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Indiana Governor Criticized for Proposed Toll Road Expenditure

Lawmakers in Indianapolis criticized Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, yesterday. According to the Associated Press, legislators are up in arms over Holcomb’s proposed expenditure of a $1 billion renegotiated toll road lease. The Republican governor announced $1 billion dollars from leasing toll roads in September, which will increase toll fees for commercial truck drivers. Holcomb announced his proposal to allocate some …

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Governor: I-69 Push to be Funded by Toll Increases

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is planning to spend an additional $1 billion on infrastructure projects across the state. The Governor’s office announced yesterday, that they concluded renegotiating an agreement with the company that operates the Indiana Tollway, and that the funds are to be raised through toll increases on heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Under the new terms, which will need to …

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Daily Local News – August 21, 2018

Forty to 50 patrons of Brother’s Bar and Grill, in downtown Bloomington, were involved in a brawl over the weekend; A crane impacted the W. Arlington Rd. bridge, along the Bypass this afternoon, on State Road 46, in Bloomington; The Utilities Service Board has voiced its support for an water quality initiative by the Friends of Lake Monroe; Mercury cleanup efforts continue at …

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Daily Local News – August 8, 2018

Monroe County terminated an agreement with the city of Bloomington yesterday, over the proposed Convention Center expansion; The city’s Commission on the Status of Black Males lined up, outside of Templeton Elementary School, to welcome students back to school; The Indiana State Department of Health has found mosquitoes with West Nile Virus throughout counties in the state, including in Monroe County; The …

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Daily Local News – June 7, 2018

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The Bloomington Police Department is dropping their investigation into vandalism at the Islamic Center of Bloomington; A northern Indiana college has won its long-running lawsuit, seeking a religious exemption from paying for employees’ birth control; Construction on Section 6 of Interstate 69 is expected to start next year; The newly-renovated Bloomington Animal Shelter opened to the public, earlier this week. …

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Daily Local News – March 20, 2018

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Middle Way House announces the shutdown of Food Works, a venture to employ victims of abuse; The Monroe County Domestic Violence Coalition invites the public to join its annual Spring Conference this Thursday; The Bloomington Plan Commission approves the city’s 2018 Comprehensive Plan;  The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission finalizes plans for Switchyard Park; The City of Bloomington Utilities Department reports a 50 percent …

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Daily Local News – February 13, 2018

Kilroys on Kirkwood, in downtown Bloomington, is facing a city challenge over its ability to operate in Monroe County; Tonight is the State of the Black Community in Bloomington City Council Chambers; INDOT’s project manager for Interstate 69’s Section 5 says work crews have moved more than 700 thousand cubic yards of soil since the State took over construction in …

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Daily Local News – January 1, 2018

Happy New Year! We continue our ‘Best of 2017’ with stories from around your community— In today’s Daily Local News, the city of Bloomington and Monroe County join a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, the city advances measures to curb downtown student apartments, a public education advocacy group challenges Ellettsville’s Seven Oaks Classical School in a federal lawsuit, and Indiana takes …

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Daily Local News – September 14, 2017

Members of the Bloomington Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee reported improvements on Interstate 69 construction since INDOT took over the project; The construction of Interstate 69 is making it difficult for personnel at the Northern Monroe Fire Territory to respond to calls in the western and northern parts of Monroe County; The Monroe County Public Library is putting on a …

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Daily Local News – August 31, 2017

Monroe County Commissioners declared today Overdose Awareness Day; Bloomington Police announced that they will be setting up sobriety checkpoints and increasing patrols over the Labor Day weekend; The Indiana Department of Transportation will be hosting a series of Interstate 69 public meetings next month; Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson cautions Hoosiers to watch out for opportunistic scams in the …

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