17th Street & Eagleson Avenue
New pedestrian islands being installed on 17th near Eagleson.
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Bloomington adopts liquor-permit rules covering new state slots, historic district
Bloomington’s city council has adopted rules for deciding which businesses get city backing for lower-cost liquor permits outside the normal population-based quota. The framework includes a 50% local-ownership standard.
Order from judges means no big inmate-transfer costs for Monroe County sheriff’s 2027 budget
A multimillion-dollar plan to move 50 to 100 Monroe County jail inmates to other counties is absent from Sheriff Ruben Marté’s proposed 2027 budget after judges declined to authorize the transfers. Jail population remains above Marté’s functional-capacity benchmark.
Sept. 10, 2026: Local income tax increase, jail lawsuit timetable, end of summer
This morning's edition includes reports on a local income tax that has been enacted, the timetable for the ACLU’s lawsuit over conditions at the Monroe County jail, and a column from the editor about the end of summer.
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