Orange County Third House session scheduled for Saturday, February 15th

ORLEANS – The first 2025 Orange County Third House Sessions, sponsored by the Orange County Chambers, will occur on Saturday, February 15th, from 10 to…

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City of Bloomington launches Spring into Sustainability Challenge: A fun, team-based competition to reduce carbon footprints and win prizes

BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington is turning sustainability into a friendly competition with the Spring into Sustainability Challenge on the Zero in Bloomington platform. From March 1 to 31,…

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IDEM offering SWMDs $300,000 in grant funding for waste tire cleanup

INDIANA – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has $300,000 available in funding to help Solid Waste Management Districts (SWMDs) in Indiana implement waste…

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Senator Jim Banks announces subcommittee assignments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) announced his subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. “I ran for Senate to strengthen our national security, build an economy that…

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Indiana House Bill 1662 sparks controversy over homelessness policies

INDIANA– A new bill moving through the Indiana legislature has sparked fierce debate over its potential impact on the state’s unhoused population. House Bill 1662,…

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Indiana legislature to receive Midterm Report Card on democracy legislation 

INDIANAPOLIS– Members from more than a dozen organizations will head to the State House on Wednesday, February 12, to lobby their legislators on various voting and…

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Indiana House approves water-based alternative to cremation

INDIANA – The Indiana House of Representatives voted 70-17 on Thursday to legalize alkaline hydrolysis as an alternative method of human remains disposal, marking a…

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Oolitic Town Hall will be closed, Monday, Feb. 17

OOLITIC – Oolitic Town Hall will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of President’s Day. Open for business on Tuesday, February 18th…

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Governor Mike Braun urges USFS to recondisder plans for Hoosier National Forest

INDIANA– Governor Mike Braun urges the United States Forest Service (USFS) to immediately withdraw the Buffalo Springs Restoration Project in the Hoosier National Forest, which…

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Bloomington Common Council will meet in a deliberation session on Feb. 12

BLOOMINGTON- The Bloomington Common Council will meet in a deliberation session on February 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers (#115), Showers Building, 401…

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