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President Donald Trump put pressure on the Indiana Senate to pass the newly approved House congressional map.
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Field Notes
WBOI’s Zach Bernard sits down with The Journal Gazette sports reporter Victoria Jacobsen every Thursday to discuss the latest in Northeast Indiana athletics. Zach also takes a regular look at specific sports stories locally and around the state. From schools, to the minor leagues, and even the pros, stay up to date on all of the sports in your region with Field Notes.
The I In Immigrant
Ahmed Abdelmageed, an immigrant himself, asks these question and more in this new podcast "The I in Immigrant". In collaboration with 89.1 WBOI's Katy Anderson, they interview members of the Fort Wayne Indiana community and delve a bit deeper into the person we often don't see behind a label our society imposes on them.
Statewide Stories
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The Indiana Senate gathered Monday to consider the new congressional map passed by the House last week. The map would flip Indiana's two Democratic congressional seats for Republicans, part of the Trump administration's effort to give Republicans an edge heading into next year's midterm election. -
Workers at an Indianapolis casino voted to unionize Friday—they have been trying to organize a union since April. -
President Donald Trump complimented the Indiana House over the weekend for passing a new congressional map aimed at flipping the state’s two Democratic seats for Republicans. -
This comes after a nearly two-year legal battle with the environmental group Save the Dunes. Fights over whether to harden the Lake Michigan shoreline have been going on for years and are likely to continue. -
A bill that would redraw Indiana's congressional map to benefit Republicans passed through its second reading in the House on Thursday, after hours of argument. The House's final reading of the bill is expected on Friday.
