{"id":1316,"date":"2021-11-05T09:12:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T09:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2021-11-05T09:20:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T09:20:34","slug":"bloomington-indiana-news-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=1316","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: November 5, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IU Lady Hoosiers take on UIndy tonight in public exhibition<\/strong><br>For the first time since March of 2020, the Indiana University Women\u2019s Basketball team will play in front of a home crowd at Assembly Hall. Tonight, IU opens up its historic arena to the public for free to witness the #8 nationally ranked Lady Hoosiers in action, taking on the Greyhounds of UIndy. Although the game will not count toward the regular season, the stakes will be high, as the 5 returning starters from IU will tip off the season of incredibly high expectations. After a magical run last season which culminated in an Elite 8 game against eventual NCAA Tournament Runner-up Arizona, the goal is to bring a banner back to the Hall this coming April!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Game time is set for 7pm at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (Bloomington, Ind) with free admission, and fans encouraged to wear red to honor ALS Awareness. If you cannot attend, you can listen to the action on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whcc105.com\/\">WHCC 105.1 FM<\/a>. Up next for the Hoosiers, Butler on the road, Wednesday, November 10<sup>th<\/sup> at 7pm, for the opening game to the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=1309\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MORE LOCAL SPORTS HERE<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indiana AG Rokita challenges Biden\u2019s unlawful vaccine mandates with lawsuits<br><\/strong>Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today he is filing legal actions against President Joe Biden to stop unlawful vaccine mandates the administration is imposing on employers and employees across the country. Attorney General Rokita and the attorneys general of Louisiana and Mississippi are filing a lawsuit today asking a federal court to overturn the Biden administration\u2019s unlawful COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. This particular mandate \u2014 issued by executive order with no congressional authorization \u2014 affects one-fifth of the American workforce directly and the entire economy indirectly. The mandate usurps state authority in a core area of state sovereignty \u2014 public health \u2014 and does so by relying on federal procurement laws that have nothing to do with health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are suing the president because he\u2019s got to stop running roughshod over Americans\u2019 liberties,\u201d Attorney General Rokita said. \u201cIt is regrettable that we must take him to court to make him uphold his oath, but it\u2019s necessary to protect our state institutions and fellow citizens from his unlawful schemes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Attorney General Rokita soon will file additional lawsuits aimed at stopping two other Biden vaccine mandates. These are: 1) an Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) rule forcing all employers with 100 or more workers to require all employees to be vaccinated (or produce weekly negative COVID-19 tests) and 2) a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule requiring vaccination of all health care workers at facilities participating in Medicare and\/or Medicaid. These two mandates together cover at least two-thirds of all U.S. workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHoosiers and all Americans need effective leadership from President Biden that shows respect for their rights,\u201d Attorney General Rokita said. \u201cSuch leadership requires an approach quite different from imposing these intrusive federal mandates that tilt toward tyranny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>YMCA Gala Saturday Night, November 6<sup>th<\/sup><br><\/strong>This Saturday, The YMCA of Monroe County will host its biggest fundraiser of the year, the Y for All Gala for a Cause! Even if you can\u2019t join this weekend, you can still take part in their silent auction, which is open now! There is a selection of auction items to bid on and can start placing bids now through 9:00 pm on Saturday. Anyone can bid on silent auction items.<a href=\"https:\/\/e.givesmart.com\/events\/nBp\/\"> Sneak Preview here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>How to Bid on Silent Auction Items<br><\/u><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/322061296\">Watch the video to learn how to create a GiveSmart account and begin bidding on your items now<\/a>. All proceeds from our auction will benefit our Y for All Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to ensuring the Y&#8217;s programs and services remain available to everyone in Monroe County regardless of age, income, or background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This Week in Hoosier History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"86\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1317\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><br><\/strong><em>1940<\/em> &#8211; Robert Lee Brokenburr became the first African American to be elected to the Indiana Senate.&nbsp; An attorney in Indianapolis, he served five terms, authoring legislation which prohibited discrimination in education, employment, and accommodations.&nbsp; He also helped create the Indiana Civil Rights Commission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>For more local news . . .<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?page_id=2\">Check out our archived episodes of\u00a0<em>What\u2019s Happenin\u2019<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Talkin\u2019 Sports with Nick Jenkinson<\/em>\u00a0here<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IU Lady Hoosiers take on UIndy tonight in public exhibitionFor the first time since March of 2020, the Indiana University Women\u2019s Basketball team will play in front of a home crowd at Assembly Hall. 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