Despite a surge of federal transportation stimulus grants, recession-riddled cities in southern and central Indiana are struggling to meet transportation needs. Transit directors are receiving similar rider requests for program expansions, but the money just isn’t there. WFIU’s Emily Loftis reports…
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Mayor Fred Armstrong officially opened the Census Center in Columbus on Tuesday. The Census Center will lead most of the Census efforts in South Central Ind.
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Today’s winter weather has boosted local business, but worries those plowing the roads.
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One of the first school construction projects in the state requiring voter approval may soon grow in scope. Construction on Columbus East and Columbus North high schools could include more perks for both schools and serve as an example for future referendum-eligible projects.
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At a peaceful town hall meeting in Columbus Thursday, Sixth District Congressman Mike Pence told the crowd they should have more insurance options, just not a public one. As WFIU's Daniel Robison reports, Pence admitted so far the free market has failed to provide such choices and will fail to do so without some kind of health care reform.
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The Mayor of Columbus says he's in favor of creative new fees which could help offset budget cuts both in his city and in the county at large.
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Bids for the construction of the new Commons in downtown Columbus have come in millions of dollars lower than projected. Eleven regional companies submitted bids, all of which came in under the estimated $12.75 million for the construction phase of the Commons project.
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Columbus city officials have wanted to widen 17th Street for more than three decades. As federal stimulus money now finally moves that project forward, a city-owned church along the corridor must be razed. As WFIU’s Daniel Robison reports, the church’s pastor has given up his pledge to squat on the site until the city backs down.
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Even though the outcome of the remonstrance is not finalized, the City of Columbus has started the bidding process on the Commons Project.
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It’s been almost a year since historic floods caused nearly a billion dollars in damage in southern Indiana. One of the communities hardest hit was Columbus. WFIU’s Daniel Robison looks into what the city’s done since the flood waters receded to prevent a similar disaster.
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