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The City of Bloomington and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees approved a four-year contract, earlier this month. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME  for short, and the city of Bloomington agreed to the terms a contract for municipal employees on December 6. The 2 – 2.5 percent pay increase for municipal …

So-called “Congressional Checks” are a misleading and deceptive attempt to get you to sign up for something, and robocalls from Social Security are dangerous fakes. Two scams with opposite techniques!

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.

Federal intelligence services believe Russian government employees probed state voter registration rolls for possible weaknesses in 2016, according to Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. Lawson published an editorial this morning, which says the Russian government targeted voter information databases across states. Indiana Secretary of State Communications Director Ian Hauer says Russian agents probed for weaknesses in state voter registration …

On this evening’s show, Bring it On’s William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome the recently elected Mayor of Bloomington, Indiana, John Hamilton, to discuss a variety of topics that include his objective for the city of Bloomington, and many issues such as fostering good civic relations within the African American Community, affordable housing, and employment and volunteer opportunities within our …

The League of Women Voters will sponsor a free, public legislative update this Saturday in Bloomington. “What we do is invite legislators to come and introduce what’s happening in state legislature right now,” President of the League, Doris Wittenberg, says, “They talk about the bills being brought forth and the interest of those particular legislators. They tell us what they …

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 …