Sign in Subscribe

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.

12th-hour petition filed, objecting to convention center expansion in Bloomington’s 2025 city budget

12th-hour petition filed, objecting to convention center expansion in Bloomington’s 2025 city budget

A special meeting is set this Wednesday (Oct. 9) for Bloomington’s city council to adopt the 2025 budget. The meeting could include an extra wrinkle, based on a petition that has been filed by Bloomington resident Joe Davis, and nine others. The petitioners object to the 2025 budget, asking

Bloomington plan commission preview: 122 houses on north side, 14 condos downtown

Bloomington plan commission preview: 122 houses on north side, 14 condos downtown

Included on Monday’s meeting agenda for Bloomington’s plan commission are two dramatically different requests. Beacon Builders, LLC is asking for approval to divide about 49 acres on Bloomington’s north side into 122 lots for detached single-family houses. [Updated Oct. 7, 2024: The plan commission approved the preliminary

4 botched absentee ballots, 4 fixed: District 62 state house race between Hall, Horrocks

4 botched absentee ballots, 4 fixed: District 62 state house race between Hall, Horrocks

A Thursday (Oct. 3) news release from Monroe County election supervisor Kylie Farris reported that an initial wave of absentee ballots sent out by the county’s election division included four ballots with an error, which had been corrected, re-printed, and re-sent to the four affected voters. The four voters

Monroe County clerk plans to sign accord for election results display, even if commissioners say no again

Monroe County clerk plans to sign accord for election results display, even if commissioners say no again

Tensions have mounted around the way that Monroe County will report local Nov. 5 election results to the public on election night. But the numbers that actually matter will be reported to Indiana’s official election system the same way as before—by hand-typing numbers into a form that is

Suspect in northwest Bloomington rape faces additional charges after brief jail escape

Suspect in northwest Bloomington rape faces additional charges after brief jail escape

In a news release issued on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Bloomington’s police department announced the arrest of a suspect in a rape that was committed towards the city’s northwest side in the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 30. According to the news release, on Tuesday afternoon, Rodrigo Perez

Bloomington council nixes Green Acres conservation district, disallows own debate, public comment

Bloomington council nixes Green Acres conservation district, disallows own debate, public comment

At its Tuesday meeeting, Bloomington’s city council voted unanimously to reject a proposed historic conservation district for Green Acres. The tally on the vote for approval was 0-8. The total was not 9, because Dave Rollo was absent. That outcome lifted the interim protection order for the structures in

Week 6: IU Bloomington now warning rank-and-file residents for violation of speech policy

Week 6: IU Bloomington now warning rank-and-file residents for violation of speech policy

Starting a half hour earlier this past Sunday was the weekly protest at Sample Gates in Bloomington against Indiana University’s new “expressive activities” policy, which was effective Aug. 1. Sample Gates is the spot where Kirkwood Avenue dead ends at the western edge of the Bloomington campus. The choice