Sheriff candidates prep for primary race
With five candidates total, Monroe County sheriff is one of the most contested positions in the May 6 local primary.
With five candidates total, Monroe County sheriff is one of the most contested positions in the May 6 local primary.
This year's primary election campaigns are underway, but on-campus organizations must navigate policies as they seek votes for candidates.
Mayor Mark Kruzan vetoed the city's deer sharpshooting ordinance, sending the resolution back to the council without his signature.
A judge temporarily ordered Indiana to recognize the marriage between two Indiana women who were married in Massachusetts.
The Monroe County Plan Commission unanimously passed a zoning ordinance Tuesday night that formally defines and sets requirements for truck stops and plazas.
Todd Young and Dan Coats will have office hours in Bloomington in the coming weeks to meet with constituents.
William Ellis was taken off the Monroe County primary ballot for assessor in February for not having the appropriate certification, but will likely be back in the race for the general election.
The City Council passed an ordinance allowing hired professional sharpshooters to manage deer overabundance in Griffy Lake Nature Preserve.
Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., has been one of the loudest voices in Washington, D.C., opposing Russia’s military actions in the disputed Crimea territory. On Wednesday, Coats introduced his latest effort on this front — a bill that would prevent the U.S. from recognizing Russian sovereignty in Crimea.
Indiana received an A-minus, the highest score in the country, for government spending transparency.
The Monroe County Council decided to postpone a vote Tuesday night on raising the juvenile county option income tax, which funds the Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County and juvenile probation officers, and it passed a motion to transfer funds from the county to the Energy Conservation Non-Reverting Fund.
The US House of Representatives approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Todd Young, R-9th District, to repeal the definition of full-time employment as 30 hours per week in the Affordable Care Act on Thursday.
Gov. Mike Pence opted to withhold from signing a bill passed by the Indiana General Assembly to “pause” Energizing Indiana’s energy-efficiency program, but the legislation will still become law without the governor’s signature.
A debate for the 9th district of Indiana U.S. House of Representatives seat seemed to leave candidate Kathy Heil with a leg up in the race against opponent Mark Jones.
A new law signed Tuesday by Gov. Mike Pence will cut taxes for businesses in the state, but opponents have expressed concern about how it will influence other taxpayers.
The third Bloomington City Council deliberation session on a controversial Habitat for Humanity project will take place this Wednesday.
Here are the four biggest things that happened — or didn’t happen — in the 2014 legislative session in Indiana.
A bill passed in the Indiana House of Representatives Feb. 26 would bring Energize Indiana, an energy-saving organization, to an end.
The Indiana Senate signed off on a controversial bill Tuesday that would institute random drug testing among certain recipients of social welfare benefits.
Representatives of the Indiana Department of Transportation opened a meeting to gather feedback on the subject of I-69 Monday night.