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(01/12/22 10:59pm)
U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R-IN., will not be seeking reelection to Indiana’s ninth Congressional District in 2022 after serving three terms, according to an editorial he wrote to the IndyStar Wednesday.
(01/07/22 6:09pm)
All three Monroe County commissioners and the County Residents Against Annexation, an anti-annexation group in Monroe County, met at the Monroe County Courthouse on Jan. 6 to mark the end of the 90-day remonstrance period and to offer preliminary remonstration petition estimates.
(01/06/22 11:36pm)
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. That day, a joint session of Congress convened to certify the electoral vote victory of President Joe Biden. Approximately 2,000 supporters of former president Donald Trump protested the vote certification because they believed the election was fraudulent. They gathered in an attempt to “Stop the Steal,” ultimately breaching the Capitol building and forcing members of Congress to hide for their safety.
(12/17/21 1:46am)
IU faculty member Isak Nti Asare announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Indiana’s 9th congressional district, according to a press release Thursday from his campaign. Nti Asare would be the first African American representative of the district if elected.
(12/08/21 10:14pm)
Bloomington’s plans to annex certain areas around the city could be halted as early as February 2022. Many residents oppose annexation due to the increase in local taxes and extension of unwanted city services like water, sewage and others.
(12/07/21 3:18pm)
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for sexual assault or incest. Oral arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Davis Health Organization began on Dec. 1.
(12/02/21 2:56am)
The Bloomington City Council voted to prohibit the sale of cats and dogs from local pet shops Wednesday. The ordinance would fine each store $500 per violation and go into effect Jan. 1, 2023, to allow local pet shops to adjust to the change.
(11/18/21 4:40am)
The Bloomington City Council debated placing restrictions on local pet shops to prohibit the sale of cats and dogs Nov 17. The council also heard a presentation from the department of Planning and Transportation updating the city’s progress regarding the 2018 Comprehensive Plan initiative.
(11/07/21 10:32pm)
IU history professor Alex Lichtenstein will lead students from IU through historic monuments in the Civil Rights Movement to commemorate American history and facilitate conversations about preserving national history.
(11/03/21 8:51pm)
Representatives from around the world, including IU experts, faculty and students are currently gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nations’ 26th Conference of the Parties, or COP26. The conference started Oct. 31 and will go through Nov. 12.
(11/01/21 8:08pm)
Eric Spoonmore, who sits on the Monroe County Council, announced his resignation from the county’s legislative body Monday. His resignation is effective at the end of the month.
(10/28/21 1:53am)
The Bloomington City Council voted in favor of Mayor Hamilton’s updated 2022 budget proposal in a meeting Oct. 27, avoiding a Nov. 1 deadline that would’ve extended the current budget another year.
(10/21/21 3:29am)
The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved a rezoning petition from a 1.31-acre property Wheeler Mission Ministries owns. The approval would allow Wheeler to offer additional services to people experiencing homelessness.
(10/20/21 8:43pm)
Monroe County Perry Township Trustee Dan Combs sued Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton and the City of Bloomington last week in his continued search for records of Bloomington’s homelessness policy, according to an Indiana Public Media article.
(10/07/21 4:27am)
The Bloomington City Council passed new legislation to limit the duration of city council meetings to five-and-a-half hours or until midnight, whichever occurs first.
(10/05/21 8:42pm)
Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton said the 2020 U.S. Census inaccurately counted the city’s population and could affect millions of dollars of funding for the city over the next decade.
(09/30/21 5:24am)
The Bloomington City Council unanimously recommended a proposal opening the door to increase the Bloomington Police Department and Fire Department salaries 9-0 Wednesday night.
(09/23/21 5:52am)
The Bloomington City Council approved the annexation of the remaining seven areas into the City of Bloomington, omitting one area on the north side of the city. Many affected Monroe County residents were adamantly opposed to annexation, saying tax increase and alleging the process was flawed.
(09/23/21 5:49am)
Five non-partisan organizations in Monroe County are organizing voter registration drives to celebrate National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 28.
(09/20/21 9:15pm)
Indiana State Rep. Matt Pierce, D-Bloomington, criticized the proposed House and congressional maps adopted Monday by the House Elections and Apportionment Committee in the Indiana House of Representatives.