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On Wednesday, several aspects of the planned expansion of the Monroe Convention Center came into sharper focus. An afternoon meeting of the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) included a vote to give the nod to Dora Hospitality LLC over Garfield Public/Private LLC and MHG Hotels LLC as the

On Thursday, the question of how Monroe County’s Nov. 5 election night results will be announced to the public could finally be put to rest. But the numbers that matter—those that determine the winners and losers in elections—will get reported to the state government the same way

Starting in 2025, Monroe County residents will pay a local income tax rate that is 0.105 points higher than the current rate. A rate of 0.105, when applied to a taxable income of $20,000 per year, works out to an extra $21 a year. The county council

In-person early voting for the Nov. 5 election has started in Monroe County, Indiana. At 8 a.m. sharp on Tuesday, county clerk Nicole Browne opened the door at the election operations center at 3rd and Walnut streets in downtown Bloomington and proclaimed: “Hear ye, hear ye, the polls are

Starting around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday night was the weekly protest at Sample Gates in Bloomington against Indiana University’s new “expressive activities” policy, which was effective Aug. 1. Sample Gates is the spot where Kirkwood Avenue dead ends at the western edge of the Bloomington campus. On

A special meeting is set this Wednesday (Oct. 9) for Bloomington’s city council to adopt the 2025 budget. The meeting could include an extra wrinkle, based on a petition that has been filed by Bloomington resident Joe Davis, and nine others. The petitioners object to the 2025 budget, asking