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Journalist’s voter registration under different name sent by election board to Monroe County prosecutor as potential fraud: “I was testing the system.”

Journalist’s voter registration under different name sent by election board to Monroe County prosecutor as potential fraud: “I was testing the system.”

At its regular meeting last Thursday, Monroe County’s three-member election board voted to forward a case it considers to be possible voter registration fraud to the county prosecutor’s office for review. The case came after the Nov. 3, 2020 election took place, and does not involve ballots that

$1.8 million OK’d for Lower Cascade paths, with road closure decision on horizon

$1.8 million OK’d for Lower Cascade paths, with road closure decision on horizon

At its regular Monday meeting, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission approved a $1.8-million contract with Scenic Construction Services, Inc. for work in Lower Cascades Park on the city’s north side. The project calls for construction of a quarter mile of paved trail from the Sycamore Shelter on the north

Bloomington duplex zoning ordinance enacted on 6–3 vote, revised citywide zoning map OK’d on 8–1 tally

Bloomington duplex zoning ordinance enacted on 6–3 vote, revised citywide zoning map OK’d on 8–1 tally

On votes that were taken on five different days, starting on May 4, Bloomington’s city council has approved an ordinance that changes the status of duplexes in the basic law of land use in the city. The final vote came on Thursday (May 13). In the course of its

Column: “Every song’s a piano tune!”

Column: “Every song’s a piano tune!”

On Friday evening, towards dusk, on the northeast corner of the courthouse square, Kid Kazooey was tickling the keys of a console piano and Ross Martinie Eiler was brushing out the rhythm on a snare drum. Playing a set a bit earlier was Eiler’s trio, Martini’s Boogie Three,

Health regs end May 17 in Monroe County, Bloomington | Walk-in vaccine clinic at Assembly Hall May 15

Health regs end May 17 in Monroe County, Bloomington | Walk-in vaccine clinic at Assembly Hall May 15

Factoring in the latest Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance, Monroe County’s health officer, Thomas Sharp, is rescinding the current Monroe County health regulations, effective Monday, May 17, at 8 a.m. Those regulations limit gatherings to 50 people, and require masking in a range of situations. The announcement

Monroe County commissioners reject mixed-use proposal at Rogers Street, That Road: “We are the county. We are not the city.”

Monroe County commissioners reject mixed-use proposal at Rogers Street, That Road: “We are the county. We are not the city.”

On a unanimous vote taken at their regular Wednesday meeting, the three Monroe County commissioners turned down a proposal to redevelop a 4-acre parcel just south of the current Bloomington city limits, with five residential and commercial buildings. The conceptual plans in the meeting information packet call for 31 new

Rejected 4–5 by Bloomington city council: Affordable housing link to more bedrooms in duplexes

Rejected 4–5 by Bloomington city council: Affordable housing link to more bedrooms in duplexes

On a 4–5 vote taken Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council rejected an amendment to a proposed zoning ordinance that would have tied a higher number of bedrooms in a duplex unit to affordability requirements. But by the time the council recessed its meeting around 11 p.m., its