B There Vernal Pike & Sunrise Greeting Court The new Vernal Pike connector to Sunrise Greeting Court. The new Vernal Pike connector to Sunrise Greeting Court. (Geoff McKim, Sept 13, 2025)
Monroe County council to clerk: Run ‘robust’ primaries, request more money to cover general After cutting most of the clerk’s $242,781 request, but adding $5,000 for overtime, the county council signaled it expects 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. early voting hours and 28 polling sites. It looks like something clerk Nicole Browne will support at Thursday’s election board meeting.
Supreme Court refuses to hear case; Bloomington’s annexation defeat in two areas now final The Indiana Supreme Court declined review, which means the Indiana Court of Appeals ruling blocking Bloomington’s bid to annex two west-side areas will stand. Courts found the city failed statutory tests, and would impose steep tax hikes, handing remonstrators a win.
Funding math shows Monroe County could pay for big jail and justice center, council not eager for the required tax hike At a joint meeting, Monroe County officials confronted hard choices on a new jail: raise local income taxes to fund a $225M co-located justice center or accept a cheaper, split setup with higher long-term costs.
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