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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.

Voting shares for local income tax question get late-session tweak by state legislators, impact on Bloomington-Monroe County climate action debate unclear

Voting shares for local income tax question get late-session tweak by state legislators, impact on Bloomington-Monroe County climate action debate unclear

Late Wednesday, Indiana state legislators worked to hash through some wording of a new law, which has a description that appears unremarkable on the list of this session’s bills: “HB 1065: Various tax matters.” The grab-bag nature of the legislation is revealed by its synopsis, which runs nearly

From utilities building to city hall, Bloomington’s COVID-19 response shows visible signs

From utilities building to city hall, Bloomington’s COVID-19 response shows visible signs

On Thursday, Indiana’s governor, Eric Holcomb, announced additional statewide measures meant to help reduce COVID-19 infection rates. The number of cases in the state of Indiana has doubled from six on Tuesday (March 10) to 12 cases two days later (March 12). Among the measures announced by Holcomb

Monroe County press release on COVID-19: All public meetings cancelled through March 25 except for county council and board of commissioners

Monroe County press release on COVID-19: All public meetings cancelled through March 25 except for county council and board of commissioners

In a press release issued on Wednesday (March 11) Monroe County has announced the cancellation of meetings for the next two weeks as a way to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic virus The only public meetings that will take place are those scheduled for the Monroe

Bloomington councilmember on amount, timing, spending, oversight of possible tax increase for climate action: “All the things we’re talking about…are open questions.”

Bloomington councilmember on amount, timing, spending, oversight of possible tax increase for climate action: “All the things we’re talking about…are open questions.”

Bloomington city council’s climate action and resilience committee, a four-member subset of the council, convened a meeting Wednesday night to hear feedback from the public on a possible countywide increase to the local income tax. About three dozen people attended, maybe a third of them Indiana University students,

Bloomington press release: COVID-19 protocols will include curtailed large events, discretionary travel

Bloomington press release: COVID-19 protocols will include curtailed large events, discretionary travel

In a press release issued late Wednesday, the city of Bloomington announced a response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has seen the number of cases in Indiana increase to 10. Prominent on the city’s approach will be “social distancing”—measures to reduce occasions when people have to gather

County council gives preliminary OK to tax abatement worth about $3.1M, would still generate $3.1M of paid taxes

County council gives preliminary OK to tax abatement worth about $3.1M, would still generate $3.1M of paid taxes

In May this year, at the corner of Curry Pike and State Road 46, Ernest Health might be able to start building a $20-million inpatient rehabilitation hospital. And if construction goes as planned, the multi-state health care company could be treating patients there as soon as a year

Encouraging early voting a highlight of Monroe County’s COVID-19 election precautions

Encouraging early voting a highlight of Monroe County’s COVID-19 election precautions

When Monroe County’s election board met last Thursday, no cases of the COVID-19 virus had been reported in the state of Indiana. Over the weekend, Indiana’s health department reported two cases of the pandemic virus. And on Monday the total number of cases was announced at four.