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Bloomington’s Common Council is extending their review of the city’s Transportation Plan, beyond the end of the month. The City Council initially set a deadline of next Wednesday, Feb. 13, for amending the Transportation Plan. Council members stated their goal was to adopt the transportation plan by the end of the month. But last night, council members said the plan …

Note: A previous version of this story used the incorrect image. The story has since been updated with the correct image. The Bloomington Common Council continued its review of the revised Transportation Plan last week. Chapter Three of the plan proposes changing existing street uses to help develop an ‘urban grid.’ Planning Services Manager Beth Rosenbarger said developing the grid would …

Administrators in Indianapolis said the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC program, have not announced any change in their assistance distribution, and do not expect a funding shortage until into February; A bipartisan bill in Congress would make the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore a National Park; Hundreds of women marched in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend, braving …

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 City of Bloomington committed to funding the Buskirk Chumley Theater for 2019; Members of the Bloomington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America want to partner with local schools on gun safety education. FEATURE Tonight, supporters of the Indiana Recovery Alliance will attend the Bloomington City Council’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Chris Abert, …

The Bloomington Common Council continues to grapple with whether to repair or rebuild the Fourth Street parking garage; The Indiana State University chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is attempting to memorialize a meeting place, in honor of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi; The Monroe County Coroner’s office is seeing an increase in the number of people dying and getting sent through …

The Monroe County Council has requested more time for public comment on a logging and controlled burn project planned for the Hoosier National Forest. The project spans parts of Jackson and Lawrence Counties, and could impact water quality at Lake Monroe. Speaking in the council’s meeting yesterday, County Council President Shelli Yoder said she has stressed the importance of adequate …

The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission is postponing approving a project agreement for two new downtown parking garages. The project review  is meant to memorialize the city’s commitment to additional sustainability and design features for each parking garage. Members of Bloomington’s Common Council want to achieve an even broader commitment to sustainability in the garages’ designs. Bloomington Council members appealed to the …

Sen. (D- IN) Joe Donnelly debated Republican challenger Mike Braun and Libertarian Candidate Lucy Brenton in Indianapolis, last night; Rumors of a planned school shooting at Bloomington High School North today, remained just that: rumors; The Bloomington City Council is addressing two, multi-million dollar projects tonight. Both initiatives would be financed by raising area property taxes; The electric scooter company Lime …

The Bloomington City Council will take up two, multi-million dollar bonding initiatives tonight. A ten million dollar bond would fund parks projects. Another $29.5 million bond would build two new parking garages in Bloomington’s downtown. The proposed parks bond would fund more than seven miles of new trails, and 1,400 new trees. It would also pay for the creation of …