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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.

Bloomington’s 2020 budget heads to council with few changes, stalled bargaining talks mean flat pay for police

Bloomington’s 2020 budget heads to council with few changes, stalled bargaining talks mean flat pay for police

The 2020 budget that’s included in the Bloomington city council’s meeting packet for this Wednesday is virtually the same as the one that was presented in a series of departmental hearings in August. It does not include, as a couple of councilmembers had suggested, the creation of a

New tree study for Bloomington measures canopy at 38 percent, climate strikers demand 60 percent

New tree study for Bloomington measures canopy at 38 percent, climate strikers demand 60 percent

A key stat from a new tree inventory for the city of Bloomington, released on Tuesday, found its way into a list of climate activist demands presented to Mayor John Hamilton on Friday. The demands were presented to the mayor a little after 3 p.m. by around 400 people

Photos: #ClimateStrike City Hall, Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington, Indiana’s Climate Strike activities started at Dunn Meadow and wound their way around campus, then over to the west side of downtown to visit with the city’s mayor, John Hamilton. There, a list of demands was presented. Click to view slideshow.

Photos: #ClimateStrike Dunn Meadow, Bloomington, Indiana

A few hundred people piled into Dunn Meadow on the campus of Indiana University on Friday just before noon to join in a global action that’s been organized under the banner of “climate strike.” NBC News put the number of people worldwide who joined demonstrations in the “millions.” Here’

Bloomington city council candidates asked: What are you going to do to combat white supremacy in your support of the arts?

Bloomington city council candidates asked: What are you going to do to combat white supremacy in your support of the arts?

Tuesday night at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, across from the derelict 4th Street parking garage, the audience filled a bit less than half the 132-seat auditorium. The performance was a political one, a two-act play of sorts, directed by Danielle McClelland, on behalf of a

Bloomington’s city council OKs bonds for county TIF district roads, different sewer rates for city, non-city customers

Bloomington’s city council OKs bonds for county TIF district roads, different sewer rates for city, non-city customers

The line separating the part of Monroe County that’s inside Bloomington from the part that’s outside the city formed a common thread across three agenda items on the city council’s Wednesday agenda. The council approved a sewer rate increase for all of Bloomington’s customers. For the

Monroe Fire Protection District gets OK from county commissioners to add two townships

Monroe Fire Protection District gets OK from county commissioners to add two townships

The unincorporated areas of Bloomington and Van Buren townships will be a part of the Monroe Fire Protection District (MFPD) starting Jan. 1, 2021, about 15 months from now. That’s the result of a unanimous vote by Monroe County’s three commissioners at their regular meeting on Wednesday. Wednesday’