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Dave Askins May 21, 2020May 22, 2020

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Photos: “Enough is Enough” June 5, 2020
Request withdrawn at crowded Zoom meeting: Hiring freeze meant filling vacant sheriff’s deputy jobs needed county council OK June 5, 2020
Monroe County election board debriefs on day at the polls, provisional ballots to be reviewed June 12 June 4, 2020
Bloomington city council postpones vote on giving staff job to current deputy June 4, 2020
Public, private nonconsensual towing now squared up in Bloomington June 3, 2020
Democratic Party noms for senate, judge: Yoder, Krothe June 3, 2020
Alea iacta est: June 2, 2020 election Monroe County results, when served June 2, 2020
Election Day June 2, 2020: Polls open “without incident” June 2, 2020
County, city committees: Open Door Law is a numbers game June 1, 2020
Quick update: Masks available for June 2 voters, blood drive details dialed in for June 23 May 31, 2020
Police killing of Black man in Minneapolis sparks protest in Bloomington, Indiana; march and call for action planned for next week by others May 30, 2020
Monroe County synched up with governor’s order except: Mass gatherings still limited to 50 May 29, 2020
Beacon Benchmark: A more resilient funding model for local journalism—what do you say? May 28, 2020
If you still have your ballot, please hand-deliver, says Monroe County election official May 28, 2020
Bloomington city council votes to offer staff job to current deputy without a search May 27, 2020
Food and beverage tax revenues start to show COVID-19 impact May 26, 2020
Column | On voting: Wear a mask for civic task May 25, 2020
Committee set to award $319K to 24 social services nonprofits, formal hearing on May 28 May 24, 2020
Monroe County June 2 primary election update: 18K absentee ballots sent so far; early in-person voting starts Tuesday May 23, 2020
Bloomington city hall opens in limited way on Tuesday, mask wearing promoted by #WearItBtown May 22, 2020
Bloomington city council votes to repave College Mall Road on split vote May 21, 2020
Monroe County’s total food and beverage COVID-19 relief nudges towards $200K as board gets updates on blood drive, mask promotion May 20, 2020
Bloomington Transit board OKs shift to slightly bigger gear related to COVID-19 reopening May 19, 2020
Bloomington Police: Murder suspect arrested May 19, 2020
99-year affordable housing deal to build about 60 new apartments at Bloomington’s Switchyard Park entrance May 18, 2020
Column: Bloomington’s city council should increase Jack Hopkins social services budget for 2021 May 17, 2020
Monroe County’s new COVID-19 health order on reopening: Will local officials eat their own cooking? May 16, 2020
Monroe County gets masks, sanitizer from state for election workers as more than 4.3K people have already voted by mail May 15, 2020
Bloomington council committee digs into road funding to weigh repaving of College Mall Road against other transportation goals May 14, 2020
Lawsuit now filed by Monroe County, other plaintiffs over proposed logging, burning in Hoosier National Forest May 14, 2020
“You are safest at home,” says Monroe County’s health administrator, but science plus art means re-opening start May 13, 2020
Monroe County’s council revisits spending decisions, OKs hires despite freeze, gets news of extra income tax revenue May 13, 2020
Tax abatement for rehab hospital gets final OK from Monroe County May 12, 2020
US Forest Service logging, burning project: Monroe County’s environmental commission votes to become plaintiff in lawsuit May 12, 2020
Ellettsville town council would like better heads-up from county health officials on next COVID-19 quarantine decision May 11, 2020
Water you kidding? A 123-year-old main in downtown Bloomington gets replaced May 11, 2020
Monroe County health department: Decision on extension of May 15 stay-at-home order to use science and data plus questions and reasoning May 10, 2020
Monroe County’s election board: Balloting by mail helps flatten voter curve for June 2 primary; but don’t expect same-day results May 9, 2020
Two people, one seat for Bloomington’s plan commission vacancy: Will a judge decide who sits there? May 8, 2020
Monroe County treasurer: Property taxes getting paid at same pace as last year; emailed questions better, but don’t be afraid to call May 7, 2020
Bloomington city council condemns racist hate: “We don’t want to overlook what’s happening today, while we’re trying to fix yesterday.” May 6, 2020
Bloomington committee makes first round of rejections for record-breaking social services funding requests, federal COVID-19 relief funds could be tapped May 5, 2020
Monroe County on path for second $200K-installment of COVID-19 business relief using food and beverage tax proceeds May 5, 2020
Column: Turning budget compost, instead of planting seeds, hoping they’ll grow May 5, 2020
Mayor on 2021 Bloomington budget: “I do believe in a countercyclical government, so keep your ears open for that.” May 4, 2020
A closer look at some COVID-19 trends behind re-opening Indiana: Monroe County in statewide context May 3, 2020
Court of appeals: Illegally parked car is an “emergency situation” under Indiana law May 2, 2020
Monroe goes slow: COVID-19 measures stay in place for two more weeks, as other parts of the state start opening on May 4 May 1, 2020
Monroe County hits $160K in food and beverage tax distributions for COVID-19 business relief, looks for approval of another $200K April 29, 2020
Monroe County imposes hiring freeze, assessor says half of all assessed property value could vanish due to COVID-19 “disaster” claims April 29, 2020
Seven in-person polling locations set for June 2 primaries in Monroe County as election board says: Please vote by mail April 28, 2020
Initial talk on 2021 Bloomington budget to come at Wednesday’s “budget advance” meeting, could include sidewalks April 26, 2020
Little 500 notebook: Cutters are the only team April 25, 2020
Monroe County election board girds for June 2 in-person primary balloting, but all voters to receive applications to vote by mail April 23, 2020
Column: “Breaking Away” sometimes means taking a delightful detour April 23, 2020
Bloomington city council includes memory of BearCat purchase in COVID-19 emergency powers for mayor April 23, 2020
Bloomington: $550K in COVID-19 small business relief loans awarded so far using food and beverage tax proceeds, about $250K already distributed April 22, 2020
Monroe County commissioners OK $68K in first round of COVID-19 relief funding, using food and beverage tax proceeds April 22, 2020
COVID-19 means Bloomington Transit holds most new routes in limbo, gives hazard pay to drivers, still looks on sunny side April 21, 2020
County-level COVID-19 perspective includes Bloomington mayor’s negative test April 20, 2020
Polling place consolidation, ballot application mailing mulled by Monroe County election board April 20, 2020
Bloomington Transit board likely to put off decision on new routes, delay implementation until January 2021 April 18, 2020
Indiana’s election commission confirms primary will include in-person voting on June 2, reveals partisan sticking points despite consensus April 17, 2020
Bloomington plan commission vacancy: GOP county chair says he has authority to fill it, picks Guenther April 16, 2020
Monroe County, Bloomington review applications from private sector for COVID-19 relief money, as emergency is continued April 16, 2020
Basic zoning map for Bloomington gets final OK from city council, but COVID-19 means map revisions unlikely before 2021 April 15, 2020
COVID-19 kindles financial caution as Monroe County council puts off some, not all spending April 15, 2020
Bloomington, Monroe County fabric mask update: Thousands made, still more needed April 14, 2020
Unknowns might shroud worse racial disparity as Indiana releases more COVID-19 information April 14, 2020
Bloomington files answer to federal complaint by farmers market vendor, makes counter claim asking for judgment in city’s favor April 13, 2020
Bloomington’s briefly pink water OK to drink, but hold off on laundry April 13, 2020
Election commission to decide: Will Indiana adopt only-by-mail voting for June 2 primary? April 12, 2020
Indiana reports Monroe County’s first death from COVID-19 April 12, 2020
April 12, 2020: Sunrise April 12, 2020
Bloomington pushing contractor to complete Switchyard Park by May 24, OKs $230K for more inspection services by design firm April 11, 2020
Bloomington businesses impacted by COVID-19 could start to tap over $2M in local bridge loans by end of next week April 11, 2020
IU law professor Dawn Johnsen, wife of Bloomington mayor, tests positive for COVID-19 April 10, 2020
A peek under the hood of the ISDH COVID-19 data dashboard as Indiana’s health department preps to release race data April 9, 2020
Public funds OK’d for Bloomington private sector impacted by COVID-19: $2M by city council, $500K by urban enterprise group April 8, 2020
Bloomington Transit still on path to April 21 decision on optimized routes for fall, service continues under COVID-19 curtailments, diminished ridership April 7, 2020
Column | Supporting Bloomington’s Comedy Attic staff during the COVID-19 shutdown: A matter of civic pride April 6, 2020
Bloomington city council looks to maintain normal legislative pace for assigning emergency powers to mayor April 5, 2020
Column | Buskirk-Chumley, Function Brewing: Two signs of life in downtown Bloomington April 4, 2020
Monroe County’s election board chair on June 2 primary: “We’ll continue to encourage voting by mail as much as we can.” April 4, 2020
Bloomington parks and recreation staffer second city employee to test positive for COVID-19 April 3, 2020
Census 2020: University, city working against COVID-19 to get Bloomington college students counted, local census numbers currently lagging behind rest of state April 3, 2020
Bloomington farmers market to use pre-order, drive-through pickup to start season due to COVID-19 protocols April 2, 2020
Owners or employees? Bloomington city council’s planned $2-million COVID-19 relief gets scrutiny April 1, 2020
Square Beacon Benchmark: A routine push for public access during a pandemic April 1, 2020
Bloomington’s city council now set for next step in consideration of $2M for economic relief of businesses and workers March 31, 2020
United Way, other non-profits, announce $330K in grant awards for emergency relief from COVID-19 impact March 31, 2020
Hoosier state hangs some numbers on prep for COVID-19 patient surge, makes plea for more PPE March 30, 2020
COVID-19: Sidewalks still getting built; Bloomington Transit buses still running, with 90 percent fewer riders March 30, 2020
Bloomington firefighter tests positive for COVID-19 March 28, 2020
As Indiana braces for surge, state officials mum on number of ICU beds and ventilators for COVID-19 patients, as partial picture for beds starts to emerge in Bloomington area March 28, 2020
$2.2M in food and beverage tax money now queued up for Bloomington, Monroe County COVID-19 economic relief, pending guidance from state’s board of accounts March 27, 2020
Indiana governor on when stay-at-home order might change: “I will be listening to doctors, physicians, scientists, law enforcement…” March 27, 2020
Indiana’s stay-at-home order allows for outdoor recreation, governor still wants people to keep distance between each other March 26, 2020
From grass roots, to government, to industry—Bloomington concerned about face masks to guard against COVID-19 March 26, 2020
Monroe County, Bloomington both putting food and beverage tax money towards COVID-19 economic relief March 25, 2020

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