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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.

Week 5: Indiana University Bloomington campus free speech protest now Sunday routine

Week 5: Indiana University Bloomington campus free speech protest now Sunday routine

Just after 11 p.m. at Indiana University’s Sample Gates in Bloomington on Sunday night was the fifth week in a row that a protest was held against IU’s new “expressive activities” policy. It’s the spot where Kirkwood Avenue dead ends at the western edge of the

Will Bloomington squeeze Lime out of shared scooter market, leaving Bird to rule the roost?

Will Bloomington squeeze Lime out of shared scooter market, leaving Bird to rule the roost?

When VeoRide withdrew from Bloomington’s shared motorized scooter market at the end of 2023, that left just Lime and Bird as the two companies doing business under Bloomington’s local law that regulates shared scooter operators. Based on the materials in the information packet for Tuesday’s meeting (Sept.

Fixed-route bus outside Bloomington mulled, future unclear for Rural Transit’s urban-to-urban service

Fixed-route bus outside Bloomington mulled, future unclear for Rural Transit’s urban-to-urban service

At its meeting this past Tuesday, Bloomington Transit’s five-member board gave general manager John Connell a green light to go ahead with negotiations with Monroe County government on funding for a new route that would go outside Bloomington city limits. The new route would start at the downtown transit

Proposed jail tax rate trimmed by Monroe County to comply with maximum decimal places

Proposed jail tax rate trimmed by Monroe County to comply with maximum decimal places

At a Thursday meeting, the Monroe County council voted to adjust its proposed rate for the new jail local income tax (LIT) from 0.175 percent down to 0.17 percent. That means the public hearing set for Oct. 7 will be on the revised 0.17-percent rate. On Monday,

Duplex in central neighborhood OK’d by Bloomington after revisions to design

Duplex in central neighborhood OK’d by Bloomington after revisions to design

On Thursday, Bloomington’s board of zoning appeals (BZA) voted 3–1 to approve the conditional use application for a duplex on an empty lot northwest of Bryan Park in a central Bloomington neighborhood. Dissenting was Barre Klapper. Voting for the duplex were: Tim Ballard, Flavia Burrell, and Jo Throckmorton.

Whose bus is that? Bloomington Transit mulls ads

Whose bus is that? Bloomington Transit mulls ads

Bloomington residents could see less advertising on the outside of Bloomington Transit (BT) buses starting in 2025. BT’s contract with Mesmerize Media, the company that sells the ads, runs through the end of this year. At Tuesday’s meeting of BT’s five-member board, Doug Horn raised his concern

Monroe County jail update: Proposed LIT rate cut to 0.175%, North Park purchase on Sept. 25 agenda

Monroe County jail update: Proposed LIT rate cut to 0.175%, North Park purchase on Sept. 25 agenda

The proposed jail LIT (local income tax) rate, which is meant to help pay for a new jail and co-located justice center, has been reduced from 0.2 percent to 0.175 percent. That was the outcome of a 6–1 vote by the county council on Tuesday night. Dissenting