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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.

Archived Live Report: Election Central candidate filings (Jan. 7, 2026)

Archived Live Report: Election Central candidate filings (Jan. 7, 2026)

This is where live reports will be filed from Election Central, starting 8 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2026 to document the filing of declarations by candidates for elected office this year.

Bloomington to consider establishing future residential areas as TIF districts

Bloomington to consider establishing future residential areas as TIF districts

Bloomington’s redevelopment commission is considering carving two future residential areas—Summit District and Hopewell—out of the city’s consolidated TIF area to form separate “residential TIF” districts. No decisions are final yet. A multi-step public approval process begins Feb. 5.

Stalwart Perry Township trustee Dan “Carp” Combs dies at 73

Stalwart Perry Township trustee Dan “Carp” Combs dies at 73

Dan “Carp” Combs, who served as Perry Township trustee since 1986 and was among Monroe County’s longest-serving township officials, has died at 73. A Democrat, Combs was in the final year of his 10th term. A party caucus will fill the vacancy.

Public art: Bloomington grants site access for Trades District soil tests, Lilly Endowment grant used

Public art: Bloomington grants site access for Trades District soil tests, Lilly Endowment grant used

Bloomington’s RDC approved site access for geotechnical soil borings at up to 10 locations in the Trades District, clearing the way for early planning tied to a $16M Lilly Endowment CCC grant. The work will inform future public art and other district improvements, with no cost to the RDC.

College Avenue & 3rd Street

College Avenue & 3rd Street

There is a tower of scaffolding under the corner of the steel skeleton that is being erected for the convention center expansion with wooden blocks to support the corner where the beams come together. It’s a precautionary measure to deal with a 30-foot cantilever.

Jan. 5, 2026: ‘Hands off Venezuela’ rally, polar plunge, future live reports

Jan. 5, 2026: ‘Hands off Venezuela’ rally, polar plunge, future live reports

In this edition: The rundown of recent articles includes a look ahead to the coming year.

Speakers at Bloomington rally denounce U.S. attack on Venezuela, call out history of intervention

Speakers at Bloomington rally denounce U.S. attack on Venezuela, call out history of intervention

Bloomington residents rallied Sunday (Jan. 4) on the Monroe County courthouse lawn to protest a U.S. military strike that removed Venezuela’s president. Speakers condemned U.S. interventionism, linked it to past actions in Latin America, and marched down Kirkwood chanting “Yankee, go home!”