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Dave Askins May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

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Photos: Bloomington’s fledgling hawks not yet ready to graduate from nest, but they’re getting closer May 27, 2023
$80K emergency repair of bridge north of Bloomington OK’d by county commissioners May 26, 2023
Possible reform of Bloomington boards, commissions gets study by city council committee May 25, 2023
School district fields questions about possible Nov. 7 referendum on 8.5-cent tax increase May 24, 2023
8.5-cent property tax increase for early childhood ed mulled by MCCSC board, public outreach on May 24 May 23, 2023
Public works preview: Latimer Square lane closures, Hopewell contract, Rita’s Italian Ice walkup May 22, 2023
Election notebook: Same old story, Bloomington voter turnout is one for the ages May 21, 2023
Local Democratic Party won’t contest District 6 Bloomington council election outcome now, leaves door open to future action May 20, 2023
$626K in general fund spending, $1.3M in ARPA money for police-fire OK’d by Bloomington council May 19, 2023
Referred by election board to county prosecutor, state attorney general: Residency questions about District 6 Bloomington city council candidate May 18, 2023
Fee increase: Trash talk for Bloomington city council to start, but not end, on June 7 May 18, 2023
Bloomington public bus notebook: Uber-Lyft late night continues, paratransit to get same-day service May 17, 2023
April 2023 food inspection reports for Monroe County released by health department May 16, 2023
OK’d by Bloomington: Owner plan for Monroe Oil building rehab, “something that will just rock” May 15, 2023
Photos: From a hawk’s nest, Happy Mother’s Day! May 14, 2023
Opinion: Opaque title of Bloomington ordinance misleads residents about trash collection fee hike May 14, 2023
Social services funding notebook: Bloomington committee spreads $323K across $680K in requests May 13, 2023
Provisional ballots decided, no change in outcomes, Bloomington primary elections finally over May 12, 2023
On 4–5 vote, city council rejects direct oversight of Bloomington traffic calming, greenways program May 11, 2023
New jail finance committee created by Monroe County councilors May 10, 2023
Bike-ped group advises against direct oversight of traffic calming projects by Bloomington city council May 9, 2023
Bloomington primary election 2023 photos: A look back to the distant past of one week ago May 8, 2023
2023 Bloomington primary notebook: Breaking down a citywide council race: 7 candidates, 3 seats May 7, 2023
2023 primary election notebook: A closer look at results in Bloomington’s city council district races May 6, 2023
Jennifer McCormick kicks off gubernatorial campaign in Bloomington May 5, 2023
2023 Bloomington Democratic Party Primary: Mapping out the mayoral results May 4, 2023
2023 Bloomington Democratic Party primary results: Thomson wins mayoral nomination, 5 of 9 councilmembers won’t return in 2024 May 3, 2023
Alea iacta est: May 2, 2023 primary election results, served when ready May 2, 2023
City Primary Election Day for Bloomington, Ellettsville: Polls are OPEN May 2, 2023
2023 primary election notebook: Final prep done for Bloomington, Ellettsville voting on May 2 May 1, 2023
Substance use awareness group gets a look inside Monroe County’s jail April 30, 2023
2023 primary election notebook: Early voting winds down well ahead of 2019 numbers April 29, 2023
After sifting requests, Bloomington social services group faces $681K in needs, has just $323K to give April 28, 2023
A field of their own: Bloomington parks and rec looks looks to find right balance for baseball, soccer April 27, 2023
Median in the works for 3rd Street at Overhill, traffic commission gets briefed April 27, 2023
Monroe County jail notebook: Commissioners, sheriff looking to work together on mental health program April 26, 2023
Formation of criminal justice fiscal advisory committee mulled by Monroe County council April 25, 2023
Feisty final mayoral forum for Bloomington Dems April 24, 2023
Column: Bloomington city council’s 2024 “budget advance” meeting is a retreat from the public April 23, 2023
Column: Extra! Extra! Early voting, Little 500! April 22, 2023
Sharp resigns as Monroe County health officer, Brittain appointed to post April 21, 2023
March 2023 food inspection reports for Monroe County released by health department April 20, 2023
County commissioners suspend meetings of full justice committee, issue challenge to judges to do work of their new subgroup in public April 20, 2023
Dem candidates for Bloomington mayor talk economic development with head of Cook Group April 19, 2023
Public bus notebook: Bloomington Transit orders 4 more electric buses, expects delivery in late 2024 April 18, 2023
Movement, but no progress yet, on site selection for new Monroe County jail April 17, 2023
$3M from general fund, with industrial dev heritage, OK’d by Bloomington city council for tech center April 16, 2023
2023 Election notebook: Bloomington mayoral candidates have so far raised a combined $327K April 15, 2023
2023 Bloomington primary: Black Lives Matter B-town assesses Democratic Party candidates April 15, 2023
Bloomington police investigate Thursday night shooting, one woman hospitalized April 14, 2023
Bloomington city council jammed up on issue of traffic commissioner’s ouster, still no vote taken April 13, 2023
Stop signs reinstalled at 7th & Dunn in Bloomington April 13, 2023
Soft jabs from Bloomington mayoral candidates at forum on the arts April 12, 2023
8-story student apartment building on North Walnut OK’d by Bloomington plan commission April 11, 2023
Bloomington mayoral candidate forum: Sharp difference in perspectives on crime, city-county relations April 11, 2023
Bloomington city council District 3 Democratic Party Primary: Ron Smith, Hopi Stosberg, Conner Wright April 10, 2023
Bloomington city council District 5 Democratic Party Primary: Shruti Rana, Jenny Stevens April 10, 2023
Bloomington city council District 1 Democratic Party Primary: Joe Lee, Isabel Piedmont-Smith April 9, 2023
Bloomington city council District 2 Democratic Party Primary: Kate Rosenbarger, Sue Sgambelluri April 9, 2023
2023 election notebook: Early voting for May 2 Bloomington primary light so far April 8, 2023
Column: Sidewalk question deserves more concrete answer from mayoral hopefuls April 7, 2023
New twist in District 6 Bloomington city council residency question: Bender fires attorney, says he wants to tell his story April 6, 2023
Confrontation over transparency of jail architect selection shows continued rocky relations between Monroe County commissioners, sheriff’s office April 6, 2023
Bloomington puts first installment of opioid settlement money toward downtown outreach, matching grant for substance abuse treatment April 5, 2023
Early voting for May 2, 2023 municipal primary starts, traditions observed April 4, 2023
Democratic Party’s mayoral candidates talk annexation, encampments, Lower Cascades closing April 4, 2023
Parts of Bloomington’s Kirkwood Avenue open for peds and dining, closed to cars now through Oct. 1 April 3, 2023
Transgender Day message: “You don’t have to let policy happen to you. You can happen to policy.” April 2, 2023
Griffin, Sandberg, Thomson speak on social justice as early voting for May 2 mayoral primary looms April 1, 2023
Focus on felonies: Election board revises list of laws for hearing on Bloomington Dem’s residency March 31, 2023
“How would you know when you’re done talking about it?” Bloomington council president asks mayor about board appointments for new nonprofit March 30, 2023
Set for April 12: Possible city council vote on removal of Bloomington traffic commissioner because of social media posts March 30, 2023
Community justice notebook: County council adopts recommendations on new jail March 29, 2023
Bloomington mayoral primary forum: Are we scared of being the best at taking care of the less fortunate? March 28, 2023
Bloomington’s remembrancer: “Inclusion is not enough. We need to think about retention.” March 27, 2023
Public bus notebook: ‘Dumb’ fare boxes could be in Bloomington Transit’s future March 27, 2023
Independent hopeful makes uninvited appearance at Bloomington mayoral primary candidate forum March 26, 2023
Candidate forum message: “Vote, or lose your right to complain about the world’s circumstances.” March 25, 2023
Traffic commission agrees with bike/ped group on 7th Street: Reinstall stop sign only at Dunn March 24, 2023
Logic and accuracy test done as Monroe County approaches start of early in-person voting on April 4 March 24, 2023
District 6 Bloomington Democrat’s residency: Election board sets May 18 hearing, no subpoenas March 23, 2023
Convention, visitors notebook: Innkeeper’s tax revenue up, Monroe County preps for 2024 eclipse March 22, 2023
Should stop signs return to Bloomington’s 7-Line bike lane? Traffic commission next to take up question March 21, 2023
Community justice notebook: Committee hears site visit reports, vote likely this week on jail architect March 20, 2023
Bloomington set to pay $1.9 million for NE part of parking lot, planned for convention center expansion March 19, 2023
2023 election notebook: First wave of absentee ballots mailed, other fun tidbits March 18, 2023
Abatement order for Washington Street property granted by Bloomington board of public works March 17, 2023
Monroe County sheriff sends update on efforts to clean, sanitize jail March 16, 2023
February 2023 food service inspection reports now available from Monroe County health department March 16, 2023
New position OK’d for jail cleaning, Monroe County councilors talk making (versus keeping) the peace March 15, 2023
Proposed ALM mural denied by Bloomington board of public works as conflicting with new art policy March 14, 2023
Building material or debris? Bloomington wants order to enter owner’s property, remove “garbage” March 13, 2023
Street mural: Bloomington attorney says application should be denied, because it contains speech March 12, 2023
Column: Bloomington’s next mayor should routinely field questions in public from residents, press March 11, 2023
Parking notebook: Fully staffed enforcement crews mean more tickets in downtown Bloomington March 10, 2023
A decision to withdraw: Democratic Party city council candidate under investigation over residency March 9, 2023
No gambits played by Bloomington city council: Doris Sims to be appointed to new city nonprofit board March 9, 2023
DLZ gets initial nod from Monroe County for new jail design, vote 2 weeks away March 8, 2023
Planning notebook: Former Great Wall restaurant site could be home to 426 college students March 7, 2023
Advice on choice for new jail design-build firm to be heard by Monroe County commissioners, justice response committee still struggling March 6, 2023

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