Politics

The Bloomington City Hall building is seen Dec. 15, 2019, at 401 N. Morton St. The Bloomington City Council debated placing restrictions on local pet shops to prohibit the sale of cats and dogs Nov 17.

Bloomington City Council poised to stop dog, cat sales in pet shops

Nov 17, 2021 11:40 pm

Two local pet stores would be affected by the proposed change.

IU history professor Alex Lichtenstein and students from IU and the University of Pretoria pose for a photo in October 2019 at Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Park in Ruleville, Mississippi. Lichtenstein will lead students through a tour of historic monuments in the Civil Rights Movement from May 29 to June 4, 2022.

IU history professor chaperones Civil Rights tour with students from IU, Serbia

Nov 7, 2021 5:32 pm

IU students will go on the same route as the Freedom Riders in 1961.

The sun casts shadows along the pavement as it sets on Nov. 2, 2021, on East Seventh Street. 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.

IU experts, students in Scotland for COP26 to fight climate change

Nov 3, 2021 4:51 pm

Members of the IU community are at the world’s biggest conference on climate change.

The Monroe County Government Center is located at 501 N. Morton St. Eric Spoonmore announced his resignation in a press release Monday.

Monroe County Council member Eric Spoonmore to resign at end of month

Nov 1, 2021 4:08 pm

He was named the President and CEO of the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.

The Bloomington City Hall building is seen Dec. 15, 2019, at 401 N. Morton St. The city council approved multiple ordinances Wednesday night to advance the Mayor’s 2022 budget proposal.

City council approves 2022 budget after months of deliberation

Oct 27, 2021 9:53 pm

BPD officer salaries will be finalized in collective bargaining agreements over the next few weeks.

Belongings of people experiencing homelessness lie in the grass on Monday at Seminary Park. The Bloomington City Council approved a rezoning petition to allow Wheeler Mission to expand their offerings to people experiencing homelessness Wednesday.

City council approves Wheeler Mission property rezoning

Oct 20, 2021 11:29 pm

The Department of Economic and Sustainable Development gaves updates regarding city climate action.

Members of the unhoused community gather until the doors of A Friend’s Place open at 5:15 p.m. on Jan. 30, 2021. 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.

Trustee files lawsuit against City of Bloomington for homelessness records

Oct 20, 2021 4:43 pm

A Perry Township Trustee has not received the requested records after several attempts.

The Bloomington City Hall building is seen Dec. 15, 2019, at 401 N. Morton St. The council passed a new rule Wednesday to limit the duration of city council meetings to five-and-a-half hours or until midnight, whichever comes first.

City council places limits on meeting times, introduces zoning amendment

Oct 7, 2021 12:27 am

Councilmembers agreed continuing meetings past midnight do more harm than good.

Downtown Bloomington is seen in June2021 from the 7th and Walnut Street Parking Garage. Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton said the 2020 U.S. Census inaccurately counted the city’s population.

Mayor John Hamilton says census count inaccurate, could have ‘millions of dollars in impact’

Oct 5, 2021 4:42 pm

The U.S. Census Bureau reports 2020 Bloomington population is roughly 6,500 lower than initial estimates.

The Bloomington Police Department is located at 220 E. Third Street. The Bloomington City Council debated increases for BPD officers and other city employees Wednesday.

Bloomington City Council inches closer to agreement on police, fire salary increases

Sep 30, 2021 1:24 am

Council members continued debating police salaries, hiring and retention issues.

The proposed annexation areas for the City of Bloomington as of April 22, 2021. The city council approved multiple areas for annexation Wednesday evening.

Bloomington City Council annexes remaining seven areas, omitting area 7

Sep 23, 2021 1:52 am

The city council finished annexation deliberation Wednesday night.

Early voters wait in line to cast their vote Oct. 6, 2020, at 401 W. Seventh St. Five Bloomington organizations will have voter registration drives Sept. 28.

Five Monroe County organizations to offer in-person voter registration drives Sept. 28

Sep 23, 2021 1:49 am

National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 28.

State Rep. Matt Pierce, D-Bloomington, speaks at the Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan on Jan. 9, 2013, at the Monroe County Public Library. Pierce criticized Indiana's Republican-drawn redistricting maps Monday.

Indiana Democratic Rep. Matt Pierce criticizes Republican-drawn congressional maps

Sep 20, 2021 5:15 pm

The map was recently adopted by a committee in the Indiana House of Representatives.

A street sign for Jordan Avenue is seen April 22, 2021. A City of Bloomington task force approved renaming Jordan Avenue to Eagleson Avenue Monday.

City of Bloomington to rename Jordan Avenue after important African American family

Sep 15, 2021 5:53 pm

The street will be called Eagleson Avenue beginning Feb. 1, 2022.

The Indiana General Assembly announced proposed U.S. House and Indiana State House districts for the next decade on Sept. 14, 2021. Bloomington and Monroe County would remain in IN-9 under the proposed map.

Indiana Republicans announce U.S. House redistricting drafts, Monroe County stays in IN-9

Sep 14, 2021 1:10 pm

Indiana’s 9th District now does not include Morgan County and shifts to include southeastern Indiana.

Afghan evacuees arrive in Indianapolis Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, as 1st Cavalry Division soldiers watch. Hoosiers will host the Afghans at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, as they begin their safe resettlement to the United States. The division soldiers along with Indiana National Guard soldiers will provide transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and logistics support as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

OPINION: Senator Mike Braun’s comments regarding refugee resettlement in Indiana are unjustified

Sep 13, 2021 8:41 pm

Senator Mike Braun mischaracterized Afghan refugees as they arrived in Indiana.

An anti-abortion protestor stands at the Women’s March on Jan. 19, 2019, in Indianapolis. Texas’s new abortion law prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

IU students express concern, anger after the Texas abortion law passes

Sep 13, 2021 7:50 pm

Students at IU are frustrated with the recent changes in Texas’s abortion law.

Then-junior Bryce Asher receives a COVID-19 vaccination April 12, 2021, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied IU’s request to dismiss a lawsuit regarding its vaccine mandate, according to a report from WTHR.

Federal appeals court denies IU’s request to dismiss vaccine mandate lawsuit

Sep 13, 2021 4:52 pm

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case against IU’s vaccine mandate.

The Bloomington City Council has started the budget process. Here’s where we are.

Aug 30, 2021 10:07 pm

City council members review another ‘rainy day’ budget proposal for a second year in a row.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb extends public health emergency for another month

Aug 30, 2021 6:08 pm

The extension is now set to expire on Sept. 30, 2021.

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