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Articles in this section cover Bloomington city council, the mayor's office, Monroe County's board of commissioners, county council, and all the other local units.

Tax notebook: $6.9M total extra local income tax revenue in 2025 for Monroe County units—half as much as last year

Tax notebook: $6.9M total extra local income tax revenue in 2025 for Monroe County units—half as much as last year

The annual extra infusion of revenue from local income tax (LIT) to government units across the state will amount to about $6.9 million in Monroe County this year. That’s about half the $14.3 million supplemental distribution of LIT that Indiana’s State Budget Agency (SBA) calculated for

Cory Grass picked as Monroe County GOP chair, already recruiting for 2026 sheriff's race

Cory Grass picked as Monroe County GOP chair, already recruiting for 2026 sheriff's race

Cory Grass has been elected chair of the Monroe County Republican Party. Grass confirmed the outcome to the B Square in a telephone interview on Saturday (March 1). The GOP caucus was attended by around 40 precinct chairs and vice chairs, which was held at 10 a.m. at the

Monroe County Dems pick Ujdak as party chair, aim to focus on what they're for, not against

Monroe County Dems pick Ujdak as party chair, aim to focus on what they're for, not against

On Saturday, at its quadrennial reorganizational caucus held at Bloomington’s city hall, Monroe County Democrats elected Samuel Ujdak as party chair. Ujdak is taking over from outgoing chair David Henry, who did not seek to continue in the post. Other party officers picked on Saturday, also in uncontested elections,

A man holds up a conceptual design layout and points to it.

New Monroe County jail design moves ahead, with persisting concerns about size, cost

The planned Monroe County jail and justice center project now has an estimated construction price tag of almost $207 million, which increases to $237 million when soft costs are added, which is way more than the $200-million figure that county officials were given in mid-2024. Getting a unanimous green light

UNIT CTL UT Working Max $31,269,905 Under Max by $3,808,497. The figure $3,808,497 is circled in red.

$3.8M less for Monroe County govt in 2025 due to its own mistake, unintentional tax break for property owners

Monroe County government will collect about $3.8 million less in property taxes in 2025 than would have been allowed under state law. That’s due to what has been described to The B Square as a data entry error for the budget numbers that were approved by the seven-member