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Vaccine Site Tour, Racially Restrictive Covenants | Indiana Newsdesk

Right now on  Indiana Newsdesk:

The state lowered the minimum age to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to 60 years old this week. But some rural communities are facing an uphill battle to administer the vaccine. The state is also cracking down on sites vaccinating ineligible Hoosiers.

As part of Black History Month, we look at how racially restrictive covenants in property deeds limited access for African-Americans to get a home in Bloomington during the 20 th century.

And the latest on what bills are and aren’t moving through the legislature at the Indiana Statehouse.

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, Friday at 6 on  Indiana Newsdesk.

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WTIU (Bloomington) | Fridays at 6:00 p.m., Saturdays at 4:00 p.m.

For the latest news and resources about COVID-19, bookmark our Coronavirus In Indiana page here

Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren