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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.

2 change votes, Bloomington city council overrides mayoral veto of anti-pipeline resolution

2 change votes, Bloomington city council overrides mayoral veto of anti-pipeline resolution

Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson’s veto of a resolution opposing a potential water pipeline, from the aquifers of the Wabash River to Lebanon in Boone County, has been overridden by the city council. Wednesday’s vote tally was 7–0 with one abstention, by Kate Rosenbarger. Matt Flaherty did not

Monroe County using big, small grants for road paving, logjam projects

Monroe County using big, small grants for road paving, logjam projects

A marathon’s worth of road repaving projects will be completed this season in Monroe County, aided by a $1.5 million grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation’s (INDOT’s) Community Crossing grant program. A $2.7-million contract with Milestone Contractors for 26 miles worth of road projects

1,143-bedroom student apartment building OK’d in Bloomington’s student housing zoning district

1,143-bedroom student apartment building OK’d in Bloomington’s student housing zoning district

The demolition of about two dozen buildings—several of them single-family houses—north of 17th Street, between Lincoln and Washington streets, will start sometime in the last three months of this year. The removal of the buildings will make way for a new student housing development called Bloomington HUB II,

Beacon’s supportive housing site plan on 3rd Street gets OK from Bloomington, fundraising work remains

Beacon’s supportive housing site plan on 3rd Street gets OK from Bloomington, fundraising work remains

Getting unanimous approval from Bloomington’s plan commission on Monday night was a site plan for the supportive housing and shelter facility that Beacon, Inc. is planning to build on 3rd Street south of Rose Hill Cemetery. The 45,000-square-foot two-story building, which will include a day shelter, a 50-bed

Board recommends pay increase for Election Day poll workers, goes now to Monroe County commissioners

Board recommends pay increase for Election Day poll workers, goes now to Monroe County commissioners

At a special meeting on Monday, Monroe County’s election board voted to recommend a change to county code that would increase the not-to-exceed amounts for Election Day poll workers. It is the Monroe County commissioners, who would need to enact the change to the county code that sets Election

Poll on Bloomington mayor job performance among Dems: 46% approve, 11% disapprove, rest unsure

Poll on Bloomington mayor job performance among Dems: 46% approve, 11% disapprove, rest unsure

Just a little over 100 days after Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson was sworn into office, a big number of Bloomington residents are not sure if they approve or disapprove of her job performance so far. But more than four times as many Democrats approve of Thomson’s performance as disapprove

Poll: Big majority of Monroe County voters still unsure in 2024 local primary races, but trends visible

Poll: Big majority of Monroe County voters still unsure in 2024 local primary races, but trends visible

With three weeks left before the May 7 primary Election Day, a scientific poll shows most voters still unsure about their choice of candidates in local Monroe County races. In the three-way race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for District 3 Monroe County commissioner, 60 percent of poll respondents