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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.

Committee now mulls vote centers at every current Monroe County polling location, without merging

Committee now mulls vote centers at every current Monroe County polling location, without merging

Monroe County’s vote center study committee is moving ahead on the assumption that current polling locations, which are precinct-based for voter eligibility, would all be converted to vote centers. The idea that the committee would not pursue the merger of existing polls into fewer vote center locations was the

Bloomington RDC to vote on resolution rejecting all Showers West bids, police move looks unlikely

Bloomington RDC to vote on resolution rejecting all Showers West bids, police move looks unlikely

Now added to the agenda for the Bloomington redevelopment commission’s (RDC’s) 5 p.m. Monday meeting is a resolution that rejects all of the construction bids for the Showers West renovation. The revised agenda was released to RDC members around 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The resolution

Bloomington police seek SUV driver who killed woman in crash on south side

Bloomington police seek SUV driver who killed woman in crash on south side

Bloomington police are looking for an SUV driver who on Saturday evening (Jan. 27) hit and killed a woman on Walnut Street Pike in the south part of town. In a news release issued on Friday afternoon (Feb. 2), police say they are looking for a ”middle-aged, dark-complected man dressed

Monroe County clerk on 2 vacancies: Offers for chief deputy clerk, election supervisor to be made before next election board meeting

Monroe County clerk on 2 vacancies: Offers for chief deputy clerk, election supervisor to be made before next election board meeting

Monroe County could have a new election supervisor and a new chief deputy clerk by late February or early March. Those key positions are currently vacant, with early in-person voting in this year’s primaries set to start in 68 days. News that the jobs could soon be filled came

Bloomington police move to Showers West uncertain, as more early move outs by tenants OK’d by RDC

Bloomington police move to Showers West uncertain, as more early move outs by tenants OK’d by RDC

By Monday (Feb. 5), it should be clear if Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson intends to implement the plan for Showers West just as it was drawn up by her predecessor, John Hamilton. Hamilton planned to move both the fire department administration and police operations into the Showers West portion of

Final leg of Bloomington stormwater project to affect status of downtown Kirkwood this summer

Final leg of Bloomington stormwater project to affect status of downtown Kirkwood this summer

The final piece of a major years-long stormwater management project in downtown Bloomington got its greenlight from Bloomington’s board of public works on Tuesday. The role of the board of public works at its Tuesday meeting was to approve the use of the right-of-way and the maintenance-of-traffic plan—which

Steep slopes: Monroe County still looks to curb building, despite possible state regs on local laws

Steep slopes: Monroe County still looks to curb building, despite possible state regs on local laws

On Monday at noon, several Monroe County officials gathered to strategize against a land use bill pending with Indiana’s state legislature. The bill, which is authored by District 62 representative Dave Hall (R), would prohibit local governments in Indiana from enacting laws that prevent development on land based just