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The Bloomington Common Council meets again this week, to discuss the passage of harassment and abuse policies for contractors, interns and volunteers. This Wednesday night’s city council meeting will be the second time council members will consider passage of anti-harassment policies, specifically targeting non city employees. The meeting and policy change comes as Monroe County grapples with passing their own …

The Bloomington Common Council declined to approve $18.5 million in bond funding to rebuild the Fourth Street Garage, during its meeting last night. Instead, council members want to see the garage repaired. Council members said repairing the downtown garage will buy the city time to examine downtown transportation and parking needs. A five-year repair is estimated to cost around $1.5 …

Tonight we have Kate Wiltz, a candidate running for Monroe County Council District 2. But first in this weeks’ LGBTQ news we have have a lot going on across the world.  Music this week was from the album Blood Orange by Negro Swan Events: Soup Tasting @ Bloomington Community Farmers Market, 401 N. Morton St. Bloomington Nov 3 @ 10:30 am …

In this episode of Standing Room Only, Monroe County Council member Geoff McKim talks through how local government taxes, tax bases, and policies effect area residents and governance. McKim gave his remarks during an April 26 meeting at the Monroe County Courthouse.

Black Lives Matter activists are expected to disrupt Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton’s 3rd State of the City Address this evening, in protest of the Bloomington Police Department’s acquisition of an armored car; Political aspirants are vying for three seats on the Monroe County Council; The Indiana Office of the Secretary of State has updated their voter registration website, reportedly enabling voters …

The Board president of the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District announced plans Nov. 21 to renew discussion about a controversial recycling facility. At a meeting of the District’s Citizens Advisory Committee, Board President Steve Volan said he would reintroduce a measure that was voted down earlier this year. The measure would allocate $60,000 to study the feasibility of building …