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  • Police contract with 13% initial raise OK’d by Bloomington city council May 19, 2022
  • BT Roundup: mid-June for Uber/Lyft night runs, new bus routes in August, strategic plan contract OK’d, 8 new electric buses requested, still 14 drivers short May 18, 2022
  • Bloomington OKs 213 new apartments, 340 bedrooms on north side May 17, 2022
  • Pandemic news: Monroe County could see “medium” level of community spread on next map update May 16, 2022
  • Bloomington announcement on broadband fiber deal leaves some questions unanswered May 15, 2022
  • Photos: Great blue heron catches fish, elects to eat with no review of provisional palate May 14, 2022
  • Monroe County election board OKs 19 provisional ballots: “I love it when we get to accept it!” May 13, 2022
  • Post-primary: Work continues on Monroe County election operations building, prep for fall election May 12, 2022
  • 2023 budget notebook: Historic inflation, impact on pay get first look by Monroe County councilors May 11, 2022
  • Bloomington BPW affirms order to AT&T: Take gear off Johnson’s Creamery smokestack by May 31 May 10, 2022
  • Pandemic notebook: Monroe County case numbers leveling off, hospitalizations still low May 10, 2022
  • Bloomington park commissioners give final OK to $5.8 million in GO bonds May 9, 2022
  • Johnson’s smokestack: Owner’s alley request seen as chance to “leverage” historic tribute May 9, 2022
  • 2022 Democratic Party primary election notebook: Breakdown of results by precinct for recorder, county commissioner May 8, 2022
  • Coin toss settles tie in precinct chair election for Democrats: Alessia Modjarrad May 6, 2022
  • Scanning, digitization project underway in Monroe County recorder’s office May 5, 2022
  • Bloomington city council enacts 0.69-point tax increase for Monroe County residents on 9–0 vote May 5, 2022
  • Photo: Draft SCOTUS opinion on abortion draws courthouse square demonstration May 4, 2022
  • Final unofficial Monroe County results: Salzmann (judge); Marté (sheriff); Jones (commissioner); Swain (recorder) May 3, 2022
  • 2022 Monroe County primary election results: As available [final unofficial] May 3, 2022
  • May 3, 2022: Polls now open in Monroe County May 3, 2022
  • Monroe County in final stages of primary election prep, poll workers get thanks May 2, 2022
  • Photos: Great blue heron catches, eats fish, declines to entertain motion to postpone May 1, 2022
  • Analysis: Does a local law need to change so a Bloomington public bus can run outside the city? April 30, 2022
  • Pandemic update: Steady climb for Monroe County COVID-19 cases, CDC rubric says spread still low April 29, 2022
  • Black Lives Matter B-town releases Democratic Party candidate assessments April 28, 2022
  • Local income tax increase: Decision delayed by Bloomington city council to May 4 April 27, 2022
  • Electronic meetings statute stops vote on $5.8M bond issuance by Bloomington parks board April 27, 2022
  • Analysis: Bloomington city council to take up local income tax increase again this Wednesday April 26, 2022
  • Monroe County campaign finance: 4 races, 17 candidates, $115K April 25, 2022
  • COVID-19 pandemic notebook: Cases have bumped up a bit, hospitalizations still low April 25, 2022
  • [Updated] Two shootings overnight, potential connection still unknown: Bloomington police seeking information April 23, 2022
  • Photo: Hawk perched on top of courthouse wishes Monroe County a Happy Earth Day April 22, 2022
  • Striking IU grad student instructors pedal a lap through Bloomington’s downtown April 22, 2022
  • Photos: Measuring out the Alexander Memorial, as new panels get installed April 21, 2022
  • Local income tax increase postponed by Bloomington city council until April 27, but $11.6M in bonds OK’d April 20, 2022
  • Bloomington Transit set for Uber/Lyft pilot in May, to send city council memo on local income tax increase April 20, 2022
  • Opinion: Local income tax increase, a way to heal rift between Bloomington, other stakeholders? April 19, 2022
  • Trades District garage lines up software company as commercial space tenant: Exclaimer April 18, 2022
  • Local income tax notebook: Impact on public library, public bus depending on distribution method April 17, 2022
  • Photos: Birds in Bloomington parks (April 16, 2022) April 16, 2022
  • IU graduate student instructors now on strike for union recognition, next vote on Tuesday April 15, 2022
  • Upcoming local income tax negotiations could run deep, wide for Bloomington city council April 14, 2022
  • Wednesday’s city council committee meeting could mark the start of local income tax negotiations April 13, 2022
  • Photos: Birds in Bloomington parks (April 10, 2022) April 10, 2022
  • Census notebook: 1950 handwritten records released, including those for Bloomington April 9, 2022
  • Bloomington city council balks for now at vacating some public right-of-way on former hospital site April 8, 2022
  • Bloomington still has no redistricting commission, 15 months after it was supposed to be seated April 7, 2022
  • Bloomington mayor pitches 64% increase in Monroe County’s local income tax April 7, 2022
  • Johnson’s Creamery building, 60 feet of smokestack get historic protection from Bloomington city council April 6, 2022
  • Early in-person voting kicks off for Monroe County April 5, 2022
  • Monroe County’s new election operations building set to go for in-person early voting on April 5 April 4, 2022
  • Photos: NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner celebrated by “oldest and boldest” civil rights group in the US April 3, 2022
  • Bloomington Transit wants public input: Route changes, late-hours swap of regular bus for Uber/Lyft April 3, 2022
  • HPC says Johnson’s smokestack OK to be chopped to 60 feet, Bloomington city council next to weigh in April 1, 2022
  • Bloomington park commissioners give initial OK to issue $5.8M in bonds for transportation projects March 31, 2022
  • Monroe County continues prep for primary elections on May 3, early voting on April 5 March 31, 2022
  • Bloomington launches salvo of lawsuits over remonstrance waivers, one for each area March 30, 2022
  • Still not decided: Will Myra Kinser’s name appear on May 3 primary ballot for District 62 state house seat? [Now decided: Judge denies Kinser’s claim] March 29, 2022
  • Bloomington wins dismissal of Perry Township trustee’s lawsuit over records about homeless encampment policy March 28, 2022
  • Photos: Little 500 qualifications 2022 March 26, 2022
  • Consultant: Bloomington mayor’s office should add top-level position, give better briefings to city council March 25, 2022
  • No decisions yet on Johnson’s Creamery smokestack March 25, 2022
  • Monroe County, Bloomington opt back in for opioid lawsuit settlement, look to net $4.6M so far March 23, 2022
  • Private, unarmed security for farmers market this year OK’d by Bloomington parks board March 23, 2022
  • Future of Johnson’s Creamery smokestack height to be decided by historic preservation commission, Bloomington city council March 22, 2022
  • Opinion: Bloomington’s plan commission violated Indiana’s Open Door Law, so I filed a lawsuit March 22, 2022
  • Bloomington OKs $400K for engineering, design of planned new technology center March 21, 2022
  • Not bored of public works: Alexander Memorial repair, Kirkwood closure, potholes, pet adoption March 20, 2022
  • Monroe County voting machines pass required logic and accuracy test March 19, 2022
  • Proposed local income tax increase for Monroe County residents, tax bump for Bloomington property owners: Some details emerge March 18, 2022
  • Monroe County election prep continues, Hilton rejected as poll worker training space March 17, 2022
  • Court action filed by property owners in two territories opposing Bloomington’s annexations March 16, 2022
  • Technology center for Trades District gets OK from Bloomington plan commission March 15, 2022
  • Did Bloomington plan commission meeting follow state law on electronic meetings? March 14, 2022
  • Waste-to-energy study could see cost split: Bloomington utilities, Monroe County solid waste March 13, 2022
  • Traffic notebook: 14 years of deer crashes March 12, 2022
  • Bloomington pandemic update: A “sense of calm” as COVID-19 case numbers subside March 11, 2022
  • Local income tax notebook: How Monroe County stacks up statewide March 10, 2022
  • When it rains, it sewers: Monday’s overflow first in 8 months for Bloomington utilities March 9, 2022
  • 13% pay increase for Bloomington police in first year of new labor agreement March 8, 2022
  • Complaint filed: City’s plan commission violated Open Door Law, says Bloomington resident March 7, 2022
  • Column: Blurry images instead of digital text should not be good enough for Bloomington government March 6, 2022
  • Monroe County needs poll workers: “I’ve gotten to be such good friends with somebody in another party!” March 6, 2022
  • Photos: “There is syrup at the bottom of this hill !!!” March 5, 2022
  • Opinion | Dereliction of duty: When Bloomington city councilmembers abstain on $30-million votes March 4, 2022
  • Updated: [Governor rescinds emergency order] Mask mandate rescinded by Monroe County health board effective after March 3 March 3, 2022
  • Catalent tax break gets just a 6-vote majority from 9-member Bloomington city council, but it’s enough March 3, 2022
  • Conversion of building for in-person early voting: Contracts OK’d by Monroe County now total $109K March 2, 2022
  • Bloomington violated state, local law on historic preservation commission appointments March 1, 2022
  • Potential buyer passes for now on Showers admin building in Bloomington’s Trades District February 28, 2022
  • Analysis: Refresher for possible local income tax increase in Bloomington, rest of Monroe County February 27, 2022
  • Photos: Maple syrup a sign of spring February 26, 2022
  • Pandemic notebook: Adjusted daily data shows downward (and upward) trends a smidgen earlier February 25, 2022
  • Bloomington mayor: “We need to talk about resources for our community—new revenue.” February 24, 2022
  • 2022 election plans: Polling sites OK’d as Monroe County preps 302 S. Walnut building for early voting February 23, 2022
  • 5 of 7 Bloomington annexation attempts thwarted, according to county auditor’s certified results February 23, 2022
  • Monroe County Democrats choose human rights lawyer Shruti Rana as vice chair February 22, 2022
  • Pandemic notebook: Declining case numbers give momentum for lifting restrictions February 21, 2022
  • Column: Let’s try making journalists out of Bloomington’s elected officials February 20, 2022

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