Sign in Subscribe

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.

Tax notebook: Monroe County units slated for extra $14.3M in local income tax revenue

Tax notebook: Monroe County units slated for extra $14.3M in local income tax revenue

It looks like the city of Bloomington, along with all the other governmental units in Monroe County, will see a significant extra infusion of revenue at the start of May. The total amount of additional revenue to be injected into local coffers, across all local government units in Monroe County,

March 15: Oral arguments on Bloomington’s constitutional challenge to 2019 annexation law

March 15: Oral arguments on Bloomington’s constitutional challenge to 2019 annexation law

Next Friday (March 15) at 8:30 a.m., oral arguments will be heard on Bloomington’s constitutional challenge to a state law about annexation waivers. It’s part of a long court process to determine how big Bloomington will be in the next few years. The hearing will take

Public bus notebook: Bloomington could see fixed-route service outside city limits as soon as fall 2024

Public bus notebook: Bloomington could see fixed-route service outside city limits as soon as fall 2024

As soon as fall of this year (2024), Bloomington Transit (BT) hopes to offer a fixed-route bus that offers service to the area outside of the current city limits on the western edge of town. That is one one big takeaway from BT general manager John Connell’s report

Resolution opposing water pipeline put off by Bloomington city council until March 27

Resolution opposing water pipeline put off by Bloomington city council until March 27

A resolution opposing a potential water pipeline from the aquifers of the Wabash River to Lebanon in Boone County, has been postponed by Bloomington’s city council until March 27. The council action came at its regular Wednesday meeting. Lebanon is about 30 miles northwest of Indianapolis. From Lebanon, it’

Alternate site for new Monroe County jail mulled, land to be appraised, feasibility study still not done

Alternate site for new Monroe County jail mulled, land to be appraised, feasibility study still not done

Monroe County commissioners have moved ahead with consideration of other land, besides the county-owned Thomson PUD, as a potential location for a new jail and co-located courts facility. At their regular Wednesday meeting, commissioners approved contracts with two firms to have appraisals done of some land that is

Political notebook: 2 decades later, a déjà vu for Dems at District 5 city council vacancy caucus

Political notebook: 2 decades later, a déjà vu for Dems at District 5 city council vacancy caucus

Last Saturday, Courtney Daily was picked by the Democratic Party chairs of eight precincts in Bloomington city council’s District 5, to fill the vacancy left by Shruti Rana’s resignation. That meant several bits of two-decade-old local civic history were essentially repeated. In late January 2003, a

Hopewell action on the ground moves ahead, as overall project assessment continues

Hopewell action on the ground moves ahead, as overall project assessment continues

On Monday, contracts for work on two specific buildings in the Hopewell neighborhood, the site of the former IU Health hospital, were approved by Bloomington’s five-member redevelopment commission. The former Bloomington Convalescent Center at 714 S. Rogers was subject of a $39,816 contract with VET Environmental Engineering,