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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 council imposes time limits on final speeches, leaves question time unaltered for now

Bloomington council imposes time limits on final speeches, leaves question time unaltered for now

After reducing public commentary time from five minutes to three minutes per speaker two weeks ago, Bloomington’s city council has now imposed for the first time a limit on how long councilmembers can talk on a given topic. Each of a councilmember’s two chances to speak comes with

New pay grades for Bloomington non-union workers OK’d by city council, could have $10M impact

New pay grades for Bloomington non-union workers OK’d by city council, could have $10M impact

At its Tuesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council unanimously approved a new salary grade system for the city’s roughly 430 non-union employees, which would eventually mean pay increases requiring around $10 million dollars of investment. The old non-union salary system had 12 grades, each with a range of compensation.

Annexation lawsuit: Judge rules against Bloomington on constitutional claim, but it’s not over

Annexation lawsuit: Judge rules against Bloomington on constitutional claim, but it’s not over

On Tuesday, judge Nathan Nikirk issued a ruling that denies the city of Bloomington’s constitutional challenge to a 2019 state law, which causes annexation waivers to expire after 15 years. Nikirk’s ruling, on five consolidated lawsuits, affects Bloomington’s annexation in five different areas. There’s one lawsuit

Deb Hutton to head north, leaves open seat on Bloomington’s redevelopment commission

Deb Hutton to head north, leaves open seat on Bloomington’s redevelopment commission

On Monday, Deb Hutton presided over her final meeting as president of Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC). At the end of Monday’s regular meeting, Hutton revealed that she will be moving to a suburb of Chicago to be near her grandsons. Hutton’s announcement was met with immediate congratulations

Prism-based artwork to be installed south of 4th Street parking garage in downtown Bloomington

Prism-based artwork to be installed south of 4th Street parking garage in downtown Bloomington

In the second week of July, artist Esteban Garcia Bravo will be arriving in Bloomington to install a version of his sculpture called PRISMA. The sculpture to be placed in Bloomington is a 3-prism version of the original 7-prism sculpture that was installed in Columbus, Indiana for the city’s

Monroe County innkeeper’s tax revenues up again, to get routine review as part of regular CVC meeting

Monroe County innkeeper’s tax revenues up again, to get routine review as part of regular CVC meeting

Meeting on Tuesday will be the board of the Monroe County convention and visitors commission (CVC), which is the group that oversees expenditures from the 5-percent charge on lodging in the county. The CVC’s mission is to promote the development and growth of the convention and visitor industry. That

2 extra salary grades, boost in non-union employee pay to be mulled by Bloomington city council

2 extra salary grades, boost in non-union employee pay to be mulled by Bloomington city council

A new salary grade system for the city’s non-union employees, which would eventually mean big pay increases requiring millions of dollars of investment, will be considered by Bloomington’s city council on Tuesday. The council’s regular meeting day was shifted from Wednesday to Tuesday, due to the Juneteenth