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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.

Committee on jail’s future gets tweaks, commander says: “We have an obligation to people here now.”

Committee on jail’s future gets tweaks, commander says: “We have an obligation to people here now.”

In December, Bloomington’s city council unanimously rejected a rezone request for some land in the southwestern tip of the city, where county commissioners had proposed building a new jail. But planning for the possible construction of a new Monroe County jail continues—as a response to the reports from

2023 election notebook: $190K raised in 2022 by Bloomington mayoral campaigns

2023 election notebook: $190K raised in 2022 by Bloomington mayoral campaigns

Wednesday at noon was the deadline for political campaign committees to file their finance paperwork—the CFA-4. Hitting that deadline were all three declared candidates for mayor of Bloomington: Don Griffin, Susan Sandberg, and Kerry Thomson. Raising the most was Thomson with $92,828. That’s more than three

Decision on Showers building purchase postponed by Bloomington city council until Jan. 25

Decision on Showers building purchase postponed by Bloomington city council until Jan. 25

A decision on an $8.75-million real estate deal to expand the footprint of city hall inside its existing building has been postponed by Bloomington’s city council. What has been delayed until next week is a decision to approve the Bloomington redevelopment commission’s purchase agreement for the

Strategic plan for Bloomington Transit calls for collaboration, extending service beyond city limits

Strategic plan for Bloomington Transit calls for collaboration, extending service beyond city limits

The big news out of Bloomington Transit’s (BT’s) regular board meeting on Tuesday was the unanimous adoption of a strategic plan. It was developed with help from consultant Foursquare ITP, under a $100,000 contract. An item on Tuesday’s agenda with a much bigger price tag was

Park Cannon’s MLK Day message: Keep Knocking—it’s nonviolent, direct action

Park Cannon’s MLK Day message: Keep Knocking—it’s nonviolent, direct action

On Monday evening, Georgia state representative Park Cannon addressed a packed house at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in downtown Bloomington, Indiana. “Today marks 662 days since I spent five hours in the Fulton County Jail for knocking on the governor’s door,” she told the crowd, which had assembled for

3 committee meetings later: Bloomington city council now set for vote on purchase of former Showers Brothers building for future police-fire HQ

3 committee meetings later: Bloomington city council now set for vote on purchase of former Showers Brothers building for future police-fire HQ

On Bloomington’s city council meeting agenda for this Wednesday is an $8.75-million real estate deal. Councilmembers will be deciding whether to approve a purchase agreement for the western part of the former Showers Brothers factory building that houses city hall. The agreement was approved by the city’

Column: Is Bloomington a ‘relatively safe place’?

Column: Is Bloomington a ‘relatively safe place’?

On Saturday, a statement from Bloomington mayor John Hamilton was posted on his official Facebook page denouncing the racist stabbing of an 18-year-old woman, which took place three days earlier. Between 12:43 p.m. and 12:48 p.m., an edit was made to the statement’s