
- Added: Jan 28, 2013
- Length: 08:35
As deadlines loom for implementing provisions of the Federal Affordable Care Act, sometimes called Obama Care, some parts of local government say t...
- Added: Jan 29, 2013
- Length: 08:34
Last week WFHB news correspondents Emily Wood and David Murphy spoke with new District 40 State Senator Marks Stoops. In both interviews the Senato...
- Added: Jan 30, 2013
- Length: 08:29
Former Indiana State Representative Peggy Welch has been out of office just more than a month, and she already has a new full-time job. Welch annou...
- Added: Feb 05, 2013
- Length: 08:15
On Saturday, three state representatives: Bedford Republican Eric Koch, Bloomfield Republican Matt Ubelhor, and Bloomington Democrats Matt Pierce a...
- Added: Feb 13, 2013
- Length: 09:58
Excerpts from the first State of the Union Address of President Obama's second term.
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 09:08
The drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing -- or fracking -- has drawn increased scrutiny around the United State and the world in recent y...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 08:41
WFHB spoke with Eric Nauman of the Purdue Neurotrauma Group in June 2012 after the group released a study that found that concussions could be the ...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 07:59
Last week, the Senate Education and Career Development Committee heard arguments on proposed legislation that would change the way Indiana public s...
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 09:28
The third reading of House Bill 1135 is scheduled on the floor of the Indiana house of representatives this afternoon. The bill seeks to establish ...
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 10:40
Animal rights and environmental organizations for years have used hidden cameras to blow the whistle on inhumane or illegal practices at factory fa...
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 08:05
With the mid-point of the Indiana General Assembly arriving this week, any bills that have not yet made it out of committee or do not have a third ...
- Added: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 10:18
Amy Berbary was named head coach of the Indiana University women’s soccer program on Wednesday Feb 6th to become the third head coach in the histor...
- Added: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 05:05
Plans for a new garbage transfer station on Bloomington's West Side have sparked anger in recent weeks among residents who live nearby. If the proj...
- Added: Feb 27, 2013
- Length: 09:47
SB371 imposing increased sanctions on health clinics that provide abortion services passed this Indiana State Senate yesterday. Despite the nationa...
- Added: Feb 28, 2013
- Length: 10:14
Yesterday, Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly spoke with media to discuss the impact of the spending cuts known as the “sequestration.” Indiana will see ...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 08:32
Last May Move to Amend-South Central Indiana co-sponsored a play, “The Prosecution of Judge Waite,” written by local activist Jim Allison about the...
- Added: Mar 02, 2013
- Length: 08:05