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A new report, by the Monroe County chapter of the NAACP and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington’s Racial Justice Task Force, says blacks in Monroe County are disproportionately affected by the Criminal Justice system; Last month’s midterm elections saw the highest voter turnout in a non-presidential election, in over 20 years; The Bloomington City Council has again postponed funding …

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 …

On Tuesday, voters in Indiana elected the state’s first openly gay legislator. Democrat J.D. Ford defeated Republican state Senator Mike Delph in a district which includes parts of Indianapolis and Carmel. Ford also turned 36 on Tuesday, making him one of the youngest legislators in Indiana. Ford was previously defeated by Delph, in Senate District 29. His campaign received a …

Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the hospital today, after falling and fracturing three ribs; Progressive organizations are calling on supporters to turn out in the streets, this afternoon; On Tuesday, voters in Indiana elected the state’s first openly gay legislator; Several mistakes on Tuesday, in northwestern Indiana’s Porter County, mean the state won’t see election results until next …

Nearly 60 percent of registered voters in Monroe County cast ballots in yesterday’s midterm election. That’s despite several polling places in Monroe County running out of ballots. Monroe County Election Board Chair William Ellis said some voters waited three to four hours. Voter turnout during this year’s midterm election surpassed the 2016 presidential election. Ellis said that’s unprecedented in Monroe …

Indiana was the scene of major Republican wins last night; Ballot counting is still underway in Northwest Indiana’s Porter County; Full Election returns are in for Monroe County – Democrats have unsurprisingly largely swept races; The Bloomington Plan Commission is voicing initial support for a large, mixed use development at Pete Ellis Drive and Longview; FEATURE Polling sites around Monroe County ran out …

President Donald Trump will visit Indianapolis to speak at the annual Future Farmers of America (FFA) convention, this Saturday; Indiana residents voting in the upcoming midterm elections will have to answer three public questions on their ballot; Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young were behind a bipartisan bill to address the opioid epidemic; Monroe County Probation Department and the Department …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill will not be prosecuted for alleged sexual assault; The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners authorized borrowing $10 million for proposed parks projects; The Town of Ellettsville is working to purchase two properties in the floodway of Jack’s Defeat Creek, in an effort to mitigate flooding; Monroe County Commissioners have designated the month of November as National Runaway Prevention …

Today is the first day of early voting in Indiana. Polls opened at 8 a.m. this morning in Monroe County and will stay open until 6 p.m. Monroe County Elections Supervisor Karen Wheeler said today’s first day of early voting has seen a higher than usual number of voters. Yesterday marked the end of voter registration in several states, including …

Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in this Fall’s mid-term elections. Voters across Indiana can check their registration by going to the state elections website: Indianavoters.com. According to the Secretary of State’s office about 4.5 million voters are registered to vote, ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. Voters can still register on the state’s website: Indianavoters.com until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow …