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April 16, 2026: Flock cameras, North Park jail, Student IDs, Host hotel, Apartment site plan, Trashion runway

April 16, 2026: Flock cameras, North Park jail, Student IDs, Host hotel, Apartment site plan, Trashion runway

This edition includes reports about Bloomington’s non-renewal of its Flock camera contract, the North Park jail site dispute, a court ruling restoring student IDs as voter ID, a Greystar apartment approval, a convention center host-hotel land transfer, and the Trashion Refashion runway show.

April 12, 2026: Early voting, county jail plan, Ellettsville reorg, public bus routes, sheriff’s lawsuit

April 12, 2026: Early voting, county jail plan, Ellettsville reorg, public bus routes, sheriff’s lawsuit

This edition includes reports on the Ellettsville-Richland Township reorg proposal, early voting, possible route reconfiguration by Bloomington Transit, the sheriff’s lawsuit against the state attorney general, and the county jail plan.

April 9, 2026: Election sign kerfuffle, host hotel, bus operations center, police standoff

April 9, 2026: Election sign kerfuffle, host hotel, bus operations center, police standoff

This edition includes reports on a sign placement controversy at Election Central, a step forward on Bloomington Transit’s effort to build a new operations center, a land transfer in connection with a convention center host hotel, and an hours-long standoff with police.

April 6, 2026: Batman, Flock cameras, Hopewell South PUD

April 6, 2026: Batman, Flock cameras, Hopewell South PUD

This report includes an article with photos from inside the Batman House, some news about a change in city policy on ALPR cameras, and a report from last Wednesday’s Hopewell South PUD action by the city council, which was postponement.

April 2, 2026: Hopewell South put off again, city loses 2 lawsuits, forum for county clerk candidates

April 2, 2026: Hopewell South put off again, city loses 2 lawsuits, forum for county clerk candidates

This edition includes a note about the Hopewell South PUD, news that Bloomington lost two lawsuits in the dispute over leases for Showers West tenants, and a report on a county clerk candidate forum.

March 30, 2026: No Kings, North Park jail clash, Hopewell South delay, school redistricting, polling-place changes

March 30, 2026: No Kings, North Park jail clash, Hopewell South delay, school redistricting, polling-place changes

This edition includes reports about the “No Kings 3.0” protest on the courthouse square, and renewed clashes over a North Park jail site. Also: Hopewell South delayed again, MCCSC redistricting and cell-phone law updates, polling-place changes, and BZA sign variances.

March 26, 2026: Hopewell South put off, women’s commission lockout, former H-T building to be sold, and more

March 26, 2026: Hopewell South put off, women’s commission lockout, former H-T building to be sold, and more

This edition includes reports on a inadvertent lockout of the Monroe County women’s commission, the now-pending sale of the former H-T building by MCCSC, a voting machine test that was passed, and a candidate forum for the county commissioners race.