The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST for Wednesday, June 17, 2015.  (This Story Interview Starts At 3:14 Mark On PODCAST Media Player) It’s the biggest accomplishment of Gov. Mike Pence’s tenure as Governor.  The agreement he struck with President Barack Obama and the Department of Health and Human Services to expand Medicaid in Indiana under the […]

Twenty-nine years ago, then Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Woodrow Myers, the first (and only) African-American to hold that post and then legendary Indiana Black Expo President Rev. Charles Williams came up with an idea.  Hold a Health Fair during Indiana Black Expo.  The result of that collaboration has been the country’s largest minority health […]

There is  a major push going on to improve the quality of day care and preschool programs and facilities in Indianapolis and Indiana.  The Indiana legislature is considering a number of new laws to require improvements in quality day care. Including more experience and education for teachers, lower ratios of teachers to kids, improved health […]

John Gregg is the Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana.  Gregg appeared for a full hour on Afternoons with Amos and talked extensively about his positions and views on putting Hoosiers back to work. Gregg, a former businessman, attorney, University President, Speaker of the Indiana House, also talked about lower gas prices, education, the problems […]

Click Above to Hear Interview. Runs 34 Minutes ©2012 WTLC/Radio One. FSSA Offices in Marion County start a new system of dealing with those applying for Food Stamps, Medicaid, TANF (aid for dependent children) and other social services. This is the final phase of FSSA reforms that began in September 2010, after abortive effort of […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 49 Minutes. Audio ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Gov. Mitch Daniels made his first visit to Afternoons with Amos in several months. The Governor discussed jobs, mass transit, schools and education funding, welfare and FSSA, law enforcement, health care, stimulus funding and a lot more with Amos and listeners.

Audio Included in Post. Audio ©2009 WTLC/Radio One. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels talked frankly about the many issues confronting Indiana, from budget woes, to the economy, health care reform and much more in a two part interview. In Part Two, the Governor blasts the Senate’s health care reform deal, details his views on redistricting, his […]

Audio Included in Post. Audio ©2009 WTLC/Radio One. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels talked frankly about the many issues confronting Indiana, from budget woes, to the economy, health care reform and much more in a two part interview. In Part One, the Governor discusses the failed FSSA privatization experiment, Indiana’s economy and budget woes and what […]

Audio Included in Post. Audio©2009 WTLC/Radio One. FSSA Spokesman Marcus Barlow explained major changes in procedures at FSSA, the Indiana Family Social Services Administration. Barlow explained the changes on Afternoons with Amos.