Dave Askins

The polls at Monroe County’s election operations building at 3rd and Walnut streets opened Tuesday morning, when election site inspector Maqubè Reese gave the official announcement: “The polls are open!” Audio: “The polls are open!” https://bsquarebulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-07-the-polls-are-open.m4a The announcement is not just

By around 7:30 p.m. on Monday night, all but three of the 29 polling locations for Primary Election Day on May 7 had checked in with Monroe County election division staff at Election Central to confirm they were set for the next day’s voting. Election Central is

A rezone request for about 140 acres in the southwest part of Bloomington got a second round of scrutiny from the city council last Wednesday. The first council deliberations took place on April 17. A postponement until the council’s May 15 meeting got unanimous support. It sounds like some

Now over is the trial on the merits of Bloomington’s plan to annex two territories on the west and southwest sides of the city. Around 3 p.m. on Friday, both sides rested their cases after five full days of witness testimony in the courtroom, located inside the justice

With two days of in-person early voting left, around 3,800 Monroe County residents have cast an in-person ballot in the May 7 primary election. That’s based on the day-by-day tallies of voter numbers posted on the wall of the election operations building (aka the old NAPA Auto Parts

The trial on the merits of Bloomington’s plan to annex two territories on the west and southwest sides of the city has completed its fourth day. Friday is the final day left on the trial calendar. It now looks like the trial will be over by the end of