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  • Houseless advocates march from Seminary Park to People’s Park to protest clearance from public spaces January 19, 2021
  • Analysis: Possible historic designation of building a chance to reckon with Bloomington’s racism January 18, 2021
  • Houseless advocates knock on mayor’s door as prelude to Monday’s events January 18, 2021
  • Bloomington ratifies $380K annual animal agreement with Monroe County, Ellettsville January 17, 2021
  • Area state legislators update local residents on state budget, local income taxes, closure of capitol January 16, 2021
  • Square Meals: Cooper’s hawk snacks in downtown Bloomington January 16, 2021
  • IU Health president makes plea on COVID-19 vaccination: “Get the vaccine when your opportunity comes.” January 15, 2021
  • Enforcement by city, county against encampments in different locations Thursday night: 1 tent remains at Seminary Park January 15, 2021
  • Public right-of-way near Bloomington’s Seminary Park cleared, encampment moves into park for now January 14, 2021
  • Bloomington city council strips its sidewalk committee of duties January 14, 2021
  • Indiana bill on checking executive authority gets first committee hearing January 12, 2021
  • Seminary Park encampment not yet cleared, chance comes up for 50 more shelter beds January 12, 2021
  • Press release: New strain of COVID-19 in Hoosier state, vaccine dashboard gets daily update January 11, 2021
  • Column: B Clear bunnies, in case you need a carrot to dive into data January 10, 2021
  • COVID-19 update: Bloomington city employee cases add up as vaccine rollout starts January 10, 2021
  • Seminary Park encampment clearance still on course for “on or about” Jan. 11 January 9, 2021
  • Election board reviews balloting, tees up hearings on electioneering charge, fine for late finance form January 8, 2021
  • Contested Bloomington plan commission seat goes to Sandberg January 7, 2021
  • New Bloomington city council president Jim Sims: “This is a transition of leadership, not a transfer of power.” January 7, 2021
  • Monroe County adds $90K to CARES pass-through distribution, brings total to $460K January 6, 2021
  • Monroe County asks food and beverage tax group to recommend use of tax proceeds for convention center debt January 6, 2021
  • Limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine in Monroe County: “We’ve been giving what we can give.” January 5, 2021
  • Bloomington’s proposed water rate increase: Residential customers would pay 22% more, reducing but not eliminating subsidy to others January 4, 2021
  • Monroe County starts 2021 with another death due to COVID-19 January 3, 2021
  • Opinion: Preserving live closed captions for post-pandemic times should get focus now January 2, 2021
  • Monroe County auditor at swearing-in ceremony: “If you love people, please mask up.” January 1, 2021
  • A look back and forward: 2020 stories to be continued in 2021 December 31, 2020
  • Incremental progress for COVID-19 vaccination in Monroe County, pre-filed pandemic bills for 2021 legislature panned by local officials December 30, 2020
  • Rezone request for 87 acres in Bloomington’s southwest tip continued by plan commission into 2021 December 29, 2020
  • Leftover rezone request for warehouse next to Switchyard Park to start Bloomington plan commission’s year December 28, 2020
  • Analysis: Bloomington city council scrutinizes its committee structure, annual budget process December 27, 2020
  • Merry Christmas to local government: How lovely are thy branches December 25, 2020
  • Press Release: Bloomington investigating death of Seminary Park camper December 24, 2020
  • Analysis: Bloomington’s new redistricting advisory commission December 24, 2020
  • Bloomington looks to nonprofits to help place Seminary Park area campers elsewhere by Jan. 11 December 23, 2020
  • Indiana COVID-19 positivity rate impacted by software error, fix will mean higher rates December 22, 2020
  • Sheriff: First 4 COVID-19 cases reported at Monroe County jail December 22, 2020
  • COVID-19 update: Vaccine arrives as Monroe County adds to death count December 19, 2020
  • City council OKs contract with Bloomington firefighters, different longevity pay a highlight December 18, 2020
  • New city seal gets stamp of approval from Bloomington’s city council December 17, 2020
  • Bloomington city council OKs rezoning to make way for bigger student housing project December 17, 2020
  • Washington Township to join fire protection district in 2022 December 16, 2020
  • Ridership at 20 percent of normal, Bloomington buses continue fare free into 2021 December 16, 2020
  • Indiana Supreme Court rules 3–2 for Bloomington in annexation law case December 15, 2020
  • Century Village rezoning request gets OK from plan commission, heads to city council for approval December 15, 2020
  • Monroe Dems: “Removing people without homes and their belongings from the encampment in the park is not an acceptable answer.” December 13, 2020
  • Monroe County looking to rectify CVC’s violation of Open Door Law with meeting reenactment, possible new guidelines December 12, 2020
  • Bloomington’s Seminary Park action spurs “Hands off Homeless” rally, call for funding of grassroots efforts December 12, 2020
  • Removal of people, personal property from Bloomington’s Seminary Park prompts question: What, if anything, is an encampment? December 11, 2020
  • Swift retraction of appointment to Bloomington parking commission after Facebook posts highlighted: “Not a reflection of the city that we are.” December 10, 2020
  • Monroe County extends COVID-19 contracts for enforcement of health regulations, processing of CARES reimbursement claims December 9, 2020
  • Bloomington parks board votes 1–3 on policy change: Daytime camping still allowed December 8, 2020
  • Bloomington city council to recognize GOP party chair’s choice for transit board seat, an appointment the council is supposed to make December 8, 2020
  • Bloomington RDC on path to keep hospital’s Kohr building for now, OKs lease offerings for ground floor of new parking garages at $20/sf minimum December 7, 2020
  • Bloomington finalizing digital equity plan, with recommendation for new staff position December 5, 2020
  • COVID-19 Update | First vaccine doses a week away, as cases, deaths, positivity rates make hospital capacity the story of the day: “We haven’t seen a decrease in patients that we’re hoping to see.” December 5, 2020
  • Sidewalk committee to talk about equity at Dec. 15 meeting December 4, 2020
  • New Hoosier daily high of 8,514 coronavirus cases, city of Bloomington employees contribute to count December 3, 2020
  • Cibor bloomerangs in order to head up new city engineering department December 3, 2020
  • Monroe County lengthens time for CARES-style business relief, townships draw on $200K in county help: “December is not an easy month.” December 2, 2020
  • The B Square Beacon: Local news experiment goes month-to-month into 2021 December 2, 2020
  • Draft climate action plan for Bloomington includes recommendations for 17 changes to local law December 1, 2020
  • Column: Indiana’s public access counselor opinion shows Bloomington’s city council has a transparency problem November 29, 2020
  • Opinion: Bloomington’s new city seal ordinance delivers insight into a possibilities for better legislative process November 28, 2020
  • Monroe County electeds mull legal fees, COVID-19 relief money, innkeepers tax, food and beverage tax November 27, 2020
  • 2020: Happy Thanksgiving, Bloomington! November 26, 2020
  • COVID-19 Update: Health administrator asks everyone: “Where have you been in the last four days?” November 25, 2020
  • 2016 versus 2020: Shades of difference leave Indiana still red, Monroe County still blue November 24, 2020
  • Annual holiday free parking announced for downtown Bloomington, commission previews end of free parking in city garages starting in 2021 November 23, 2020
  • Bloomington planning department wraps up rezoning public sessions, sets up plan commission debate in early 2021 November 22, 2020
  • COVID-19 stats continue bad trend across state, Monroe County: “These are your friends, these are your neighbors.” November 20, 2020
  • Monroe County GOP chair names appointment to public bus board, 90-days after term expiration with no action by Bloomington city council November 20, 2020
  • Bloomington gets new city commission on public safety with 6–3 city council vote. November 19, 2020
  • Bloomington city council committee sets group interviews for two public bus board appointments, excludes applicant who’s currently suing the city November 18, 2020
  • Bloomington public buses continue to roll at 21-percent ridership under COVID-19 conditions, board OKs deal with Trinitas development November 18, 2020
  • Updated: COVID-19 reduces by 4 (was 2) already short Bloomington dispatch staff, police chief says adequate resources still available November 17, 2020
  • Bloomington redevelopment commission rounds out hospital site with $350K purchase at 2nd & Rogers November 16, 2020
  • Vote to create new commission on public safety set for Wednesday meeting of Bloomington’s city council November 15, 2020
  • Monroe County provisional ballots resolved, poll worker calls election staff “rock stars” November 14, 2020
  • Saturday update: Indiana’s 8,427 COVID-19 cases almost 2K more than previous daily high November 14, 2020
  • A hen’s tooth grows in Bloomington: Court of appeals agrees to review ruling mid-trial in plan commission seat case November 13, 2020
  • Bloomington city council set to OK new engineering department next week November 13, 2020
  • Bloomington set to bang wobbles out of budget wheel, in year-end ritual November 12, 2020
  • Bloomington zoning map revision process headed towards up-down city council vote in first half of 2021 November 11, 2020
  • Analysis by Bloomington resident: Sidewalk project funding not equitable, political bias a factor November 10, 2020
  • Habitat for Humanity site plan OK’d by Bloomington plan commission: 69 new houses November 9, 2020
  • Bloomington strengthens local law keeping pedestrian ways open near construction sites November 9, 2020
  • Celebration of Biden/Harris victory at courthouse: “All of our elected officials, whether you are Democrat or Republican, you will be held accountable.” November 8, 2020
  • Pandemic racks up 5K confirmed cases in Hoosier state, another daily high November 7, 2020
  • Grease is the word…at the end of FOG: Bloomington council revises law on how restaurants keep fats, oils out of sewer November 6, 2020
  • County commissioners, board of health move to beef up enforcement of COVID-19 health regs November 5, 2020
  • $32M in sewage works bonds OK’d for two projects: Culvert under downtown Bloomington, wastewater treatment plant capacity expansion November 5, 2020
  • Monroe County voters put three incumbent Democrats back on county council November 4, 2020
  • MCCSC school board races: Four seats filled with one new member, three incumbents November 4, 2020
  • Monroe County circuit judge elections go to Dems: What a difference an Election Day makes November 4, 2020
  • Alea iacta est: Nov. 3, 2020 election results, when served November 3, 2020
  • Monroe County 2020 Election Day: Polls are OPEN November 3, 2020
  • Early voting in Monroe County wraps up with nearly 23K ballots marked, a few hundred snacks munched November 2, 2020
  • Bloomington city commission on public safety pitched by 3 councilmembers, gets lukewarm response from council standing committee November 1, 2020
  • Photos: 2020 Little 500 Cyclocross November 1, 2020

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