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July 6, 2026: Fourth of July parade, patriotic birds, encampment-to-housing, initiative, jail site scoring

July 6, 2026: Fourth of July parade, patriotic birds, encampment-to-housing, initiative, jail site scoring

This morning's edition includes: Fourth of July parade and patriotic bird photos; Monroe County property transfers; a housing-first initiative as Indiana’s camping ban begins; and a jail site panel preparing to score possible locations.

July 2, 2026: Host hotel, ICE-detainer injunction, jail-site scoring, independent assessor bid

July 2, 2026: Host hotel, ICE-detainer injunction, jail-site scoring, independent assessor bid

This morning's edition includes reports on convention center construction and host hotel proposals, a narrow injunction for Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté on Indiana’s ICE-detainer law, Trimble’s assessor ballot bid, jail-site scoring metrics, and uncontested MCCSC board races.

June 29, 2026: Water rates rise, Seminary Pointe demolition, jail site talks, one-story jail design, MCCSC cell phones, Skate the Rainbow

June 29, 2026: Water rates rise, Seminary Pointe demolition, jail site talks, one-story jail design, MCCSC cell phones, Skate the Rainbow

This morning's edition includes reports on Skate the Rainbow roller derby, Bloomington water-rate hikes, historic commission action clearing Seminary Pointe demolitions, jail siting, and MCCSC’s reluctant approval of a state-mandated cell phone storage policy, plus principal hires.

June 25, 2026: H-T arts hub pitch; SUV shooting; BT land buy; jail-site group reset; Kirkwood veto; town-township merger; RAAM; Seminary Pointe

June 25, 2026: H-T arts hub pitch; SUV shooting; BT land buy; jail-site group reset; Kirkwood veto; town-township merger; RAAM; Seminary Pointe

This morning's edition includes reports on the Pillar Arts pitch for the H-T building, shots fired into a GMC SUV, Bloomington Transit’s land buy, a jail-site working-group reset, Sophia Travis grants, a Kirkwood veto, the Ellettsville-Richland merger, RAAM, and the Seminary Pointe land-swap plan.

June 22, 2026: Juneteenth photos; ICE-detainer law ruling; jail-site group canceled; Seminary Pointe land swap?

June 22, 2026: Juneteenth photos; ICE-detainer law ruling; jail-site group canceled; Seminary Pointe land swap?

This morning's edition includes reports on Bloomington’s 2026 Juneteenth celebration at Switchyard Park, a federal ruling leaving Indiana’s ICE-detainer law intact for July 1, a jail-site working group’s canceled first meeting, and Seminary Pointe host-hotel land-swap prospects

June 18, 2026: North Dunn court fight, Kirkwood veto clock, jail site, Showers West, tap-to-pay bus fares, trash rates

June 18, 2026: North Dunn court fight, Kirkwood veto clock, jail site, Showers West, tap-to-pay bus fares, trash rates

This morning's edition includes reports on the North Dunn subdivision fight, the Kirkwood closure veto question, judicial support for a co-located jail and justice system, Showers West lease appeals and mediation, Bloomington Transit’s tap-to-pay launch, and possible trash cart rate hikes.

June 15, 2026: Possible Kirkwood veto, $500K in grants, new planning director, jail-site group, Seminary Pointe demolition clock

June 15, 2026: Possible Kirkwood veto, $500K in grants, new planning director, jail-site group, Seminary Pointe demolition clock

Today's edition includes reports about Mayor Kerry Thomson’s Kirkwood veto decision process, $500K in Jack Hopkins grants, Lynn Coyne’s planning-director appointment, a new city-county jail-site working group, and Seminary Pointe demolition notices amid land-swap hopes.