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Dave Askins February 24, 2021

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$3K incentive for new Bloomington bus drivers, as ridership creeps upward from pandemic lows April 20, 2021
Potential affordable housing encore for Kohr hospital building takes another step April 19, 2021
Opinion: Fare-free public buses in Bloomington deserve a conversation right now April 19, 2021
Parking garage ribbon cutting marks transition, a prelude to hoped-for development April 18, 2021
“Black Lives Matter” street mural work put off by morning rain, day still not a washout April 17, 2021
COVID-19 update: Get vaccinated, keep masking up, local leaders continue to say April 16, 2021
8 of 10 zoning ordinances now teed up for possible vote on April 21 by Bloomington city council April 15, 2021
Approaching $750K: Monroe County reimbursement grants to businesses using CARES Act money April 14, 2021
Time to attend memorial services of colleagues now covered for Monroe County workers, under revised personnel policy April 14, 2021
Opinion: Legislating against Bloomington’s long city council meetings would not be a good use of time April 14, 2021
“Black Lives Matter” street mural gets OK from board of public works, to be painted Saturday April 13, 2021
Bloomington to get 85 apartments in place of 85 hotel rooms on North Walnut April 12, 2021
Column | Register for April 29 Red Cross blood drive, a great way to do a good turn April 10, 2021
COVID-19 update: Upward surge of cases continues, but vaccinations accelerate April 9, 2021
Bloomington ban on red-light turns in downtown a good step, pedestrian advocate says, but more work needed April 8, 2021
April 14 special session likely for some first readings of Bloomington zoning revisions April 8, 2021
Bloomington paves way for park-side mixed-use residential project with rezone for warehouse April 8, 2021
Monroe County property taxes due: May 10 April 7, 2021
Disputed plan commission seat: Court of appeals rules against Bloomington April 6, 2021
Plan commission recommends putting residential urban districts on the map April 5, 2021
Duplexes to drop in front of Bloomington’s city council as permitted use April 3, 2021
“Pandemic is not yet over,” local officials say, as Assembly Hall vax site to boost shot number by 10x next week April 2, 2021
Mystery man with political campaign mask at polls motivates election board to develop procedure to document incidents April 1, 2021
City council to decide: Is park-side residential development with little onsite greenspace a fair trade for a warehouse? April 1, 2021
Housing as a human right gets county support, a good first step, housing advisory group says March 31, 2021
Appeal of noise ordinance citation gets full hearing, standard denial by Bloomington public works board March 30, 2021
Duplexes OK’d as by-right use for basic residential districts in recs by Bloomington plan commission March 29, 2021
Analysis: Duplexes allowed or not, a déjà different question for plan commission? March 28, 2021
Upward nudge in Monroe County COVID-19 case numbers means local health regs likely to stay in place, after governor’s April 6 end date March 26, 2021
No decision yet on duplex recommendation from Bloomington plan commission March 25, 2021
No turn on most red lights: New law considered by Bloomington city council for downtown, campus area March 25, 2021
Campus AAPI gathering calls on Indiana governor explicitly to recognize, denounce anti-Asian hate March 24, 2021
Local vigil demands justice for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: “Say her Asian name.” March 23, 2021
Plex debate preview: “I would just ask everybody to come armed with patience.” March 23, 2021
Highlights of Bloomington plan commission recs: no notification needed for ADUs, up to 5K-square foot restaurants in ME zone March 22, 2021
Bloomington council says no to corridor zoning for 87-acre parcel March 21, 2021
Photos: “March to End the Madness” uses basketball branding in support of homeless community March 20, 2021
Hint of potential upward trend for Monroe County COVID-19 cases as local officials look towards ramping up vaccinations March 19, 2021
Convention and visitors group eyes 2021 recovery, helped by food and beverage money March 18, 2021
Bloomington city council OKs water rate increase, IU to try intervention with state regulators March 18, 2021
Bloomington Transit mulls ending pandemic-based fare-free rides March 17, 2021
Kirkwood closures won’t include half block in front of CVS pandemic vaccination clinic March 16, 2021
Racial, ethnic differences in Monroe County COVID-19 vaccination rates smaller when age considered March 16, 2021
Change is the order of the day at Bloomington RDC as Griffin resigns to become deputy mayor March 15, 2021
87-acre parcel rezone doesn’t get hoped-for negotiation at land use committee meeting, heads to Bloomington city council with zero votes in favor March 14, 2021
County government preps for post-pandemic hybrid in-person, video-conference meetings March 13, 2021
Local officials preach COVID-19 caution as numbers level off, milestones marked March 12, 2021
County board of health mulls Greek house guests March 11, 2021
County council OKs food and beverage tax proceeds for convention center debt March 10, 2021
Proposed redevelopment of warehouse across from new Bloomington park sets stage for debate on density and green space March 9, 2021
Zoning law revisions considered by Bloomington plan commission: 3 down, 7 to go March 8, 2021
More than doubling of stormwater fee OK’d by Monroe County commissioners, to appear on May property tax bills March 7, 2021
Change to Bloomington tax abatement policy swaps in capital investment for job creation, making it easier to justify affordable housing projects March 6, 2021
COVID-19 Update | IU’s Assembly Hall could offer 2K shots a day, but officials urge continued caution: “There are still a lot of people suffering.” March 5, 2021
$1 million in federal community development grants brings Bloomington’s 30-year total to $28.9 million March 5, 2021
9-hour city council meeting likely a record for Bloomington March 4, 2021
Bloomington city council votes down proposed law on protections for houseless on 4–4 tie at 3:21 a.m. March 4, 2021
Tickets for failure to clear snow from Bloomington’s sidewalks so far this year: 24 minus 1 March 2, 2021
Bloomington police respond to records request, release footage of Seminary Park welfare check on man found dead hours later on Christmas Eve March 2, 2021
Bloomington’s $13M Hidden River Project delayed a week by snow, but now underway March 1, 2021
Column: Behold the Redhead ducks at Bloomington’s Miller-Showers Park! February 28, 2021
Allocation of COVID-19 vaccines to IU Health bumped by nearly 30 percent February 27, 2021
Bloomington’s dozen water main breaks in a week make for record-setting start to 2021 February 26, 2021
Proposed law on protections for Bloomington’s houseless population prompts question: What are a city’s core services? February 25, 2021
Indiana’s highest court says Bloomington did not violate Constitution with Greek house definition February 24, 2021
Bloomington’s proposed law protecting encampments puts housing first: “We can’t shelter our way out of this problem.” February 23, 2021
Proposed ordinance giving protections to houseless encampments gets a look from Bloomington human rights group February 22, 2021
Bill that would regulate Indiana voting systems to ensure one-person-one-vote not seen as essential this session February 21, 2021
Downtown Bloomington water main break closes Walnut Street February 20, 2021
COVID-19 case numbers continue downward trend, vaccinations upward February 19, 2021
Bloomington city council makes procedural debate out of prep for deliberations on homeless encampment ordinance February 18, 2021
Century Village gets rezoned on 7–2 vote as Bloomington city council debates question: Who is saying college students are not people? February 18, 2021
Approaching $600K: Monroe County’s federal grant relief awards to local businesses, nonprofits February 17, 2021
Pandemic puts new bus route optimization plan on hold, with possible stopgap alternative for service to new hospital February 16, 2021
Updated: Travel WARNING | Bloomington trash pickup, COVID testing and vaccination clinics impacted by snow February 15, 2021
Bloomington design element requirements for residential buildings could be abolished by state legislature February 14, 2021
Proposed Bloomington law to protect houseless encampments to get first reading on Feb. 17 February 14, 2021
Case of disputed Bloomington plan commission seat gets final papers filed, now wait begins on court of appeals February 13, 2021
Monroe County, Bloomington officials say: Get COVID-19 vaccine when it’s your turn February 12, 2021
Bloomington rezoning proposal gets less dense before start to formal hearings on March 8 February 11, 2021
Local business experts say Monroe County jobs numbers took “big hit” from pandemic, but vaccinations could give economy a shot in the arm February 10, 2021
Bloomington annual safety report: Crime down overall, pandemic impact felt, fire and police chiefs to dig into data on response times, race disparities February 9, 2021
Bloomington OKs 1,000-bed student development south of football stadium February 8, 2021
Bloomington plan commission lawsuit: Appeals court has almost all papers for decision on standing February 6, 2021
Crestmont public housing renovations to be funded with $30M bond issuance, units converted to federal RAD program February 6, 2021
COVID-19 Update: Infection trends down, local regs mostly same, audit bumps historical death counts February 5, 2021
Electioneering case at polls leaves board wondering: Who was that masked man? February 5, 2021
Bloomington city council: Yes on historic designation for hospital building, No on restaurant February 4, 2021
Monroe County passes half million dollar mark in CARES Act distributions February 3, 2021
Trades District gateway art gets OK from Bloomington RDC February 2, 2021
No formal bids for parking garage ground-floor retail, but econ development director says: “I am confident that the spaces will be appealing.” February 1, 2021
87-acre site once mulled as new home for ST Semiconductor may get negotiated rezoning by Bloomington city council January 31, 2021
Monroe County COVID-19 update: Vaccine distribution, infection rates show good relative trends, absolute picture still not ideal January 29, 2021
Monroe County commissioners OK rezone, which could mean 330 more housing units on edge of Bloomington January 28, 2021
Plan commission lawsuit update: Bloomington makes First Amendment argument against GOP reading of statute January 28, 2021
Monroe County prosecutor asks for analysis of possible racial justice disparities in own office January 27, 2021
Opinion: Who’s got time for Bloomington city board and commission service? Who knows? January 26, 2021
Bloomington human rights commission waits for specific wording before voting to support possible protections for park encampments January 25, 2021
Bloomington OKs rezoning for Comcast, because new UDO does not allow use variances January 25, 2021
IU Health’s bonus dose now standard as Pfizer limits COVID vaccine shipments based on 6-dose vials January 24, 2021

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