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New legislative coordinator position in Bloomington mayor’s office among others OK’d by city council

New legislative coordinator position in Bloomington mayor’s office among others OK’d by city council

At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council created three new positions in the office of the mayor and eliminated three existing jobs. Created through an amendment of this year’s salary ordinance were positions with the following titles: special assistant to the mayor, executive office manager, and legislative coordinator.

Critical decisions soon for Monroe Convention Center expansion: site, budget, uses

Critical decisions soon for Monroe Convention Center expansion: site, budget, uses

This week, a possible path forward for the Monroe County convention center expansion project in downtown Bloomington got charted out in a bit more detail. At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) got an update on two separate processes. One is to bring on

Mapping the Dems: 2024 Monroe County commissioner primary election results

Mapping the Dems: 2024 Monroe County commissioner primary election results

In Tuesday’s Democratic Party’s primary to select one nominee for each of two county commissioner seats, two slates formed across the two positions, which among other things shared financial resources, by sending out joint mailings. It was hardly a surprise that the two incumbents—Penny Githens (District 2)

Monroe County 2024 primary winners: Thomas, Madeira, Van Deventer, Munson, Deckard, Henry

Monroe County 2024 primary winners: Thomas, Madeira, Van Deventer, Munson, Deckard, Henry

The unofficial tallies for Monroe County voting in the Tuesday, May 7 primary elections made for the following outcomes in contested local races for respective party nominations: * Incumbent Democrat Julie Thomas over Peter Iversen for District 2 county commissioner; * Democrat Jody Madeira over Steve Volan and incumbent Penny Githens for

Alea iacta est: May 7, 2024 primary election results, served when ready

Alea iacta est: May 7, 2024 primary election results, served when ready

Primary Election Day polls for May 7, 2024 have now closed in Monroe County. The cutoff time was 6 p.m., which made for a 12-hour voting day. But anyone in line by 6 p.m. has to be allowed to cast a ballot. Voters who joined the line just

Primary Election Day: Polls are open until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7 in Monroe County

Primary Election Day: Polls are open until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7 in Monroe County

The polls at Monroe County’s election operations building at 3rd and Walnut streets opened Tuesday morning, when election site inspector Maqubè Reese gave the official announcement: “The polls are open!” Audio: “The polls are open!” https://bsquarebulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-07-the-polls-are-open.m4a The announcement is not just

Monroe County election board finishes final prep for Tuesday, May 7 primaries

Monroe County election board finishes final prep for Tuesday, May 7 primaries

By around 7:30 p.m. on Monday night, all but three of the 29 polling locations for Primary Election Day on May 7 had checked in with Monroe County election division staff at Election Central to confirm they were set for the next day’s voting. Election Central is