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00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Bridge Project Cost Tops $40 Million
01:52 - Neighborhoods that Need Trees
03:09 - Blood Bank is Critically Low
03:33 - School Board Election
04:41 - Communication Breakdown Around Alleged Abuse Case at IPS
More funding for a bridge project on a historical site in Indianapolis has been identified. With the number of high-heat days increasing due to climate change, some advocacy groups say tree cover is important to keep neighborhoods cool. The Versiti Blood Center of Indiana’s blood bank is critically low. The nonprofit blood center is seeking one thousand donors. Four seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools Board are on the ballot in the November election. No one told the Indiana Department of Education that an Indianapolis teacher filmed and encouraged the alleged abuse of a second grader with disabilities.
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