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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.

Rezone for new county jail denied by Bloomington city council, with calls to include city in planning

Rezone for new county jail denied by Bloomington city council, with calls to include city in planning

This past Wednesday (Dec. 21), Bloomington’s city council denied a request from the county government to rezone an 87-acre parcel in the southwestern tip of the city, so that it could be used for a new county jail. That city council’s denial came on a unanimous vote.

Ice storm: Bloomington mayor vetoes city council resolution on CIB for convention center expansion

Ice storm: Bloomington mayor vetoes city council resolution on CIB for convention center expansion

A Bloomington city council resolution in support of a capital improvement board (CIB) as the governance method for a convention center expansion, has been vetoed by mayor John Hamilton. The announcement of the veto came at 3:15 p.m. Friday, the day before Christmas Eve, when local overnight temperatures

Bloomington city council 2023 election notebook: Seeds get planted in Democratic Party primary field

Bloomington city council 2023 election notebook: Seeds get planted in Democratic Party primary field

Wednesday, Jan. 4 next year is the first chance for Bloomington residents to submit a formal filing of their candidacy for a seat on the nine-member city council. But it’s already possible for someone to file the paperwork to establish a campaign committee or just to say that

Election recount paused for Benton Township board as winter storm hits Midwest

Election recount paused for Benton Township board as winter storm hits Midwest

Republican Jake Dodds will have to wait until after Christmas for confirmation of his election to one of the three seats on the Benton Township board in Monroe County, Indiana. The three-member recount commission that is conducting a manual review of the ballots got started at 9 a.m.

Bloomington nixes zoning request for new jail, puts off purchase of Showers building as police HQ

Bloomington nixes zoning request for new jail, puts off purchase of Showers building as police HQ

The purchase of the western part of the Showers building, which also houses city hall, won’t be decided by Bloomington’s city council until next year. But in a separate action on Wednesday night, the council did effectively decide that the site of a new Monroe County jail will

Bloomington OKs policy on private art installed in public right-of-way: No speech for permanent art

Bloomington OKs policy on private art installed in public right-of-way: No speech for permanent art

Under the policy approved by Bloomington’s board of public works at its Tuesday meeting, no public street mural with words and letters could be installed by private parties—if the mural is expected to last longer than a week. The action by the board was time sensitive. A federal

Recount confirms Hall as winner over Githens in state house District 62

Recount confirms Hall as winner over Githens in state house District 62

Around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Indiana’s recount commission confirmed Republican Dave Hall as the winner of the election for District 62 state house over Democrat Penny Githens. The final recounted tally was: Penny Githens (D): 12,963 Dave Hall (R): 13,037 That’s a plurality of 74