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Dave Askins May 14, 2022

Published May 14, 2022

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Bloomington alters zoning to reduce monoliths, spur affordability; city council could push more tweaks May 20, 2022
Court of appeals: Bloomington mayor’s pick for plan commission valid, not GOP county chair’s May 20, 2022
Police contract with 13% initial raise OK’d by Bloomington city council May 19, 2022
BT Roundup: mid-June for Uber/Lyft night runs, new bus routes in August, strategic plan contract OK’d, 8 new electric buses requested, still 14 drivers short May 18, 2022
Bloomington OKs 213 new apartments, 340 bedrooms on north side May 17, 2022
Pandemic news: Monroe County could see “medium” level of community spread on next map update May 16, 2022
Bloomington announcement on broadband fiber deal leaves some questions unanswered May 15, 2022
Photos: Great blue heron catches fish, elects to eat with no review of provisional palate May 14, 2022
Monroe County election board OKs 19 provisional ballots: “I love it when we get to accept it!” May 13, 2022
Post-primary: Work continues on Monroe County election operations building, prep for fall election May 12, 2022
2023 budget notebook: Historic inflation, impact on pay get first look by Monroe County councilors May 11, 2022
Bloomington BPW affirms order to AT&T: Take gear off Johnson’s Creamery smokestack by May 31 May 10, 2022
Pandemic notebook: Monroe County case numbers leveling off, hospitalizations still low May 10, 2022
Bloomington park commissioners give final OK to $5.8 million in GO bonds May 9, 2022
Johnson’s smokestack: Owner’s alley request seen as chance to “leverage” historic tribute May 9, 2022
2022 Democratic Party primary election notebook: Breakdown of results by precinct for recorder, county commissioner May 8, 2022
Coin toss settles tie in precinct chair election for Democrats: Alessia Modjarrad May 6, 2022
Scanning, digitization project underway in Monroe County recorder’s office May 5, 2022
Bloomington city council enacts 0.69-point tax increase for Monroe County residents on 9–0 vote May 5, 2022
Photo: Draft SCOTUS opinion on abortion draws courthouse square demonstration May 4, 2022
Final unofficial Monroe County results: Salzmann (judge); Marté (sheriff); Jones (commissioner); Swain (recorder) May 3, 2022
2022 Monroe County primary election results: As available [final unofficial] May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022: Polls now open in Monroe County May 3, 2022
Monroe County in final stages of primary election prep, poll workers get thanks May 2, 2022
Photos: Great blue heron catches, eats fish, declines to entertain motion to postpone May 1, 2022
Analysis: Does a local law need to change so a Bloomington public bus can run outside the city? April 30, 2022
Pandemic update: Steady climb for Monroe County COVID-19 cases, CDC rubric says spread still low April 29, 2022
Black Lives Matter B-town releases Democratic Party candidate assessments April 28, 2022
Local income tax increase: Decision delayed by Bloomington city council to May 4 April 27, 2022
Electronic meetings statute stops vote on $5.8M bond issuance by Bloomington parks board April 27, 2022
Analysis: Bloomington city council to take up local income tax increase again this Wednesday April 26, 2022
Monroe County campaign finance: 4 races, 17 candidates, $115K April 25, 2022
COVID-19 pandemic notebook: Cases have bumped up a bit, hospitalizations still low April 25, 2022
[Updated] Two shootings overnight, potential connection still unknown: Bloomington police seeking information April 23, 2022
Photo: Hawk perched on top of courthouse wishes Monroe County a Happy Earth Day April 22, 2022
Striking IU grad student instructors pedal a lap through Bloomington’s downtown April 22, 2022
Photos: Measuring out the Alexander Memorial, as new panels get installed April 21, 2022
Local income tax increase postponed by Bloomington city council until April 27, but $11.6M in bonds OK’d April 20, 2022
Bloomington Transit set for Uber/Lyft pilot in May, to send city council memo on local income tax increase April 20, 2022
Opinion: Local income tax increase, a way to heal rift between Bloomington, other stakeholders? April 19, 2022
Trades District garage lines up software company as commercial space tenant: Exclaimer April 18, 2022
Local income tax notebook: Impact on public library, public bus depending on distribution method April 17, 2022
Photos: Birds in Bloomington parks (April 16, 2022) April 16, 2022
IU graduate student instructors now on strike for union recognition, next vote on Tuesday April 15, 2022
Upcoming local income tax negotiations could run deep, wide for Bloomington city council April 14, 2022
Wednesday’s city council committee meeting could mark the start of local income tax negotiations April 13, 2022
Photos: Birds in Bloomington parks (April 10, 2022) April 10, 2022
Census notebook: 1950 handwritten records released, including those for Bloomington April 9, 2022
Bloomington city council balks for now at vacating some public right-of-way on former hospital site April 8, 2022
Bloomington still has no redistricting commission, 15 months after it was supposed to be seated April 7, 2022
Bloomington mayor pitches 64% increase in Monroe County’s local income tax April 7, 2022
Johnson’s Creamery building, 60 feet of smokestack get historic protection from Bloomington city council April 6, 2022
Early in-person voting kicks off for Monroe County April 5, 2022
Monroe County’s new election operations building set to go for in-person early voting on April 5 April 4, 2022
Photos: NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner celebrated by “oldest and boldest” civil rights group in the US April 3, 2022
Bloomington Transit wants public input: Route changes, late-hours swap of regular bus for Uber/Lyft April 3, 2022
HPC says Johnson’s smokestack OK to be chopped to 60 feet, Bloomington city council next to weigh in April 1, 2022
Bloomington park commissioners give initial OK to issue $5.8M in bonds for transportation projects March 31, 2022
Monroe County continues prep for primary elections on May 3, early voting on April 5 March 31, 2022
Bloomington launches salvo of lawsuits over remonstrance waivers, one for each area March 30, 2022
Still not decided: Will Myra Kinser’s name appear on May 3 primary ballot for District 62 state house seat? [Now decided: Judge denies Kinser’s claim] March 29, 2022
Bloomington wins dismissal of Perry Township trustee’s lawsuit over records about homeless encampment policy March 28, 2022
Photos: Little 500 qualifications 2022 March 26, 2022
Consultant: Bloomington mayor’s office should add top-level position, give better briefings to city council March 25, 2022
No decisions yet on Johnson’s Creamery smokestack March 25, 2022
Monroe County, Bloomington opt back in for opioid lawsuit settlement, look to net $4.6M so far March 23, 2022
Private, unarmed security for farmers market this year OK’d by Bloomington parks board March 23, 2022
Future of Johnson’s Creamery smokestack height to be decided by historic preservation commission, Bloomington city council March 22, 2022
Opinion: Bloomington’s plan commission violated Indiana’s Open Door Law, so I filed a lawsuit March 22, 2022
Bloomington OKs $400K for engineering, design of planned new technology center March 21, 2022
Not bored of public works: Alexander Memorial repair, Kirkwood closure, potholes, pet adoption March 20, 2022
Monroe County voting machines pass required logic and accuracy test March 19, 2022
Proposed local income tax increase for Monroe County residents, tax bump for Bloomington property owners: Some details emerge March 18, 2022
Monroe County election prep continues, Hilton rejected as poll worker training space March 17, 2022
Court action filed by property owners in two territories opposing Bloomington’s annexations March 16, 2022
Technology center for Trades District gets OK from Bloomington plan commission March 15, 2022
Did Bloomington plan commission meeting follow state law on electronic meetings? March 14, 2022
Waste-to-energy study could see cost split: Bloomington utilities, Monroe County solid waste March 13, 2022
Traffic notebook: 14 years of deer crashes March 12, 2022
Bloomington pandemic update: A “sense of calm” as COVID-19 case numbers subside March 11, 2022
Local income tax notebook: How Monroe County stacks up statewide March 10, 2022
When it rains, it sewers: Monday’s overflow first in 8 months for Bloomington utilities March 9, 2022
13% pay increase for Bloomington police in first year of new labor agreement March 8, 2022
Complaint filed: City’s plan commission violated Open Door Law, says Bloomington resident March 7, 2022
Column: Blurry images instead of digital text should not be good enough for Bloomington government March 6, 2022
Monroe County needs poll workers: “I’ve gotten to be such good friends with somebody in another party!” March 6, 2022
Photos: “There is syrup at the bottom of this hill !!!” March 5, 2022
Opinion | Dereliction of duty: When Bloomington city councilmembers abstain on $30-million votes March 4, 2022
Updated: [Governor rescinds emergency order] Mask mandate rescinded by Monroe County health board effective after March 3 March 3, 2022
Catalent tax break gets just a 6-vote majority from 9-member Bloomington city council, but it’s enough March 3, 2022
Conversion of building for in-person early voting: Contracts OK’d by Monroe County now total $109K March 2, 2022
Bloomington violated state, local law on historic preservation commission appointments March 1, 2022
Potential buyer passes for now on Showers admin building in Bloomington’s Trades District February 28, 2022
Analysis: Refresher for possible local income tax increase in Bloomington, rest of Monroe County February 27, 2022
Photos: Maple syrup a sign of spring February 26, 2022
Pandemic notebook: Adjusted daily data shows downward (and upward) trends a smidgen earlier February 25, 2022
Bloomington mayor: “We need to talk about resources for our community—new revenue.” February 24, 2022
2022 election plans: Polling sites OK’d as Monroe County preps 302 S. Walnut building for early voting February 23, 2022
5 of 7 Bloomington annexation attempts thwarted, according to county auditor’s certified results February 23, 2022
Monroe County Democrats choose human rights lawyer Shruti Rana as vice chair February 22, 2022

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