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Indiana DNR lifts moratorium on feeding birds

Indiana DNR lifts moratorium on feeding birds

It’s OK for bird lovers across the state to set out their bird feeds again, according to Indiana’s department of natural resources (DNR). The news was announced late Friday afternoon on a web page the DNR set up to inform Hoosier bird lovers about the status of a

IU Health: “We would love to provide you with a vaccine instead of a hospital stay.”

IU Health: “We would love to provide you with a vaccine instead of a hospital stay.”

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that federal workers, with few exceptions, would have to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Biden’s new mandates include a requirement that employers with more than 100 workers have to require their employees to be vaccinated or be tested weekly. Friday’s local news

Resolution supporting $5K more for Bloomington police gets OK from city council

Resolution supporting $5K more for Bloomington police gets OK from city council

A resolution that expresses support for revising the current collective bargaining agreement with the police union, to increase sworn officer pay by $5,000, was approved by Bloomington’s city council at a special meeting on Wednesday. The vote was 7–1–1. Dissenting on the vote were Matt Flaherty,

Monroe County health board to decide on Sept. 22 about possible extension of mask mandate into October

Monroe County health board to decide on Sept. 22 about possible extension of mask mandate into October

Monroe County’s indoor mask mandate, which is intended to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic virus, will almost certainly stay in place through its current expiration date of Sept. 30. The mask mandate has been in place since Aug. 5. Whether it will be extended into October

COVID-19 Update: Hospitalizations keep climbing

COVID-19 Update: Hospitalizations keep climbing

The long Labor Day weekend meant that on Tuesday at noon there were four days worth of fresh data updated to the state of Indiana’s COVID-19 dashboard. A note indicated hospitalization numbers for three of the days—Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—would be missing. But Monday’s statewide hospitalization

Column: Bloomington’s city council should allow future annexees to serve on redistricting advisory commission

Column: Bloomington’s city council should allow future annexees to serve on redistricting advisory commission

All eight annexation ordinances that Bloomington’s city council will consider on Sept. 15 include a date on which their affected areas become a part of the city: Jan. 1, 2024. That’s less than two months after the next city elections for mayor, city clerk and city councilmembers. If

Column: Bloomington city council should quickly kill ordinance on meeting length, focus instead on budget, annexation and climate change

Column: Bloomington city council should quickly kill ordinance on meeting length, focus instead on budget, annexation and climate change

Introduced at last Wednesday’s Bloomington city council meeting was a possible new local law (Ordinance 21-34) that would attempt to put a time limit on city council meetings. Probably every current and future Bloomington resident would welcome a world where the meetings of the local legislature did not last