>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," MONROE COUNTY'S PLANS FOR A NEW JAIL HIT A ROADBLOCK LAST WEEK WHEN THE COUNTY COUNCIL VOTED DOWN FUNDING TO BUY LAND.

THEY BLAME THE FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTIES DUE TO A TAX LAW PASSED BY THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

>> WE HAVE TO TAKE THE CURRENT SITUATION THAT WE HAVE NOW, THE CURRENT FUNDING THAT WE HAVE NOW, AND MAKE PLANS BASED ON THAT.

>> SNAP RECIPIENTS STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED THEIR BENEFITS FOR NOVEMBER, BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

>> I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY THINK PEOPLE ARE GONNA MAKE IT.

MY WHOLE CHECK GOES TO NOTHING BUT BILLS.

>> A JUDGE THIS WEEK ORDERED THE WHITE HOUSE TO RESTORE SOME OF THE FUNDING.

AND WE LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF LONG-TIME BLOOMINGTON POLITICAL ACTIVIST CHARLOTTE ZIETLOW.

WE WILL HAVE THESE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN.

WELL, AS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES INTO ITS SIXTH WEEK, SOME OF THE MOST IMMEDIATE EFFECTS ARE FURLOUGHS AND A LAPSE IN FUNDING FOR SNAP BENEFITS.

AS BENTE BOUTHIER REPORTS, THE WHITE HOUSE AGREED TO PARTIALLY FUND THE FOOD AID PROGRAM THIS WEEK, BUT IT STILL LEAVES RECIPIENTS WAITING UNTIL THAT MONEY GETS DISTRIBUTED.

>> THE INDIANA FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION RECEIVED GUIDANCE FROM THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ON SNAP ALLOTMENTS TUESDAY.

IT EXPECTS TO HAVE NEW PAYMENT CALCULATIONS FOR INDIANA'S RECIPIENTS NEXT WEEK.

BUT IT MEANS PEOPLE LIKE SHANNON TREHERN WILL RELY ON OTHER BENEFITS.

>> I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY THINK PEOPLE ARE GONNA MAKE IT.

MY WHOLE CHECK GOES TO NOTHING BUT BILLS.

TREHERN USED TO WORK 12-HOUR SHIFTS AT COOK MEDICAL BEFORE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN 2023.

THAT'S WHEN HE APPLIED FOR SNAP.

RECENTLY HIS APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY WAS APPROVED.

>> AND THEN I HAD TO START COMING HERE BECAUSE THEY CUT 'EM BACK, AND -- AND THEN LAST MONTH, I FOUND OUT THAT I WASN'T GONNA GET ANY THIS MONTH.

>> SINCE HIS DIAGNOSIS, TREHERN CAN'T BE ON HIS FEET FOR LONG.

HE VOLUNTEERS MOST DAYS AT PANTRY 279.

>> WHEN THE FOOD STAMPS WENT AWAY, IT KIND OF SCARED ME, YOU KNOW, AT FIRST I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GONNA DO BECAUSE I CAN'T GO BACK TO WORK.

I CAN'T LAST LONG ENOUGH.

I'M LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO DO IT HERE BECAUSE IT'S JUST THREE HOURS AND I'M SITTING.

>> IT'S STILL UNCERTAIN WHEN EXACTLY FUNDING FROM THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONTINGENCY FUND WILL GET TO RECIPIENTS.

NORMALLY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TWO DAYS AGO.

FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS FIGHTING HUNGER, THE LAPSE IN SNAP FUNDING IS THE LATEST PRESSURE ON A SYSTEM ALREADY STRUGGLING.

CINDY CHAVEZ OF PANTRY 279 SAYS MONTHLY ATTENDANCE HIT 11,000 IN JULY AND STARTED TO CLIMB AGAIN IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

>> IN THE MONTH YOU RUN OUT OF SNAP AND THAT'S WHEN YOU GO TO THE FOOD PANTRIES.

NORMALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF MONTH WE GET A BREAK, BECAUSE THEY GOT THEIR SNAP.

OBVIOUSLY WITH NO SNAP, THERE WILL BE NO BREAK.

YESTERDAY WAS THE HIGHEST TUESDAY WE HAVE EVER HAD.

WE TYPICALLY PUT THROUGH ABOUT 4 TO 500 PEOPLE ON A TUESDAY.

YESTERDAY, IT WAS ALMOST 900 PEOPLE.

>> SHE SAYS A LOT OF THESE WERE GOVERNMENT WORKERS.

SOME PEOPLE DROVE MORE THAN AN HOUR BECAUSE THEIR OWN TOWN DOESN'T HAVE A FOOD PANTRY OR IT WAS OUT BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE.

>> MOST OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE JOBS.

SOME OF THEM ONE TO THREE JOBS, AND THEY BUY REGULAR FOOD WITH THEIR MONEY BUT THEN SUPPLEMENT WITH SNAP.

NOW, THERE'S NO SUPPLEMENTATION.

SO THEY ARE HERE AT THE FOOD PANTRIES.

>> IN SEPTEMBER, THE AVERAGE ISSUANCE PER SNAP RECIPIENT IN INDIANA WAS $195 FOR THE MONTH.

WITH WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE AGREED TO PAY, PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE LESS THAN HALF OF THEIR NORMAL AMOUNT.

PEOPLE HAVE LESS MONEY TO SPEND ON FOOD AND IN COUNTIES WITH HIGHER RELIANCE ON SNAP, PEOPLE WILL FEEL THE EFFECTS.

>> IT'S STILL GOING TO IMPACT OUR STORE.

WE WILL STILL LOSE SALES IF IT'S NOT FUNDED 100%.

WE DEPEND ON THOSE, JUST LIKE THE CUSTOMERS DEPEND ON THEM TO BUY GROCERIES.

EVERY LITTLE BIT HIT AND WE ARE IN THE PENNY BUSINESS HERE AT BABBS.

EVERY LITTLE PENNY MATTERS TO US.

>> FREEMAN MANAGES BABBS SUPERMARKET AND IN SPENCER, INDIANA, POPULATION 2300.

IN OWEN COUNTY WHERE SPENCER IS LOCATED, ABOUT 1900 PEOPLE RECEIVE SNAP.

>> WE DO A LOT OF BUSINESS WITH THE SNAP BENEFITS AND E.B.T.

THE SNAP BENEFITS ACT FOR ABOUT 6% OF OUR SALES HERE AT BABBS AND ABOUT 12% OF THE SALES AT SAVE A LOT.

>> WITH HOLIDAYS COMING SOON, TREHERN DOESN'T SEE AN END TO FOOD BANKS AND PANTRIES.

THE HOOSIER HILLS FOOD BANK WHICH SERVES THIS FOOD BANK RECEIVED $46,000 FROM THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOUGHT 10 ADDITIONAL TRUCKLOADS TO COVER THE DROP IN SNAP.

TREHERN HOPES THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WILL END SOON.

>> WE'RE THE ONES PAYING THEM TO BE UP THERE, TO DECIDE ALL THIS STUFF.

AND I THINK IT'S JUST SAD THAT THEY CAN'T DO MORE FOR US.

>>> TORE "INDIANA NEWSDESK -- FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M BENTE BOUTHIER.

>> A LITTLE MORE THAN 4100 HOUSEHOLDS IN MONROE COUNTY RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS.

THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD RECEIVES $367 PER MONTH.

>>> FOR ALMOST 17 YEARS, MONROE COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN TASKED WITH BUILDING A NEW JAIL.

NOW THAT PROJECT IS ON HOLD AND AS ETHAN SANDWEISS REPORTS, SINCE THE STATE HOUSE CHANGED HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN RAISE MONEY, THE COUNTY SEES NO CLEAR PATH FORWARD.

>> THE COUNTY IS BOUND BY A COURT ORDER TO PROVIDE BETTER CONDITIONS FOR PRISONERS.

AN ACLU LAWSUIT IN 2009 FOUND THAT OVERCROWDING AND MORE FACILITIES IN THE OLD JAIL WERE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

COUNTY COUNCIL WAS SUPPOSED TO VOTE LAST WEEK ON BUYING A SITE NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON, FULFILLING A PURCHASE AGREEMENT THAT IT HAD ALREADY APPROVED.

BUT AT THE END.

SEVEN-HOUR MEETING, COUNCILORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED KNOW.

THEY SAID THE PROJECT WAS NO LONGER FEASIBLE.

>> WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING BECAUSE INDIANA'S SENATE ENROLLED ACT 1 HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE.

>> THAT'S A LAW PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR, LIMITING HOW MUCH INCOME TAX COUNTY GOVERNMENTS CAN SPEND ON CAPITAL PROJECTS SUCH AS JAILS.

IT ALSO LIMITS HOW MUCH THEY CAN PLEDGE TOWARDS BONDS, WHICH MONROE COUNTY PLANNED TO SELL TO FINANCE THE PROJECT.

RATHER THAN MOVE FORWARD, HOPING THE LAW WILL CHANGE, IVERSON AND HIS COLLEAGUES DECIDED TO PLAY IT SAFE.

>> WE ALL AGREED THAT WE CANNOT BE MAKING FISCAL POLICY ON HOPES THAT INDIANAPOLIS IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING.

WE HAVE TO TAKE THE CURRENT SITUATION THAT WE HAVE NOW, THE CURRENT FUNDING THAT WE HAVE NOW, AND MAKE PLANS BASED ON THAT.

>> COUNTY COUNCIL CONTROLS THE PURSE STRINGS BUT THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MANAGES COUNTY BUILDINGS.

THEY WORKED FOR YEARS TO REACH COMPROMISES ON THE JAIL, AMONG THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS AND BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES.

COMMISSIONER JULIE THOMAS WAS HOPEFUL THE STATEHOUSE COULD BE PERSUADED TO CHANGE NEW TAX LAWS AND IS FRUSTRATED BY THE COUNCIL'S DECISION TO PULL BACK.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW THOSE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO WERE AT LEAST RECEPTIVE TO OUR PLIGHT WILL VIEW THIS DECISION BY THE COUNCIL.

>> NOW THAT ALREADY SLOW PROGRESS HAS GROUND TO A HALT, THE COUNTY MIGHT HAVE TO CONTEND WITH LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS.

IF IT DOESN'T PROVIDE THE BETTER JAIL CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT WITH THE ACLU, IT COULD BE COMPELLED TO IN COURT.

IVERSON SAYS HE'S DISCUSSED WITH THE ACLU HOW THE NEW LAW AFFECTS THE CURRENT PLANS BUT DOESN'T THINK IT WILL RESULT IN LITIGATION.

>> EVERY YEAR THAT PRIVATE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED BECAUSE WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS.

BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN REPORT PROGRESS.

>> THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPOSITION TO THE JAIL PROJECT ON NONFINANCIAL GROUNDS.

CITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS DON'T LIKE THE PROPOSED LOCATION OUTSIDE OF BLOOMINGTON.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS DON'T APPROVE OF THE HUGE INCREASE IN BEDS.

BUT VIRTUALLY EVERYONE AGREES THAT THE CURRENT FACILITY IS INSUFFICIENT, AND IF IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED THERE NEEDS TO BE A SOLUTION IMPROVING SAFETY OF STAFF AND PRISONERS.

IVERSON SAYS THE COUNCIL IS STILL WORKING ON THAT PLAN.

>> I HOPE YOU'RE HEARING AND WHAT THE PEOPLE OF MONROE COUNTY ARE HEARING IS WE ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ON THESE PROBLEMS.

WE HIT A ROAD BUMP CAUSED BY THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE BUT WE'RE NOT STOPPING.

>> THOMAS SAYS SHE HOPES ALL THE WORK ALREADY DONE ON THE PROJECT WON'T BE TOSSED AT THIS CRITICAL JUNCTION.

>> I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ON THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HAS THE APPETITE TO START AT STEP ONE AND GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE STEP ALL OVER AGAIN.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>>> UNDER THE CURRENT JAIL PLAN, THE NEW FACILITY WOULD BE THE BIGGEST PUBLIC PROJECT EVER APPROVED BY MONROE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

>>> WELL, WE'RE JOINED NOW BY SHELBY BROWN FOR MORE HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

HI, SHELBY.

>> THANKS, JOE.

INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD ROKITA IS SUING INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALLEGING ITS POLICIES ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT VIOLATE THE STATE'S ANTI-SANCTUARY LAW.

HE SAYS I.P.S.

IS REFUSING TO LET FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS INTO SCHOOLS WITHOUT A JUDGE'S WARRANT AND STOPPING STAFF FROM SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS' IMMIGRATION STATUS.

>> YOU KNOW, WE WARNED I.P.S.

TO STOP THESE POLICIES OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES IN COURT.

THEY DIDN'T LISTEN.

>> THE I.P.S.

BOARD DESCRIBED THE LAWSUIT AS A SUPERFICIAL EFFORT FOR POLITICAL GAIN.

I.P.S.

HAS SAID ITS POLICIES FOLLOW FEDERAL PRIVACY LAW AND PROTECT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.

>>> THE INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL CONVENE DECEMBER 1st TO ADDRESS REDRAWING THE STATE'S U.S.

HOUSE DISTRICTS.

IT COMES AFTER MONTHS OF PRESSURE FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO TRY TO GAIN SEATS NATIONWIDE IN NEXT YEAR'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

THE G.O.P.

HOPES TO ELIMINATE INDIANA'S TWO DEMOCRATIC-HELD SEATS WITH THE NEW MAPS.

>> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HOOSIERS HAVE ASKED FOR.

WE DO NOT NEED IT.

WE DO NOT WANT IT.

AND I DO NOT BELIEVE WE WOULD BE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE PRESSURE PUT ON OUR POLITICIANS, BY DONALD TRUMP.

>>> REPUBLICANS CURRENTLY HOLD SEVEN OF THE STATE'S NINE U.S.

HOUSE SEATS.

INDIANA'S LAST RE -- INDIANA LAST REDREW ITS MAPS IN 2021, FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE 2020 CENSUS.

>>> AND MONROE COUNTY IS FACING A MURKY ECONOMIC FUTURE ACCORDING TO THE INDIANA BUSINESS RESEARCH CENTER.

IT SAYS MONROE AND THE 11 COUNTIES SOUTHERN INDIANA UPLANDS REGION FAIRED MUCH WORSE THAN THE REST OF THE STATE IN 2025.

THE I.B.R.C.

BLAMES CUTS AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY, A MAJOR EMPLOYER IN THE REGION, FOR THE DOWNTURN.

BUT THEY SAY THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS DOING MUCH BETTER.

>> SO GOD BLESS THE MAIN STREET BUSINESSES HERE IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA.

YOU ARE HELPING TO CUSHION WHAT IS TOUGH TIMES IN HIGHER ED.

>> INDIANA ON A WHOLE HAD A GOOD YEAR BUT THE I.B.R.C.

DOESN'T EFFECT THAT TO LAST, PROJECTING A GROWTH IN THE ECONOMY OF JUST 1% NEXT YEAR.

>>> AND THE STATE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH ITS PLANS TO PLACE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS ALONG INDIANA'S INTERSTATES.

THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PAUSED THE FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM IN FEBRUARY, WHILE AWAITING NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE NEW GUIDANCE NO LONGER REQUIRES CHARGES TO BE PLACED EVERY 50 MILES AND WITHIN ONE MILE OF AN INTERCHANGE OR A MAJOR CORRIDOR BUT THAT COULD HELP CHARGERS TO GET INSTALLED QUICKER.

>> I THINK OVERALL IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY IS A BENEFIT.

YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL IS STILL TO MAXIMIZE COVERAGE, RELIABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO E.V.

CHARGING ACROSS THE STATE.

>>> THE NEW REGULATIONS NO LONGER REQUIRE THE STATE TO ENGAGE WITH MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES OR MAKE SURE CHARGERS BENEFIT DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

>>> AND THE MONROE COUNTY AND BLOOMINGTON VISITORS CENTER IS LOOKING TO MOVE DOWNTOWN FROM NORTH WALNUT STREET.

AS JOE HREN REPORTS, THE PROPOSED LOCATION IS JUST NORTH OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, EXPANSION AND RETAIL SPACE AT 4th STREET PARKING GARAGE ALONG WALNUT STREET.

>> VISIT BLOOMINGTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MIKE McAFEE SAYS THE MOVE WILL HELP TO MARKET AND SELL THE CONVENTION CENTER.

>> WE WANT TO BE DOWN THERE IN THAT HEART OF WHERE IT'S ALL HAPPENING SO WE CAN BE ENGAGING FACE-TO-FACE WITH VISITORS MORE.

>> HE SAYS THE CURRENT SPACE DOESN'T GET AS MUCH TRAFFIC AS IT DID WHEN IT WAS A CORE ENTRYWAY TO DOWNTOWN.

OFFICES WOULD REMAIN NECESSITY NORTH WALNUT LOCATION UNTIL SPACE OPENS NEXT TO THE NEW VISITORS CENTER.

>> WE WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD AN INTERACTIVE VISITORS CENTER.

IT WILL HAVE DISPLAYS ON CULINARY AND THE ARTS AND BUSINESS TRAVEL AND LIMESTONE AND MONROE COUNTY HISTORY AND INDIANA UNIVERSITY.

>> TOTAL DESIRE AND BUILD COST COULD REACH UP TO $600,000.

IT WOULD COME FROM THE INNKEEPERS TAX BY APPROVAL OF THE VISITORS COMMISSION AND COUNTY COUNCIL.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M JOE HREN.

>>> McAFEE SAYS THEY EXPECT IT WILL TAKE FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.

>>> AND A POPULAR ART PIECE WILL STAY IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, THANKS TO A $50,000 GRANT.

INTEROCULUS IS A 40-FOOT DOME OVER 4th AND WALNUT STREETS.

IT WAS DESIGNED FOR THE 2023 EXHIBIT COLUMBUS EXHIBITION BY PRACTICE FOR ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM.

AND JOE, THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING MAINTENANCE COSTS AND SOME NIGHT TIME PROGRAMMING.

>> I'M GLAD THEY ARE KEEPING IT AROUND.

ALL THE EXHIBIT COLUMBUS PIECES ARE REALLY WORTH CHECKING OUT.

THANKS SO MUCH, SHELBY.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," LONG-TIME BLOOMINGTON POLITICAL ACTIVIST, CHARLOTTE ZIETLOW DIED THIS WEEK AT 91.

WE LOOK BACK AT HER SIX DECADES OF SERVICE.

AND THE I.U.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILL BE PERFORMING DURING A SHOWING OF ONE OF CINEMA'S ALL-TIME CLASSICS THIS WEEKEND.

THESE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

LONG-TIME BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY LEADER AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST CHARLOTTE ZIETLOW DIED WEDNESDAY AT 91.

SHE MOVED TO BLOOMINGTON IN 1964 AND SPENT THE NEXT SIX DECADES ORGANIZING FOR DEMOCRATIC AND COMMUNITY CAUSES AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BLOOMINGTON POLITICIANS.

>> 40 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT, FIRST GETTING INVOLVED IN LOCAL POLICY, CHARLOTTE WAS ALREADY A LEGEND.

AND, YOU KNOW, I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HER.

>> AND HER FINAL YEARS, ZIETLOW REMAINED ENGAGED AND EVER PRESENT OBSERVER AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

>> ALWAYS ATTENDING THE MEETINGS AND SPEAKING OUT AND ALWAYS ASKING PEOPLE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE A SITUATION.

>> TWO YEARS AGO, CHARLOTTE WROTE A BOOK CALLED "1971, HOW WE WON."

ABOUT TURNING BLOOMINGTON FROM A REPUBLICAN-LED CITY INTO ONE THAT HAS BEEN DOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS EVER SINCE.

BOB ZALTSBURG SAT DOWN WITH HER THEN.

>> CHARLOTTE ZIETLOW MOVED TO BLOOMINGTON IN 1964.

SHE WAS INVOLVED IN ANN ARBOR.

SOMEBODY CAME TO HER DOOR REGISTERED TO VOTE.

>> I SAID IS THERE A DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN TOWN?

SHE SAID NOT MUCH.

>> THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS CONTROLLED THE MAYOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

BUT REPUBLICANS CONTROLLED BLOOMINGTON IN 1968.

THAT YEAR, CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE VIETNAM WAR WERE ISSUES THAT BURNED HOT.

THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY PROPELLED A BUNCH OF INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS ZIETLOW TO TARGET UPCOMING LOCAL ELECTIONS.

ZIETLOW WASN'T FOND OF BLOOMINGTON THEN, SEEING IT AS A TOWN WITH DISMISSIVE TOP-DOWN LEADERSHIP AND LITTLE CIVIC ENTHUSIASM.

SHE DECIDED TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL AFTER SEEING COUNCILMEMBERS IN ACTION AT A MEETING WITH A CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT ON THE AGENDA.

>> THEY MARCHED IN AND SAT DOWN AND HAD THE ORDINANCES READ BY TITLE ONLY SO NOBODY KNEW WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON.

>> MM-HMM.

>> AND PEOPLE WERE GOING LIKE THIS.

THEY WANTED TO GET ATTENTION OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS.

AND THE -- THEY WERE IGNORED.

THE PEOPLE WERE IGNORED.

THEY WERE ANGRY AND FUMING.

AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I COULD DO BETTER THAN THIS.

>>> ZIETLOW THOUGHT THIS WAS A BETTER WAY TO CONDUCT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.

SHE SOON FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS THOUGHT THE SAME WAY.

>> PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK.

THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN.

THAT WAS MINE.

AND THEN IT TURNED OUT THERE WERE EIGHT OR NINE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO LIVED IN DIFFERENT PLACES IN TOWN AND WHO HAD COME HERE FROM OTHER PLACES.

ALL OF US CAME FROM SOME PLACE ELSE AND WE BROUGHT WITH US THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT WE REMEMBERED ABOUT WHERE WE CAME FROM.

>> THIS COLLECTION OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER WHEN THEY BEGAN THINKING ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

THIS MOTLEY CRUE, AS ZIETLOW CALLS HER FELLOW CANDIDATES INCLUDED A MINISTER, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE UNIVERSITY COMPUTING CENTER AND 23-YEAR-OLD ANTIPOVERTY ACTIVIST AND A SHOE SALESMAN.

TWO HAD WITNESSED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE SOUTH.

EACH HAD SPECIFIC INTERESTS FROM PLANNING AND ZONING TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO SUBSTANDARD HOUSING.

THEY ALL BELIEVED IN PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY.

>> WE ALL REALLY WANTED PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK OUT AND TO -- WELL, PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY WAS THE -- THE SLOGAN.

PEOPLE WHO ARE RULED GET TO PARTICIPATE IN IT.

SO THAT'S -- THAT BECAME OUR MUTUAL GOAL AND BROUGHT US TOGETHER.

THAT SEEMS TO SIMPLE NOW.

>> BUT THIS IS NOT JUST A SIMPLE STORY ABOUT NEWCOMERS THROWING OUT THE OLD GUARD.

THIS IS FIRST MUNICIPAL ELECTION AFTER 18-YEAR-OLDS WERE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

NATIONAL IMMEDIATELY, INCLUDING THE "LOS ANGELES TIMES," THE "CHICAGO TRIBUNE" AND "THE NEW YORK TIMES" PAID ATTENTION.

WHAT WOULD THE YOUTH VOTE MEAN?

AFTER THE ELECTION A "NEW YORK TIMES" STORY SUGGESTED THE STUDENT VOTE SWEPT MAYORAL CANDIDATE SWEPT FRANK McCLOSKEY AND EIGHT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES INTO OFFICE.

>> WHAT THEY WERE CONVINCED OF, MANY PEOPLE WERE CONVINCED OF, THE STUDENTS WOULD VOTE AND THEN THEY WOULD TAKE OVER THE TOWN.

AND THEN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO US, POOR THINGS.

>> NOW WITH SIX DECADES OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT BEHIND HER, ZIETLOW SAYS THOSE ELECTED IN 1971 CAN BE PROUD OF MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

SHE SAYS ELECTED OFFICIALS HAD A LOT OF HELP.

>> WE ENGAGED PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND HELP US SOLVE OUR ISSUES.

>> SHE SAYS THAT'S A MESSAGE OF HER BOOK, ALONG WITH THE IDEA YOU CAN WORK WITH PEOPLE YOU DISAGREE WITH AND GET THINGS DONE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M BOB ZALTSBURG.

>> ZIETLOW'S HUSBAND PAUL, AN ENGLISH LITERATURE PROFESSOR AT I. U. DIED IN 2015.

>>> AND REIMAGINE ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC FILMS OF ALL TIME.

AUBREY WRIGHT HAS MORE ON JACOBS LIVE AT THE MOVIE EVENT THIS WEEKEND AT THE I.U.

AUDITORIUM.

>> ABOUT 75 INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THEIR CUES, READY TO BRING AN AMERICAN FAIRY TALE ALIVE.

THEY TAKE A BREATH AND THEN PLAY THAT CLASSIC SCORE.

♪ >> THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILL BRING THE WIZARD OF OZ TO THE BIG SCREEN AND PERFORM THE SCORE LIVE AT THE I.U.

AUDITORIUM NOVEMBER 7th AND 8th.

>> OF COURSE WE PLAY ALL THE NOTES BUT A LOT OF NOTES IS ACTUALLY MORE LIKE A SOUND EFFECT OR GESTURE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE AND SOUNDS LIKE ACTUAL LYRICAL LINES AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SPECIAL.

>> THIS IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS LIKE IVY KAN AND SHE HOPES IT'S A GATEWAY TO CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR THE AUDIENCE.

>> I THINK MOVIES ARE VERY APPROACHABLE.

I BET A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE GOING INTO A MUSIC THEATER THAN A CLASSIC CONCERT HALL.

♪ >> AND UNLIKE THE WIZARD, CONDUCTOR CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS AND THE ORCHESTRA WILL NOT BE BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

HE SAYS THE AUDIENCE WILL WATCH THE ORIGINAL 1939 MOVIE AS THE ORCHESTRA PLAYS ON STAGE.

>> IN THIS CASE, YOU WILL HEAR ALL THE ORCHESTRAL DETAIL, LIVE AND IN PERSON.

SO IT'S A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

>> HE'S CONDUCTED ABOUT 45 FILMS WITH LIVE ORCHESTRAS, FOLLOWING AN ANALOG CLOCK TO KEEP TIME, KITSOPOULOS WILL DIRECT THE STUDENTS.

>> WHEN JUDY SINGS, JUDY SINGS, AND SHE PEACE NOT GONNA WAIT FOR ME.

SO I GOTTA BE WITH HER.

♪ >> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M AUBREY WRIGHT.

>>> AND THE SECOND RANKED INDIANA FOOTBALL TEAM WILL PUT ITS 9-0 RECORD ON THE LINE ON SATURDAY WHEN IT HEADS TO HAPPY VALLEY.

PENN STATE STARTED THE SEASON WITH NATIONAL TITLE HOPES BUT HAVE LOST ITS LAST FIVE GAMES, BUT I.U.

HEAD COACH CURT CIGNETTI IS NOT DISMISSING THE NITTANY LIONS.

>> SAME GUYS THEY STARTED THE YEAR WITH FOR THE MOST PART THAT WAS RANKED NUMBER ONE TO NUMBER THREE IN THE COUNTRY.

>> SATURDAY'S GAME KICKS OFF AT NOON ON FOX.

>>> AND THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEWS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT WTIUNEWS.ORG.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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