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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.

9th District Dems: Monroe County chair ‘within his rights’ to preside over Saturday’s Bloomington city council vacancy caucus

9th District Dems: Monroe County chair ‘within his rights’ to preside over Saturday’s Bloomington city council vacancy caucus

Still set to preside over Saturday’s (March 2) three-way contested caucus to fill the vacancy in the District 5 Bloomington city council seat is Monroe County Democratic Party chair David Henry. The vacancy was left when Shruti Rana announced her resignation from the seat in mid-January, effective Feb. 7.

Next week: Bloomington to send invites to nonprofits to apply for $350K in social services grants

Next week: Bloomington to send invites to nonprofits to apply for $350K in social services grants

Next Monday (March 4), the initial invitation from Bloomington’s city council to apply for this year’s round of Jack Hopkins social services funding will be emailed to around 350 nonprofits. That’s according to Bloomington city council staff attorney Stephen Lucas, after a Thursday afternoon meeting of the

Bloomington city council OKs convention center interlocal accord, but not unanimously

Bloomington city council OKs convention center interlocal accord, but not unanimously

The governance structure for the expansion of the Monroe Convention center, which currently stands at 3rd Street and College Avenue, is now settled. On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council approved its side of a four-way interlocal agreement about the way the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) will interact

Biopharma firm west of Bloomington gets $10.4M tax break, to make $225M investment, add 130 new jobs

Biopharma firm west of Bloomington gets $10.4M tax break, to make $225M investment, add 130 new jobs

A tax abatement worth a total of around $10.4 million, which was granted by Monroe County’s council on Tuesday night, has cleared the way for Simtra BioPharma Solutions (formerly Baxter Pharmaceutical) to build a 140,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at its Curry Pike facility just outside Bloomington’s western

IRACS: Monroe County looks to show readiness for jail reentry program

IRACS: Monroe County looks to show readiness for jail reentry program

By the end of March, local officials will likely know if Monroe County will be included in a program funded partly by the state, to help prisoners return to life outside the county jail. That’s according to Jayme Whitaker, who is vice president of forensic services and director of

4 Dems competing for 3 county council at-large seats, give stump speeches over lunch

4 Dems competing for 3 county council at-large seats, give stump speeches over lunch

At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Democrats Club, four candidates for the three at-large county council seats got a chance to make statements and field questions from the audience. Appearing in front of the club were Matt Caldie, Trent Deckard, David Henry and Cheryl Munson. Deckard and

Bloomington city council candidates field questions in runup to next weekend’s Democratic Party caucus

Bloomington city council candidates field questions in runup to next weekend’s Democratic Party caucus

On Saturday in Monroe County Public Library’s downtown auditorium, three candidates who are vying to fill the vacant District 5 seat on Bloomington’s city council appeared in front of an audience of about three dozen people. Courtney Daily, Jason Moore, and Jenny Stevens gave opening statements and answered