This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: Tippecanoe County bars and restaurants will operate under new restrictions starting tomorrow, governing when these venues can close, where customers can be seated, and how people can gather in spaces meant for games and dancing. How will local businesses and residents handle the adjustments? In our talk with Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski, we’ll discuss a new initiative to move people at restaurants into the streets of downtown Lafayette. And we’ll hear how big

This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: it’s August, and after months away, Purdue University students are returning to campus for the start of a new school year. Is West Lafayette prepared for the influx of people headed into the city – and how will residents be affected in the days, weeks, and months to come?

This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: Indiana is staying in Stage 4.5 through most of August, and a statewide mask mandate officially took effect this week. How is that mandate working on the local level, and are businesses and residents following the new guidelines?

This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: Indiana has a mask mandate. After leaving it up to local governments, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced face coverings would now be required across the state. So how will local governments and agencies respond? What are the on-the-ground plans for enforcement?

This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: the number of mask mandates to slow the spread of COVID-19 is growing across the country. This week, the city of West Lafayette released an executive order requiring face coverings for its residents in public spaces – but right now, the city of Lafayette doesn’t plan to do the same.

This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor, West Lafayette residents are asking about masks. Mayor John Dennis says the city is finalizing a "mandatory mask policy". What does enforcement look like? Where and when should citizens wear their masks? And how do people navigate mask-wearing from West Lafayette to Lafayette, where a similar mandate is not currently planned?

This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: cities across the country are continuing to examine how police departments function within their communities – and what changes might need to be made. How can citizens and local government work together to take action? In our talk with Crawfordsville Mayor Todd Barton, we’ll discuss the mayor’s statement on the role of the Crawfordsville Police Department and how the city plans to examine its current policies, and his formation of a Mayor’s Special Commission

This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: Frankfort is moving ahead with the process of annexing land out to I-65 – a long-anticipated project. How will the annexation impact the city, and what’s the timeline for completion? What feedback is anticipated at a series of upcoming public meetings? In our talk with Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets, we’ll discuss the city’s progress in Stage 4 of Indiana’s reopening plan in response to COVID-19. What lies ahead as the state approaches the final stage 5 on July 4

This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: there’s debate across the country about different reforms for law enforcement – including the idea of “defunding the police”. What does that entail, and what would some of those concepts look like in Lafayette? What would work – and what wouldn’t? What are the city, and the police department, already implementing in terms of best practices? In our talk with Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski, we’ll discuss recent protests that have unfolded in Greater Lafayette,

This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: across the country, people have been gathering daily to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis. That includes demonstrations in greater Lafayette this week.