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Board recommends pay increase for Election Day poll workers, goes now to Monroe County commissioners

Board recommends pay increase for Election Day poll workers, goes now to Monroe County commissioners

At a special meeting on Monday, Monroe County’s election board voted to recommend a change to county code that would increase the not-to-exceed amounts for Election Day poll workers. It is the Monroe County commissioners, who would need to enact the change to the county code that sets Election

Poll on Bloomington mayor job performance among Dems: 46% approve, 11% disapprove, rest unsure

Poll on Bloomington mayor job performance among Dems: 46% approve, 11% disapprove, rest unsure

Just a little over 100 days after Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson was sworn into office, a big number of Bloomington residents are not sure if they approve or disapprove of her job performance so far. But more than four times as many Democrats approve of Thomson’s performance as disapprove

Poll: Big majority of Monroe County voters still unsure in 2024 local primary races, but trends visible

Poll: Big majority of Monroe County voters still unsure in 2024 local primary races, but trends visible

With three weeks left before the May 7 primary Election Day, a scientific poll shows most voters still unsure about their choice of candidates in local Monroe County races. In the three-way race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for District 3 Monroe County commissioner, 60 percent of poll respondents

Bloomington’s city council set for potential override vote on mayoral veto of LEAP pipeline resolution

Bloomington’s city council set for potential override vote on mayoral veto of LEAP pipeline resolution

Appearing on the Bloomington city council’s meeting agenda for next Wednesday (April 17) is a resolution opposing the construction of a pipeline in north central Indiana for the diversion of water from the Wabash River. The pipeline is part of the LEAP (Limitless Exploration/Advanced Pace) District, which is

2024 Bloomington primary: Black Lives Matter B-town assesses Democrats

2024 Bloomington primary: Black Lives Matter B-town assesses Democrats

On Friday (April 12), Black Lives Matter B-town released its assessment of those Democratic Party primary candidates who responded to its survey. Early in-person voting has started for the primary election, which falls on May 7 this year. This year, BLM B-town’s survey included nine questions for all candidates

First week of in-person early voting in Monroe County closes out with about 100 voters per day

First week of in-person early voting in Monroe County closes out with about 100 voters per day

The first four days of early in-person voting are in the books for Monroe County. Primary Election Day is May 7. But voters can cast a ballot early in person for the next three weeks. As of around 4 p.m. on Friday, since the start of in-person early voting

CIB budget OK’d on split city council vote, answers on land for convention center hoped for by May 8

CIB budget OK’d on split city council vote, answers on land for convention center hoped for by May 8

Wednesday night, the Monroe Convention Center expansion project took another step forward, on what turned out to be a less-than-routine vote by the Bloomington city council. The vote to approve the Monroe County capital improvement board’s (CIB’s) 2024 budget was split 6–2. Dissent came from Kate Rosenbarger