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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.

Transit notebook: Snowstorm debrief, deal OK’d with IU, ridership still down, strategic plan moves forward

Transit notebook: Snowstorm debrief, deal OK’d with IU, ridership still down, strategic plan moves forward

Bloomington Transit drivers got some recognition from general manager John Connell at the five-member board’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night. About the performance of drivers during the snowstorm and its aftermath on Feb. 3 and Feb. 4, Connell said, “I think our drivers did an incredible job.

Miller-Showers Park: Bloomington utilities and parks formalizing arrangements on who pays for what

Miller-Showers Park: Bloomington utilities and parks formalizing arrangements on who pays for what

The cost of maintaining the lagoon retention walls at Miller-Showers Park will be split between city of Bloomington utilities (CBU) and the city’s parks and recreation department. The utilities service board (USB) approved its side of the arrangement at its regular meeting on Monday night. The same memorandum

Pandemic notebook: Decline in positive cases continues with slight hitch

Pandemic notebook: Decline in positive cases continues with slight hitch

Monroe County’s confirmed positive COVID-19 numbers continue their rapid decrease, after a spike that saw them go up just about as fast. That matches the trend across the state of Indiana. Also showing a similar pattern for the county and the whole state is a hitch in the

Political notebook: 19 contested precinct “committeeman” races for Monroe Democrats

Political notebook: 19 contested precinct “committeeman” races for Monroe Democrats

Among the recent filings for the 2022 elections were 84 declarations by local Democrats for a position that is called “precinct committeeman” in the Hoosier state’s election law. A precinct is the smallest geographic political boundary area. Generally, other areas—from congressional districts to city council districts—use precincts

Bloomington to woo Catalent with tax break as pharma company might invest $350M, add 1K jobs

Bloomington to woo Catalent with tax break as pharma company might invest $350M, add 1K jobs

By the end of 2026, Catalent might spend $350 million, in order to expand its Bloomington operation at South Patterson Drive in the southwestern part of town. The project would add 1,000 new jobs, growing its local workforce by about one-third. The pharmaceutical company is looking to spend

Monroe County mask mandate likely to end whenever governor’s emergency order expires

Monroe County mask mandate likely to end whenever governor’s emergency order expires

Indiana governor Eric Holcomb’s current order declaring a health emergency for Indiana due to the COVID-19 pandemic will expire on March 4, if he doesn’t extend it for a 24th time. If Holcomb doesn’t extend the order, Monroe County’s board of health members are now

Bloomington looks to carry out $800K plan for public tree planting in spring, fall 2022

Bloomington looks to carry out $800K plan for public tree planting in spring, fall 2022

This Friday, the city of Bloomington is hosting the first of two information sessions about its plans to plant $800,000 worth of trees in the public right-of-way, according to a news release from the mayor’s office on Tuesday. It was a little more than three years