WNIN brings you local and regional news summaries each weekday during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. http://www.wnin.org Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:55:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/ways-and-means-begins-budget-hearings.html June 12, 2009The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee today began hearings on the budget that must be passed in special session by June 30th. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:30:35 +0100 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/avian-author-makes-stop-in-henderson.html June 12, 2009Avian author David Sakrison will visit the John James Audubon State Park in Henderson this Sunday afternoon at 2:00pm. His visit will include a presentation on his book, Chasing the Ghost Birds: Saving Swans and Cranes from Extinction. The Tri-State is one of the major migratory flyways for birds. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:51:12 +0100 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/tech-talk-9.html June 11, 2009This week, our technology expert Justin Williams is at the Apple World Wide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, looking at all the new innovations that Apple is coming up with for their various platforms. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:47:04 +0100 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/special-legislative-session-begins.html June 11, 2009The special session called by Governor Mitch Daniels to pass a budget that failed during the regular legislative session is now underway. Those in attendance as the Indiana Legislature gavelled in the special session today got an early taste of how just how tense the upcoming debates may be. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:45:14 +0100 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/interview-with-ista-president.html June 11, 2009Indiana lawmakers return to the Statehouse today to begin the special session and ultimately, produce a budget before the new fiscal year begins July first. Education funding represents 55 to 60 percent of the new budget that will be debated. Politicians and lobbyists are already staking out positions on how much money schools will ultimately get. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:41:42 +0100 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/lst-tour-controversy.html June 9, 2009 Last Friday at the LST 325 dock in Evansville, a World War II LST veteran was denied a tour of the ship, something that USS LST Memorial officials say was regrettable, but necessary. The controversy is causing a national LST veteran’s group to reconsider whether to tour the LST later this year. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:39:27 +0100 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/interview-with-state-education-superintendent.html June 10, 2009Indiana lawmakers will return to the Statehouse tomorrow (THURSDAY) to begin the special session and ultimately, produce a budget before the new fiscal year begins on July first. What’s become clear is that one of the chief issues of contention will be funding for public education. Republicans and Democrats are drawing lines on how much money schools should get, which schools should get that money and where the money should come from. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:12:20 +0100 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/dems-offer-budget-proposal.html June 9, 2009With the special session beginning Thursday, Indiana House Democrats today shared their list of preferences for how money should be spent in the state’s next two year budget. They say the special session must result in a budget that avoids funding cuts for all of Indiana’s public schools while spending more on higher education. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:10:20 +0100 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/understanding-of-autism-changes-with-language.html June 8, 2009Autism has undergone significant shifts in public understanding since it was first described in 1943, and lately it's an increasingly common diagnosis for U-S born children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports one child out of every 150 will be diagnosed with this developmental disorder. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:45:25 +0100 http://www.wnin.org/local-news/hoosier-soldiers-learn-afghan-language-culture.html June 5, 2009The Indiana National Guard Agribusiness Development Team has been deployed in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan for about three months now, on a mission to teach improved agricultural techniques. But how does a group of 64 Hoosier men and women learn how to work in this remote central Asian country? Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:43:17 +0100