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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.

Area state legislators update local residents on state budget, local income taxes, closure of capitol

Area state legislators update local residents on state budget, local income taxes, closure of capitol

At a forum hosted Saturday morning by the League of Women Voters Bloomington-Monroe and the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, three state legislators gave an update after two weeks of this year’s session. Any partisan jostling that unfolded between the two Democrats and one Republican who attended was

Square Meals: Cooper’s hawk snacks in downtown Bloomington

Square Meals: Cooper’s hawk snacks in downtown Bloomington

For a couple hours Saturday morning, a winged creature as big as maybe five robins smooshed together into a single bird perched on a branch outside the window of The Square Beacon’s headquarters on 6th Street in downtown Bloomington. Even though its leaves have been dropped for the season,

IU Health president makes plea on COVID-19 vaccination: “Get the vaccine when your opportunity comes.”

IU Health president makes plea on COVID-19 vaccination: “Get the vaccine when your opportunity comes.”

Brian Shockney, who’s president of IU Health’s south central region, which includes Bloomington and Monroe County, said on Friday: “My personal and professional plea to each of you is to get the vaccine when your opportunity comes.” Registration for vaccination appointments, which are currently limited to frontline healthcare

Enforcement by city, county against encampments in different locations Thursday night: 1 tent remains at Seminary Park

Enforcement by city, county against encampments in different locations Thursday night: 1 tent remains at Seminary Park

Seminary Park Click to view slideshow. During a Thursday night meeting of Bloomington city council’s four-member public safety committee, to hear public comment about the houseless encampment in Seminary Park, Monroe County sheriff’s deputies were patrolling county land further south off Rogers Street. At Seminary Park, after

Public right-of-way near Bloomington’s Seminary Park cleared, encampment moves into park for now

Public right-of-way near Bloomington’s Seminary Park cleared, encampment moves into park for now

Click to view slideshow. Around 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Bloomington police department (BPD) officers told the houseless people living in the encampment near Seminary Park, south of downtown Bloomington, that they could not occupy the public right-of-way. Helped by a couple dozen grassroots volunteers and nonprofit caseworkers

Bloomington city council strips its sidewalk committee of duties

Bloomington city council strips its sidewalk committee of duties

After about 2 hours and 45 minutes of deliberations on Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council eliminated two of its 11 committees. Not surviving the night was the council’s sidewalk committee. The council started with a resolution could have eliminated as many as four of its committees. But the

Indiana bill on checking executive authority gets first committee hearing

Indiana bill on checking executive authority gets first committee hearing

Getting a first committee hearing on Tuesday afternoon was a bill that would put the state legislature in a position to have a say on extending the Indiana governor’s executive orders related to a disaster emergency. HB 1123 is one of several bills that deal with executive powers, which