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Late Friday, the city of Bloomington issued press releases about the way that public bus service  and utilities customer service will be altered starting next week, to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Bloomington Transit buses will continue to run next week on their normal schedule. But the suspension

At a late morning press conference on Friday, Indiana’s governor, Eric Holcomb, announced that the state’s primary election would be postponed 28 days, from May 5 to June 2. Given the threat of COVID-19 exposure, the primary date would be pushed back to ensure the safety of

On Thursday night in Bloomington, as the COVID-19 pandemic stalled a lot of public business, some of the People’s work was still getting done. At the regular meeting of the city’s board of zoning appeals (BZA), a replacement garage at 4th and Walnut streets in downtown got

Responding to a reporter’s question at an early afternoon press conference on Thursday, Indiana’s governor, Eric Holcomb, said about the idea of issuing a statewide “shelter in place” order in response the COVID-19 pandemic: “We’re not there, yet.” But as of late Thursday afternoon, about a

On Wednesday, the city of Bloomington and Monroe County continued their efforts to respond to the COVID-19 viral pandemic. No cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Monroe County, but testing has been limited. Based on 193 tests in the state of Indiana, the number of confirmed COVID-

In a late Tuesday afternoon press release, Indiana’s governor has added to the orders he announced on Monday to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic health emergency. New in the executive order, compared to Monday’s announcement, is the activation of the Indiana National Guard “as needed, to address