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Election Day · BloomingtonAt a special meeting on Monday, Monroe County’s election board voted to recommend a change to county code that would increase the not-to-exceed amounts for Election Day poll workers. It is the Monroe County commissioners, who would need to enact the change to the county code that sets Election Day poll worker pay. But the election board will still have a role to play, even after county code is changed to specify a higher range, assuming that com…See the Story
Board recommends pay increase for Election Day poll workers, goes now to Monroe County commissioners
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonJust a little over 100 days after Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson was sworn into office, a big number of Bloomington residents are not sure if they approve or disapprove of her job performance so far. But more than four times as many Democrats approve of Thomson’s performance as disapprove of it. Among Republicans, twice as many disapprove of Thomson’s performance as approve of it. Thomson is a Democrat. The question about Thomson’s performance …See the Story
Poll on Bloomington mayor job performance among Dems: 46% approve, 11% disapprove, rest unsure
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonWith three weeks left before the May 7 primary Election Day, a scientific poll shows most voters still unsure about their choice of candidates in local Monroe County races. In the three-way race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for District 3 Monroe County commissioner, 60 percent of poll respondents are still unsure. But among those who have made up their minds, it’s a dead heat between incumbent Penny Githens and challenger Jody Madeira, …See the Story
Poll: Big majority of Monroe County voters still unsure in 2024 local primary races, but trends visible
Gaza · GazaAppearing on the Bloomington city council’s meeting agenda for next Wednesday (April 17) is a resolution opposing the construction of a pipeline in north central Indiana for the diversion of water from the Wabash River. The pipeline is part of the LEAP (Limitless Exploration/Advanced Pace) District, which is a project of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). The resolution was already approved by the city council at its March 27 m…See the Story
Bloomington’s city council set for potential override vote on mayoral veto of LEAP pipeline resolution
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonOn Friday (April 12), Black Lives Matter B-town released its assessment of those Democratic Party primary candidates who responded to its survey. Early in-person voting has started for the primary election, which falls on May 7 this year. This year, BLM B-town’s survey included nine questions for all candidates and five questions just for county council and county commissioner candidates. Sent the questionnaire were Democratic Party primary cand…See the Story
2024 Bloomington primary: Black Lives Matter B-town assesses Democrats
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonThe first four days of early in-person voting are in the books for Monroe County. Monroe County’s election operations center at 3rd and Walnut streets, looking northwest. Primary Election Day is May 7. But voters can cast a ballot early in person for the next three weeks. As of around 4 p.m. on Friday, since the start of in-person early voting on Tuesday, 392 people had cast a ballot in Monroe County, according to election division staff. Monro…See the Story
First week of in-person early voting in Monroe County closes out with about 100 voters per day
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonWednesday night, the Monroe Convention Center expansion project took another step forward, on what turned out to be a less-than-routine vote by the Bloomington city council. The vote to approve the Monroe County capital improvement board’s (CIB’s) 2024 budget was split 6–2. Dissent came from Kate Rosenbarger and Matt Flaherty. Not attending was Andy Ruff. The CIB is the public body that was created by the Monroe County commissioners to provide …See the Story
CIB budget OK’d on split city council vote, answers on land for convention center hoped for by May 8
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonAn application by Bloomington Transit for $35 million from the FTA (Federal Transit Administration) for the construction of a new administrative, operations and maintenance complex now has a resolution of support from the city council. At its regular Wednesday meeting, the council voted 8–0 to support the resolution. Andy Ruff did not attend. The reason for building a new operations complex is that BT’s current bus facility, at Grimes Lane, is n…See the Story