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A state house bill that could have a potential impact on Bloomington’s zoning code is making its way through the state house. In early February, on an 8–5 vote, HB 1114 was passed out of the committee on government and regulatory reform. The key sentence of HB 1114

A new local law that would provide certain protections to people living in city park encampments will get a first reading in front of Bloomington’s city council on Wednesday (Feb. 17). That’s two weeks later than the Feb. 3 first-reading date that had initially been floated by sponsors

On Friday morning, the city of Bloomington filed its last brief with the state’s court of appeals, in the case that will decide who has the rightful claim to a Bloomington city plan commission seat. Is it Chris Cockerham, the appointment made in summer 2020 by Bloomington’s mayor,

In the state of Indiana and Monroe County, the COVID-19 pandemic numbers continue to slide down the other side of the peaks that were climbed starting in mid- to late-October of 2020. The most recent rolling 7-day daily averages for Indiana deaths (19), hospitalizations (1,274), confirmed positive cases(1,

Bloomington’s planning and transportation department announced late Thursday afternoon that a citywide zone map revision will start formal hearings in front of the city plan commission on March 8. Also a part of the formal hearings will be text amendments to the unified development ordinance (UDO) that alter the

At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Monroe County councilors got a briefing from local economic experts on their outlook for the coming year. The presentation came from Carol Rogers, who’s co-director of the Indiana Business Research Center at IUPUI, and Jennifer Pearl, who’s president of the Bloomington Economic