Tag Archives: Amanda Barge

In their meeting last night, the Bloomington City Council approved expanding city code to provide sexual harassment protection for contractors, volunteers, and interns. The discrimination code has also been revised with non-binary language. It now references “they” in addition to the standard “he” and “she” references. The council considered the idea of establishing an independent commission to handle potential sexual …

HEADLINES Democratic Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will speak at Indiana University in Bloomington, tomorrow; Schooner Creek Farms maintains their booth at the Bloomington Farmer’s Market; The city of Bloomington’s Common Council will meet again this week to discuss the passage of harassment and abuse policies for employees and contractors. FEATURE Phil Proctor and Davis Ossman about their radio theater quartet, …

Bloomington Common Council members are asking for more detail in a proposed change to city code, outlining the city’s process for handling sexual harassment allegations. Council member Jim Sims says the changes to are a direct response to sexual harassment allegations made in March against former County Commissioner Amanda Barge. In addition to needing more detailed procedures, Council members Isabel …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton received the Democratic Party’s nomination, during municipal primaries, on Tuesday. In today’s Feature Report, the first-term incumbent Mayor discusses his campaign so far, moving forward into this November’s elections, and the 500 ballots cast for his opponent, Amanda Barge.

On this week’s edition of Voices in the Street, we ask area residents if they voted in Bloomington’s primary elections on Tuesday and what issues were important to them. Primary elections for the city of Bloomington Mayor’s Office see incumbent, first-term Mayor John Hamilton face Amanda Barge. Barge has stated she will not accept the position if elected, after suspending …

Primary elections take place tomorrow, across Indiana. While there are no statewide votes or elections taking place tomorrow, several municipal elections will determine party candidates for this November’s general election. Early voting in Monroe County ended at noon, today. Earlier this year, the Ellettsville Town Council voted to suspend primary elections, since there are no contested races in Ellettsville at …

Pete Buttigieg announces bid for Democratic Presidential nomination; Amanda Barge’s resignation leaves vacant District 3 seat; Early Primary voting is under way; City officials continue work on comprehensive transportation plan; City taking nominations for Sustainability awards. FEATURE On this week’s edition of Big Talk Extra, Nile Arena talks about the issues that motivate his independent run for Mayor. ACTIVATE! In …

Early voting for this May’s primary elections begins today. Yesterday was the end of voter registration, but residents can still check their registration and precinct ballot, via the state’s official voter website. On the ballot in this year’s primary are five contested races for the Bloomington City Council: In District 1, incumbent Chris Sturbaum faces Kate Rosenbarger and Denise Valkyrie; …

Committee set to hear ‘loansharking’ bill; Commissioner Barge resigns amidst harassment allegations; voter registration for May primary ends today; local political action group endorses Hamilton campaign. FEATURE Bloomington City Council candidate Matt Flaherty talks with Michael Glab on this week’s edition of Big Talk Extra. ACTIVATE Tracy Young talks about her volunteer work with the American Red Cross Disaster Services. …

Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge announced she will resign, this afternoon. Barge is accused of sexual harassment by former independent Monroe County contractor, Brandon Drake. The County Commissioner previously suspended her campaign for Bloomington Mayor. The mayoral campaign suspension was announced as the same day as an Indiana Daily Student article‘s publication, which included audio excerpts and correspondence between Barge …