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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Longevity pay for 2026 restored by Monroe County council after pushback from employees

Longevity pay for 2026 restored by Monroe County council after pushback from employees

At a special meeting held on Wednesday (Oct. 8), the Monroe County council voted 5–2 to reinstate longevity pay for county employees in 2026, reversing a unanimous decision made just one week earlier, which provoked strong objections from several employees of the county government.

Oct. 9, 2025: Murder arrest, affordable housing, College-Walnut study

Oct. 9, 2025: Murder arrest, affordable housing, College-Walnut study

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Walnut Street & 6th Street

Walnut Street & 6th Street

The back-in-parking-only sign has finally succumbed to gravity and is now lying across the sidewalk. It had been leaning for a while, probably struck by a bad parker. The base is still attached, so I could not move it out of the way, but did file a uReport.

Bloomington plan commission mulls payment-in-lieu affordable housing incentives

Bloomington plan commission mulls payment-in-lieu affordable housing incentives

Proposed changes to the affordable housing incentives in Bloomington's UDO are currently under discussion. A possible change would allow more lot coverage for owner-occupied units. The draft would also introduce a minimum project size, of 50 units, for use of the payment-in-lieu option.

Bloomington police arrest suspect in Sept. 26 murder

Bloomington police arrest suspect in Sept. 26 murder

The Bloomington police department has issued a news release saying a suspect in the Sept. 26 murder of a 29-year-old Bloomington man has been arrested. The shooting took place near the intersection of West Howe Street and South Morton Street.

College-Walnut corridor study: public meetings announced for October 2025

College-Walnut corridor study: public meetings announced for October 2025

Two public meetings are now scheduled on the future of the College-Walnut corridor: Tuesday, Oct. 28, and Thursday, Oct. 30. Both October meetings will be held as open houses in the Bloomington city council chambers, starting at 5:30 p.m. They will essentially be “the same meeting twice.”

Oct. 6, 2025: Hiring freeze, IU property transfers, 2026 elections, football

Oct. 6, 2025: Hiring freeze, IU property transfers, 2026 elections, football

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