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$40,000 granted by the city for neighborhood improvements; Residents vote in municipal primary election; Newcomers upset incumbents at the polls; Primary voter turnout remains low. FEATURE Monroe County Community School Corporation will break ground on the new Tri-North Middle School next week. News director Wes Martin speaks with MCCSC Spokesman Andrew Clampitt about the plans. BETTER BEWARE! Our weekly consumer …

The deadline to change voter registration information is one week from today, midnight on April 8th. Although Primary election day is over a month away, voters in Monroe county are being encouraged to double check their registration information. You can check your voter registration by calling the Monroe County Clerk’s Office, or by going to the state’s voter website, indianavoters.com. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Indianapolis City County Council is considering a measure that would prohibit people from laying down, or even sitting on public sidewalks; The city of Bloomington’s Office of the Mayor hosted a Facebook live discussion this afternoon. FEATURE Nearly two dozen supporters for a national walkout in solidarity with sexual assault survivors gathered in 3rd Street Park this afternoon. A MINUTE OF …

A grassroots Indiana group is trying to motivate voters to participate in the upcoming November elections. The non-profit, non-partisan organization Hoosier Action recently announced ‘Project Midterm,’ which is looking to recruit 500 members of the Bloomington community to help residents sign up to vote. Hoosier Action is asking participants to donate three hours of volunteer work a week until the …

Students Against State Violence and the Black Student Union at Indiana University are holding a demonstration at the Sample Gates this evening beginning at 6:30pm; Another home break-in was reported in Bloomington last week; In related news, the Herald-Times reports that police have asked prosecutors to charge 28-year-old Devin Grounds in three more incidents that involved a masked man breaking …