Dave Askins

A second meeting of Bloomington’s redistricting commission was held last Monday (July 25). The meeting included a look at some maps drawn by the public and one map created by a commissioner. Deliberations were light on substantive issues, and did not offer much insight into the factors that commissioners

As a local government reporter, it is not hard to justify writing about the fancy birds that hang out in Bloomington’s public parks. The birds at public parks are a part of my regular beat, because public parks are run by local government. Local government officials can look to

Earlier this year, when Bloomington’s city council deliberated on increasing the local income tax (LIT) paid by all county residents, part of the pitch from the administration included a need to pay city employees more, to stem the tide of their departures. The data provided at the time by

Residents who live near the intersection of Maxwell Lane and Sheridan Drive, which is located in a central Bloomington neighborhood, want to be able to walk across Maxwell, without “scurrying” to the other side. As Stephanie Hatton put it, when she addressed Bloomington’s traffic commission on Wednesday night, “We

In a news release issued early Thursday afternoon, Bloomington police have reported the shooting death of a 28-year-old man who lived in the Kinser Flats apartment building on the city’s north side. The shooting appears to have taken place early Wednesday morning. Bloomington police are asking anyone

If Monroe County builds a new jail, where will it be located? The answer to that question came Wednesday morning. A $10.02 million purchase agreement for an 87-acre piece of land at the northeast corner of I-69 and West Fullerton Pike was approved on a unanimous vote