Dave Askins

Last Wednesday (Oct. 23), the final project definition (aka schematic design)  for the expansion of the Monroe Convention Center was approved unanimously by the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB). The CIB’s approval will allow the architect, Schmidt Associates, to begin the actual design phase of the project. The

At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council approved three salary ordinances for 2025—one for the city’s police officers and firefighters,  one for the city clerk’s staff,  and one for the other employees of the city, including the members of AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and

At its meeting on Monday, the Monroe county council approved $167,000 in social services grant awards to 42 different projects. The top award this year, of $9,730, went to a collaborative effort to fund CPR training for several nonprofits. Participating in the collaborative application were Middle Way House,

A budget for 2025 that calls for $122.5 million in spending, when home-ruled funds are included, was approved by the Monroe County council on Monday night. The vote was 5–1, with dissent from Marty Hawk. Cheryl Munson was absent with illness. As councilor Geoff McKim noted, the 2025

Sunday night was the 10th week in a row for a protest at Sample Gates in Bloomington, against Indiana University’s new “expressive activities” policy, which was effective Aug. 1. Sample Gates is the spot where Kirkwood Avenue dead ends at the western edge of the Bloomington campus. On the

The contest for the three at-large county council seats is one of two local races where Monroe County voters will have any kind of choice on Nov. 5. The Democrats whose names appear on the ballot for the pick-up-to-three race are: Cheryl Munson, Trent Deckard, and David Henry. Also appearing