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Monroe County commissioners balk at putting storage contract for election equipment in private vendor's name: 'This is the people's property'

Monroe County commissioners balk at putting storage contract for election equipment in private vendor's name: 'This is the people's property'

Put off by Monroe County commissioners at their meeting this past Thursday was the renewal of a contract with B&L IT Services for election support services. For several years, B&L has provided support services for elections, including technical support for voting machines. For 2025 and 2026,

CAPTCHA won't last long, as Monroe County gets new web host, new domain name

CAPTCHA won't last long, as Monroe County gets new web host, new domain name

People who wanted to visit the Monroe County government website over the last few weeks might have first been challenged to prove they were humans, by completing a CAPTCHA—which made them pick all the chairs (or clocks) in a grid of images. The acronym stands for Completely Automated Public

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

The origin story for the image might make the cartoon a little funnier, if you're a reader who does not instantly recognize the fish. On top of the historic Monroe County courthouse there is a weathervane featuring a metal fish crafted by blacksmith Austin Seward, which is called

Bloomington's 50501 protest organized as canned food drive

Bloomington's 50501 protest organized as canned food drive

Bloomington's edition of the 50501 Movement's national day of protests kicked off at noon on Saturday (April 19) at the city's traditional venue for such demonstrations, the southeast corner of the historic Monroe County courthouse. An estimated 500 people heard speeches, sang songs, chanted,

Photos: Trashion Refashion 2025

Photos: Trashion Refashion 2025

Last Sunday (April 13), the Buskirk-Chumley Theater served as the venue for the annual Trashion Refashion Show, produced by Discardia, a project of the Center for Sustainable Living. The runway show, which features models wearing designs made out of materials that would otherwise wind up in the landfill, serves as

Duke Energy's plan to build $3B gas-fired plant called 'insane and immoral' at Bloomington field hearing

Duke Energy's plan to build $3B gas-fired plant called 'insane and immoral' at Bloomington field hearing

On Thursday, around 50 people gathered at the Bloomington Convention Center to give testimony at a field hearing about a proposal from Duke Energy that would increase electric bills to help pay for its planned construction of a new natural gas-fired plant. The new plant would be located at its

Growth: Fallacy or imperative? More than 200 parcels downzoned on 2–1 vote by Monroe County commissioners

Growth: Fallacy or imperative? More than 200 parcels downzoned on 2–1 vote by Monroe County commissioners

More than 200 parcels in the unincorporated area of Monroe County have been downzoned on two separate 2–1 votes of the county commissioners. The vote came at this week's regular Thursday morning meeting of the commissioners. Dissenting was Jody Madeira. Forming the two-person majority were Lee Jones