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Last week, Indiana voters ratified a change in the state’s constitution. That change requires the state’s General Assembly to only pass balanced budgets; Indiana’s homeless face potentially life-threatening temperature drops which come at a time when area shelters are in the most need of volunteers and donations; Indiana residents support the legalization of marijuana, according to a recent Ball State University …

After months of disagreement between Monroe County and the City of Bloomington, the two parties have reached an accord over the proposed convention center expansion. Work on the Monroe convention center is set to resume after the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a new memorandum of understanding with the city last night. Going forward, Bloomington and Monroe County are …

Criticism over the city of Bloomington’s use of private information let officials to call for a closed-door meeting today. The criticism came after Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge pointed out on social media that the city is publishing the addresses of overdose victims. Barge expressed outrage over Facebook over the weekend: “Fellow City of Bloomington and Monroe County residents: I …

Amanda Barge is a first-term Monroe County Commissioner. After winning the 2016 Democratic primary, she went on to win in last November’s general election despite the Republican Party’s statewide sweep. A licensed, practicing social worker and therapist, she’s already made news in her leadership roles in Rise to Run, a national effort to get more women on the ballot, and …