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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.

Margins, flipped results for mail-in versus in-person make Monroe County election stories

Margins, flipped results for mail-in versus in-person make Monroe County election stories

Much of the media coverage of 2020 primary elections focused on the mechanics of voting methods, instead of the campaigns. That’s because the COVID-19 pandemic led the state election commission to postpone the primaries four weeks, from May 5 to June 2, and to make no-excuse absentee

Photos: “Enough is Enough”

Photos: “Enough is Enough”

On Friday, June 5, 2020, a peaceful protest against police brutality, organized by Black student leaders at Indiana University, wound its way from Dunn Meadow westward to the courthouse square. Demonstrators numbered in the thousands. Here’s a mosaic of images from the event, which was promoted with the slogan

Request withdrawn at crowded Zoom meeting: Hiring freeze meant filling vacant sheriff’s deputy jobs needed county council OK

Request withdrawn at crowded Zoom meeting: Hiring freeze meant filling vacant sheriff’s deputy jobs needed county council OK

A request from Monroe County’s sheriff, Brad Swain, to fill two vacant deputy positions was not heard as scheduled at the county council’s special meeting convened on Thursday at 1 p.m. Swain withdrew the request at the start of the meeting. The only vote taken by county

Monroe County election board debriefs on day at the polls, provisional ballots to be reviewed June 12

Monroe County election board debriefs on day at the polls, provisional ballots to be reviewed June 12

Thursday afternoon, two days after the June 2 primary election, Monroe County’s election board reviewed how things went on Election Day, under the accommodations made to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. They also reviewed the accommodations that were made as required under the Help America

Bloomington city council postpones vote on giving staff job to current deputy

Bloomington city council postpones vote on giving staff job to current deputy

An anticipated vote to name Stephen Lucas as Bloomington’s city council attorney/administrator starting on Aug. 1 was postponed by the council at Wednesday’s meeting. The council will take up the question again at a special session now scheduled for June 10. Lucas has served as Bloomington city

Public, private nonconsensual towing now squared up in Bloomington

Public, private nonconsensual towing now squared up in Bloomington

In action taken Wednesday night at its regular meeting, Bloomington’s city council approved a change to local law that makes the fees match for two kinds of non-consensual towing. Drivers who get their car towed, because city police ordered it, will now pay the same amount as drivers

Democratic Party noms for senate, judge: Yoder, Krothe

Democratic Party noms for senate, judge: Yoder, Krothe

Based on unofficial results of the June 2 primary, the Democratic Party’s nomination for the District 40 state senate seat is Shelli Yoder. The former Monroe County councilor prevailed over John Zody, the Democratic Party’s state chair, and Trent Feuerbach, with 81 percent of the vote. No Republican