District 1 city council candidate runs on working class-focused platform
Denise Valkyrie, 54, is running for the Bloomington City Council’s District 1 seat and self-identifies as a working class person.
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Denise Valkyrie, 54, is running for the Bloomington City Council’s District 1 seat and self-identifies as a working class person.
In the 2015 Bloomington primary election, there were 15 candidates on the Bloomington City Council ballot. This year, there will be 20. Six of the candidates are under age 40.
Nearly two weeks after the Indiana Daily Student broke a story detailing allegations of sexual harassment against Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge, the Monroe County Democratic Party has called for her to step down from office.
Indiana voter registration for Bloomington's primary election will end Monday. People can register online or in person at the Monroe County Election Central at 401 W 7th St. Suite 100.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill Wednesday that aims to create hate crime protections.
About 25 students filed into a lounge around 5:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center. A few days before, students had planned to show up to discuss Israel’s borders. Now they were there to protest.
In her first public appearance since an Indiana Daily Student story outlining sexual harassment allegations against her broke, Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge spoke Wednesday morning to deny the allegations.
Audience members munched on popcorn Tuesday evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater while the 19 city council candidates took turns speaking about issues such as the Fourth Street parking garage and housing development.
Black Lives Matter activists in Bloomington are calling for Amanda Barge to resign from her seat on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners.
She has worked for seven campaigns ranging from state-wide to national bids for election. She has a dog who looks like a blond Toto from “The Wizard of Oz” named POTUS. She used to want to work in the White House.
Following the Indiana Daily Student breaking accusations of sexual harassment against county commissioner Amanda Barge last week, uncertainties about Bloomington’s mayoral election and more have arisen.
In Nile Arena’s opinion, an election isn’t an election without a little competition.
Jim Blickensdorf, who was running as a District 3 Bloomington city council candidate, dropped out of the race Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement on his campaign website.
Amanda Barge suspended her campaign for Bloomington mayor Tuesday, less than a day after the Indiana Daily Student published an article outlining sexual harassment allegations against her.
Five of six candidates running for three seats in the Bloomington City Council at-large Democratic primary spoke Monday night at a Democracy For Monroe County forum.
Bloomington mayoral candidate Amanda Barge is accused of sexual harassment.
Ron Smith, 64, has spent most of his life as an advocate for children, the disabled and the elderly, working in various state government departments. Now, he wants to take this experience and serve his community.
By Chris Megerian and Del Quentin Wilber
IU issued a response Thursday to President Trump’s executive order promoting free speech on college campuses.
Democratic mayoral candidates Amanda Barge and John Hamilton faced a full auditorium Monday night at the Monroe County Public Library to answer questions on a variety of topics.