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Bloomington city councilmember: It’s now time for standing committees, and time limits on speaking turns

Bloomington city councilmember: It’s now time for standing committees, and time limits on speaking turns

At a work session held on Friday, Bloomington city councilmember Steve Volan introduced a proposal he’s put on the agenda for the council’s first meeting of the year, on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Volan’s resolution would use existing city code to establish several four-member standing committees, adding

SB 82: K-12 school buildings could be banned as Indiana polling places by 2024, based on risk to students

SB 82: K-12 school buildings could be banned as Indiana polling places by 2024, based on risk to students

Last Thursday’s meeting of Monroe County’s election board included an alert from board member Carolyn VandeWiele about a bill that’s been introduced for this year’s session of Indiana’s General Assembly. Senate Bill 82 would, starting in Jan. 1, 2024, ban the use of elementary and

Monroe County’s election board looking to finalize locations for polls, early voting in 2020

Monroe County’s election board looking to finalize locations for polls, early voting in 2020

Monroe County’s three-member election board met Thursday to chart a course for 2020, a year when extraordinary levels of voter turnout are expected. Standard issues that need to be settled include polling locations for early voting and on Election Day, training poll workers on new voting equipment, and

Bloomington’s mayor pitches half percent countywide income tax increase to generate $8M annually for climate action

Bloomington’s mayor pitches half percent countywide income tax increase to generate $8M annually for climate action

A proposal to increase the local income tax (LIT) that’s collected in Monroe County by a half percent came from Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton, after swearing-in ceremonies for the city’s 11 elected official were complete on New Year’s Day. The half percent increase would bring

2020 Bloomington city council: Out with the old, in with the new

2020 Bloomington city council: Out with the old, in with the new

At the last city council meeting of the year, on Dec. 18, 2019, Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton, delivered proclamations to the four outgoing councilmembers. On Jan. 1, 2020, four new councilmembers were sworn in to start four-year terms, along with the five returning councilmembers, the mayor, John Hamilton,

Analysis | What 2 years worth of roll call votes confirm: 9 Democrats on Bloomington’s city council mostly agreed, but not always

Analysis | What 2 years worth of roll call votes confirm: 9 Democrats on Bloomington’s city council mostly agreed, but not always

Analyzing the raw statistics of roll call votes for Bloomington’s city council show that most of the time, the nine elected members of the local legislative branch are in agreement. It’s not a surprising result, given that they are all affiliated with the same party. They’re all

2019 gave Bloomington its warmest Christmas Day in more than a century

2019 gave Bloomington its warmest Christmas Day in more than a century

Based on the data now logged in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Applied Climate Information System (ACIS), 2019 delivered the warmest Christmas Day on record in Bloomington, Indiana. The temperature hit 65 Fahrenheit degrees this year, which was one degree higher than the previous Christmas Day mark, set