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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.

Column: On the normalcy of local COVID-19 response

Column: On the normalcy of local COVID-19 response

Early Friday afternoon, Monroe County’s health administrator, Penny Caudill, sent out a press release announcing the county’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, the pandemic virus that’s spreading across the world. It was a student seen a week earlier by Indiana University Health Center, whose positive test

COVID-19 curtailment of court activity impacts timing in some Bloomington civil cases

COVID-19 curtailment of court activity impacts timing in some Bloomington civil cases

Last Monday (March 16), concerns about the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led Monroe County’s judges to use an administrative rule to petition Indiana’s supreme court for the temporary closure of the county’s circuit court. Other counties across the state filed similar petitions.

Food and beverage tax group to meet: Relief for some businesses impacted by COVID-19?

Food and beverage tax group to meet: Relief for some businesses impacted by COVID-19?

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local area businesses has prompted a special meeting on Tuesday next week (March 24) by the food and beverage tax advisory commission (FABTAC) to consider a request from Monroe County’s board of commissioners. The board voted this past Wednesday to ask

Bloomington issues COVID-19 update for buses, utilities customer service

Bloomington issues COVID-19 update for buses, utilities customer service

Late Friday, the city of Bloomington issued press releases about the way that public bus service and utilities customer service will be altered starting next week, to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Bloomington Transit buses will continue to run next week on their normal schedule. But the suspension

Governor: COVID-19 means postponement of Indiana primary elections to June 2

Governor: COVID-19 means postponement of Indiana primary elections to June 2

At a late morning press conference on Friday, Indiana’s governor, Eric Holcomb, announced that the state’s primary election would be postponed 28 days, from May 5 to June 2. Given the threat of COVID-19 exposure, the primary date would be pushed back to ensure the safety of

Zoning board doesn’t yield to COVID-19, grants driveway variances for 4th Street parking garage; Bloomington city council cancels work session

Zoning board doesn’t yield to COVID-19, grants driveway variances for 4th Street parking garage; Bloomington city council cancels work session

On Thursday night in Bloomington, as the COVID-19 pandemic stalled a lot of public business, some of the People’s work was still getting done. At the regular meeting of the city’s board of zoning appeals (BZA), a replacement garage at 4th and Walnut streets in downtown got

Indiana governor about “shelter in place” for COVID-19: “We’re not there, yet.”

Indiana governor about “shelter in place” for COVID-19: “We’re not there, yet.”

Responding to a reporter’s question at an early afternoon press conference on Thursday, Indiana’s governor, Eric Holcomb, said about the idea of issuing a statewide “shelter in place” order in response the COVID-19 pandemic: “We’re not there, yet.” But as of late Thursday afternoon, about a