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The process to start several changes to Bloomington’s basic zoning code were teed up to be put in motion by the city council at its regular Wednesday meeting (March 12).  The basic code is called the unified development ordinance (UDO). But both resolutions, which gave direction to the city

At its regular meeting on Tuesday (March 12), the Monroe County council took two actions to conserve the county government's fiscal resources.  The measures come in the context of anticipated lower tax revenues next year, and in years to come. At the start of the meeting, the council

If SB 287 makes it through the State House of Representatives and is signed by the governor, local voters in the state of Indiana would choose school board members in partisan elections that follow the same primary process that other partisan offices do.  The bill has already been passed by

All 37 of Monroe County’s tornado sirens are supposed to go off tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. (Tuesday, March 11) as a part of a statewide test that’s been set up by Indiana’s Department of Homeland Security. That’s on top of the regular first-Friday monthly

On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council took the biggest step so far towards the construction of an expansion to the Bloomington Convention Center—by approving the issuance of $46.8 million in bonds, which will help fund the $70-million construction project. The debt service will be paid with food

There is still a chance that Monroe County could adopt vote centers as a way for voters to cast ballots, and that the centers would be in place for the 2026 election cycle, which is less than a year away. That’s because on Thursday (March 6), Monroe County’s

At its regular Wednesday meeting (March 5), the Bloomington city council approved the issuance of $46,825,000 in lease rental revenue bonds, to finance the cost of expanding the Bloomington Convention Center. The interest rate for the bonds is 5.0 percent. The term of the bond issuance is