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Analysis: Bloomington city council scrutinizes its committee structure, annual budget process

Analysis: Bloomington city council scrutinizes its committee structure, annual budget process

At a work session held on Dec. 21, Bloomington’s city council reviewed the way it handles ordinary legislation during the year. Ten days earlier, on Dec. 11, the council had reviewed the way it handles the main piece of legislation it approves every year, which is the city’s

Merry Christmas to local government: How lovely are thy branches

Merry Christmas to local government: How lovely are thy branches

Press Release: Bloomington investigating death of Seminary Park camper

Press Release: Bloomington investigating death of Seminary Park camper

In a press release issued late Thursday afternoon, Bloomington’s police department announced that it is investigating the death of a 51-year-old man who was staying at the Seminary Park encampment. According to the news release, the officers responded to a call around 11:40 a.m., which was made

Analysis: Bloomington’s new redistricting advisory commission

Analysis: Bloomington’s new redistricting advisory commission

Last Wednesday (Dec. 16), at its last regular meeting of the year, Bloomington’s city council approved the creation of a new redistricting commission that will in 2022 be responsible for making recommendations on boundaries for the six city council districts. The idea of creating such a commission was uncontroversial.

Bloomington looks to nonprofits to help place Seminary Park area campers elsewhere by Jan. 11

Bloomington looks to nonprofits to help place Seminary Park area campers elsewhere by Jan. 11

Just south of the historical marker placed at Seminary Park, near College Avenue, a campsite persists this week. That’s after people and their belongings were removed from the park two weeks ago by a combination of Bloomington police officers, the department’s social worker, and other nonprofit street outreach

Indiana COVID-19 positivity rate impacted by software error, fix will mean higher rates

Indiana COVID-19 positivity rate impacted by software error, fix will mean higher rates

Positivity rates will be changing on Indiana’s COVID-19 dashboard starting Wednesday next week (Dec. 30), but not due to differences in the number of actual positive tests. At Governor Holcomb’s Wednesday press conference, Indiana’s health commissioner Kristina Box said that a software error had caused an error

Sheriff: First 4 COVID-19 cases reported at Monroe County jail

Sheriff: First 4 COVID-19 cases reported at Monroe County jail

In a press release issued Tuesday afternoon, Monroe County’s sheriff, Brad Swain, reported the first four confirmed COVID-19 cases among the county jail’s population. According to the news release, the first two cases were identified last week, when two cellmates in a medium security cell block reported symptoms