Tag Archives: Herald Times

The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved the city’s 2019 budget last week, despite concerns over several controversial elements. Contained in the budget is an $800 thousand payment on a proposed $10 million Parks Bicentennial Bond. Council member Isabel Piedmont Smith took issue with the line item, saying the city had more pressing needs than creating more trails and greenways. In …

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 …

The Keys to the Candidates is a questionnaire provided to voters by The League of Women Voters of Bloomington – Monroe County. The key provides summaries of candidates’ experiences and qualifications, as well as their political priorities. The Herald-Times publishes the Keys on the Thursday before early voting begins. This year,  as early voting starts on October 10, the Keys will …

Over 350 newspapers across the country published Opinion pieces supporting the freedom of the press, today; A Libertarian push to oust Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson will be heard by the Indiana Election Commission tomorrow; Indiana University is reporting a record-breaking enrollment this semester; A new, north-south connector on Bloomington’s west side is moving from conception to design. FEATURE:  Nate …

Bloomington residents cancelled a planned protest at Mayor John Hamilton’s residence. The ‘die-in’ was planned for Wednesday, at the residence of Mayor Hamilton and his wife, Indiana University Law Professor Dawn Johnsen. The planned protest came after repeated calls for the city to remove the addresses and personal information of overdose victims from the city’s data website. In a Facebook …

12/7/16 A story published in the Herald Times about local white nationalists provoked varied community responses this week; Monroe County Officials are discussing streamlining the county’s zoning code as it applies to the urbanizing area just outside Bloomington city limits; Project Porchlight— an effort designed to engage local residents with energy-saving opportunities in their home—occurred in October this year. FEATURE …