Dave Askins

Polls are now closed in Monroe County. The cutoff time was 6 p.m., which made for a 12-hour voting day. But anyone in line by 6 p.m. has to be allowed to cast a ballot. [Updated at 9:03 p.m. on Nov. 7, 2023. Based on unofficial

At 6 a.m. sharp came the announcement from the front door of Monroe County’s election operations building at 3rd and Walnut streets: “Hear ye, hear ye, the polls are now open!” What democracy sounds like: https://bsquarebulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20223-11-07-polls-open.m4a In the first half

As of around 7:30 p.m. on Monday night, 22 of the 25 polling places for Election Day on Nov. 7 had checked in with Monroe County election division staff at Election Central to confirm their venues were set for the next day’s voting. Election Central is the

Here’s one point that has been made in opposition to the planned, but now paused, Bloomington gateway project at Miller-Showers Park: The park is home to lots of wildlife that might be disturbed by the project. What sorts of animals hang out there? A B Square visit to Miller-Showers

On Thursday, Monroe County commissioners were eager to establish that no decision has yet been reached on a choice of location for a new county jail. About a minute into a meeting of county elected officials on Thursday afternoon, commissioner Penny Githens said, “I want to state emphatically: No decision

For at least another five years, residents who live in a roughly 2.5-square-mile area inside Bloomington will enjoy benefits like state income tax deductions and eligibility for post-secondary education scholarships. That’s based on action by Bloomington’s city council at its Wednesday meeting, when it approved a five-year