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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.

Bloomington budget notes: Vacant police positions help pay for elections, animal shelter lease buyout

Bloomington budget notes: Vacant police positions help pay for elections, animal shelter lease buyout

The recruitment challenges faced by Bloomington’s police department are well established: Around 20 of the budgeted 105 sworn officer positions have been vacant through this year. The year-end appropriations that are cued up for a first reading at this Wednesday’s meeting of Bloomington’s city council give a

Bloomington mayor wants Dec. 13 vote by city council on police station sale

Bloomington mayor wants Dec. 13 vote by city council on police station sale

At its Wednesday meeting in a little over a week from now, Bloomington’s city council will likely be asked by outgoing mayor John Hamilton to vote on the sale of the city’s police station. That’s a key takeaway from a Monday noon work session of Bloomington’s

One dead in Bloomington shootings outside party, police arrest murder suspect

One dead in Bloomington shootings outside party, police arrest murder suspect

One man is dead and at least one more wounded after a dispute about admission to a party south of the Indiana University Bloomington campus, according to an early Sunday evening news release. According to the news release from Bloomington police department (BPD), officers have arrested Isaiah Joseph Deleson Ramos,

Sale of Bloomington police station: City officials look to smooth over objections based on century-old deed

Sale of Bloomington police station: City officials look to smooth over objections based on century-old deed

Some wheels that were set in motion by Bloomington’s city council just about a year ago foresaw the sale of the current police station at 3rd and Lincoln streets. But there are some major political and legal wrinkles that will need to be ironed out to make that sale

Bloomington mayor-elect Kerry Thomson names most top staff picks, cascade of caucuses could result

Bloomington mayor-elect Kerry Thomson names most top staff picks, cascade of caucuses could result

In a Friday morning news release on the first day of December, Bloomington mayor-elect Kerry Thomson announced most, but not all, of the department heads who will be a part of her administration starting on Jan. 1, 2024. Replacing Larry Allen as deputy mayor will be Gretchen Knapp, who is

3 years at $110,000 a year for jail transition director OK’d by Monroe County, with some grumbles

3 years at $110,000 a year for jail transition director OK’d by Monroe County, with some grumbles

Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, a rough patch was hit on the road to a new jail for Monroe County. A disagreement emerged between the sheriff and county commissioners over the funding of someone to direct the transition—from the current jail at 7th Street and College Avenue to a

Rural Transit riders might see no change, if parallel service is run to get around urban-to-urban trip ban

Rural Transit riders might see no change, if parallel service is run to get around urban-to-urban trip ban

The actual solution to a transit problem outside Bloomington boundaries might not turn out to be the one that was anticipated by the city council in the first half of August. That’s when Bloomington’s city council revised local law to allow Bloomington Transit (BT) to operate anywhere in