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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.

Bloomington council delays 2022 budget vote until Oct. 27: Will mayor concede on police, climate?

Bloomington council delays 2022 budget vote until Oct. 27: Will mayor concede on police, climate?

On Wednesday, when a decision was scheduled on the 2022 Bloomington budget, the city council chose to recess its meeting without voting, less than 90 minutes after it was called to order. The recess came when it became apparent that the mayor’s budget did not have majority support on

4-member advisory committee appointed to help with Monroe County redistricting

4-member advisory committee appointed to help with Monroe County redistricting

At its Wednesday meeting, the three-member Monroe County board of commissioners appointed four residents to give advice on the upcoming task of redrawing boundaries for precincts, as well as for county council and county commissioner districts. The redistricting work on the local level has the same impetus as the state

Monroe County OKs animal care deal with Bloomington; shelter numbers for 2020 way down

Monroe County OKs animal care deal with Bloomington; shelter numbers for 2020 way down

In 2022, non-Bloomington residents will most likely be able to surrender their animals to Bloomington’s animal shelters without paying a fee, the way they have for several years. At their regular Wednesday morning meeting, Monroe County commissioners approved their side of an interlocal agreement that the county has maintained

No fine this time for poison ivy vine, says city of Bloomington

No fine this time for poison ivy vine, says city of Bloomington

An appeal by B&L Rentals of a $50 fine imposed by the city of Bloomington for poison ivy and other plants growing taller than 8 inches did not need to be heard at Tuesday’s board of works meeting. That’s because the notice of violation was converted

First annual Monroe County event: “The complexities of the Latino community are tremendous.”

First annual Monroe County event: “The complexities of the Latino community are tremendous.”

On Monday evening, during question time at a community gathering, Hana Yuisa Vargas rose to speak from a seat in the second tier of the auditorium at Monroe County’s public library. Vargas said, “My ancestors helped [Christopher Columbus] to survive. We indigenous people, we’ve been helping everyone. White

Bloomington acts on plan to nix 7th Street stop signs to aid traffic flow for bicycle lane

Bloomington acts on plan to nix 7th Street stop signs to aid traffic flow for bicycle lane

In a news release issued on Friday (Oct. 8), the city of Bloomington publicized its removal of stop signs along 7th Street at cross streets between Walnut Street and Indiana Avenue. The removal of the stop signs is intended to help the traffic flow on 7th Street. The east-west street

Bloomington water rates will still go higher, but by less: Details of proposed settlement filed

Bloomington water rates will still go higher, but by less: Details of proposed settlement filed

Customers of city of Bloomington utilities (CBU) will be paying more for their drinking water starting Jan. 1, 2022. But the increase will not be quite as much as CBU originally proposed. CBU took the rate case to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), after it was approved by the