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Bloomington city council strips its sidewalk committee of duties

Bloomington city council strips its sidewalk committee of duties

After about 2 hours and 45 minutes of deliberations on Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council eliminated two of its 11 committees. Not surviving the night was the council’s sidewalk committee. The council started with a resolution could have eliminated as many as four of its committees. But the

Indiana bill on checking executive authority gets first committee hearing

Indiana bill on checking executive authority gets first committee hearing

Getting a first committee hearing on Tuesday afternoon was a bill that would put the state legislature in a position to have a say on extending the Indiana governor’s executive orders related to a disaster emergency. HB 1123 is one of several bills that deal with executive powers, which

Seminary Park encampment not yet cleared, chance comes up for 50 more shelter beds

Seminary Park encampment not yet cleared, chance comes up for 50 more shelter beds

Reduced in number but remaining in place on Monday night, was Bloomington’s Seminary Park encampment of people who are experiencing homelessness. The enforcement action, which Bloomington’s city administration had warned would come “on or about Jan. 11” looks like it might be taken about Jan. 11, not exactly

Press release: New strain of COVID-19 in Hoosier state, vaccine dashboard gets daily update

Press release: New strain of COVID-19 in Hoosier state, vaccine dashboard gets daily update

Indiana’s department of health issued a press release just before noon on Monday (Dec. 11) saying that a new strain of COVID-19, previously identified in the United Kingdom, has been found in the state of Indiana. According to the press release, the new strain does not cause more severe

Column: B Clear bunnies, in case you need a carrot to dive into data

Column: B Clear bunnies, in case you need a carrot to dive into data

Like many cities in America, Bloomington uses its website to offer a pile of municipal data to the public. Bloomington’s data warehouse is branded as B Clear Open Data. When an item appears on the city council agenda, or an issue becomes controversial in the community, it’s always

COVID-19 update: Bloomington city employee cases add up as vaccine rollout starts

COVID-19 update: Bloomington city employee cases add up as vaccine rollout starts

Indiana’s state department of health announced mid-week that people 80 years and older are now eligible to register for an appointment to receive the vaccine. That was the main newsy bit at Friday’s press conference of local leaders about response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to now, just

Seminary Park encampment clearance still on course for “on or about” Jan. 11

Seminary Park encampment clearance still on course for “on or about” Jan. 11

Jan. 11 is still the date when Bloomington is planning to clear an encampment from the area around Seminary Park at 2nd Street and College Avenue, city officials say. Estimates of the number of people who are staying there, reporting that they have no other place to go, vary from