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During its meeting last night, the Bloomington Common Council declined to approve $18.5 million in bond funding to rebuild the Fourth Street Garage; The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals meets tonight, to decide whether to grant a for-profit addiction treatment company their request to proceed with a rehabilitation clinic; An Indiana State Senator filed a proposal on Tuesday, to legalize …

The Indiana State Department of Health denied an abortion clinic’s application in South Bend yesterday; The Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for the 2019 Woman of the Year; The Bloomington City Council voiced unanimous support last night for extending height and density restrictions on downtown development. FEATURE The Youth Service Bureau of Monroe County and …

Medical marijuana is likely to be brought up again before the Indiana legislature, this coming session. State Senator (D-Bloomington) Mark Stoops is the Indiana said Democrats in the State Senate are likely to push for a medical marijuana bill in January, when the state legislature reconvenes. With just 10 Democrats in the senate, any push to legalize medical use of …

The Bloomington Utilities Service Board is considering raising the city’s storm water rates; Medical marijuana is likely to be brought up again before the Indiana legislature this coming session; The Monroe County Commissioners met with the Monroe County Election Board last week, to review issues with the November 6 mid-term election; The US Forest Service is Accepting public comment on …

The Bloomington City Council is holding a Town Hall Forum tonight to address repeated outcry over the city’s decision to purchase an armored car for the Bloomington Police Department; A Democratic Candidate for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District, Liz Watson, is holding a Town Hall tomorrow in Bloomington over medical marijuana; The Indiana legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill today that would …

With medical marijuana gradually becoming a legal norm across the country, questions remain about how it works — and why. Bloomington is one of the world’s centers for research into the effects of the many types of cannabis plant. Heather Bradshaw heads a lab in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences looking into the active compounds in pot and …