Tag Archives: Civility and Justice Task Force

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton and patrons of the Shalom Community Center will sleep on the streets, this Friday night. The solidarity sleep out aims to raise funding for the area emergency homeless shelter, and bring awareness to the experiences of the chronically homeless in Bloomington and the surrounding area. Mayor Hamilton will be joined by City of Bloomington Communications Director …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is proposing the hiring of five additional public safety officers. Hamilton is expected to put the proposal before the city’s budgetary meeting, later in August. City of Bloomington Communications Director Yael Ksander said the five proposed public safety officials would act as community liaisons, rather than law enforcement officials. The proposal from Mayor Hamilton’s office follows …

The Indiana Legislature’s Short Session is set to end on March 15th and this afternoon the legislature struck down a number of bills; Indiana Senate Republicans initiate a last-minute proposal to allow 10 percent of public school districts’ teachers to be unlicensed; Indiana House Democrats say they’re worried about state of the Department of Child Services; The city of Bloomington’s …