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Sunday night was the 10th week in a row for a protest at Sample Gates in Bloomington, against Indiana University’s new “expressive activities” policy, which was effective Aug. 1. Sample Gates is the spot where Kirkwood Avenue dead ends at the western edge of the Bloomington campus. On the

The contest for the three at-large county council seats is one of two local races where Monroe County voters will have any kind of choice on Nov. 5. The Democrats whose names appear on the ballot for the pick-up-to-three race are: Cheryl Munson, Trent Deckard, and David Henry. Also appearing

The only local race that gives Monroe County voters a choice between a Democrat and a Republican on Nov. 5 is the District 3 county commissioner contest between Jody Madeira (D) and Joe VanDeventer (R). On Saturday, Madeira and VanDeventer fielded questions at a candidate forum held on Saturday in

Every two years since 2017,  Bloomington residents have been surveyed by an outside consulting company about their attitudes on a variety of subjects. It was an off year in 2024, but in 2025, the city is planning to pay for another survey, according to the mayor’s office. Many, if

Tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 26) is the first Saturday when Monroe County’s election operations building is open for early in-person voting. The early in-person voting totals in Monroe County this year are better than the numbers at the same point in the 2016 early voting process. Through the first 13

At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s traffic commission was briefed on the city’s draft Safe Streets and Roads for All Safety Action Plan. The document describes “programs, policies, and projects that aim to eliminate serious injuries and fatalities on Bloomington’s streets by 2039.” The goal of zero deaths