Dave Askins

In the state of Indiana, a candidate who files their campaign finance paperwork three weeks late could owe a fine of up to $1,000. But it’s almost never the case that late filers in Monroe County have to pay a fine at all. That’s because Indiana’s

Bloomington at-large city councilmember Jim Sims will not be seeking reelection in 2023. Sims has confirmed his plans not to run in 2023 in a phone interview with The B Square. The nine-members of the city council, along with the mayor and city clerk, are up for election

In a Wednesday morning email sent site-wide on behalf of Andrew Espejo, who is general manager of Catalent’s manufacturing facility in Bloomington, the pharmaceutical manufacturing company has announced a reduction of its Bloomington workforce by 400 jobs. The email indicates that employees—which include full-time and temporary

By around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, two state police sergeants had appeared at Monroe County’s Election Central at Madison and 7th streets—to secure the ballots and voting equipment that were used for the Nov. 8 general election. It’s the standard process that is used under

The Monroe County Democratic Party will petition the Indiana state election division for a recount of votes in  the state house representative District 62 race, which was won by Republican Dave Hall over Democrat Penny Githens. That’s according to a news release issued by the MCDP on Monday morning.

Bloomington Transit’s five-member board has approved in concept the idea that the Go Bloomington program will tap into BT’s existing arrangements with Uber and Lyft, to give program participants a guaranteed ride home. Go Bloomington  is the branding that’s been adopted for the city’s transportation