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Monroe County jail update: Proposed LIT rate cut to 0.175%, North Park purchase on Sept. 25 agenda
The proposed jail LIT (local income tax) rate, which is meant to help pay for a new jail and co-located justice center, has been reduced from 0.2 percent to 0.175 percent. That was the outcome of ...
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Dry conditions lead Monroe County (Indiana) to enact burn ban until Sept. 24
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Poised to act Tuesday on jail: Monroe County council could adopt 0.2% tax, or re-advertise at reduced rate
Peter Iversen, Trent Deckard, Ken Falk, ACLU, Monroe County, RJS Justice Services, Inclusivity Strategic Consulting, Geoff McKim, Financial Services Group (FSG), Bloomington, Indiana Jail Council ...
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Monroe County ballot inspection done, election staff prep for Oct. 8 early voting start
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Campus notebook: Dunn Meadow destination for weekly protest against IU ‘expressive activity’ policy
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Photos: Half-century-old African American Dance Company sets beat for Black y Brown Festival
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ACLU lawyer tells Monroe County officials: 300 beds for new jail is not enough
Leading up to a Sept. 16 public hearing on an increase to the jail LIT (local income tax), ACLU attorney Ken Falk has sent a letter to Monroe County officials telling them that 300 beds for a new jail ...
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Murals to be painted on traffic calming circles west of downtown Bloomington
Five traffic calming circles in a neighborhood just west of downtown Bloomington will have murals painted on them this fall. At its regular Tuesday meeting, Bloomington’s board of public works ...
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Short term rentals boost innkeeper’s tax revenue, Bloomington mulls impact on housing supply
The impact of short-term rentals in Bloomington came up as a topic in two separate public meetings on Monday, and could factor into more conversations among public officials before the end of the year ...
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Displaced again, homeless camp residents address Bloomington city council, mayor at public mic
On Wednesday, two weeks after Bloomington officials cleared a homeless encampment south of town,  some of the residents who lived there addressed a meeting of the city council, which was also ...
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Campus notebook: Weekly free speech vigil at IU Bloomington, long-time activist hosts Sunday edition
Guy Loftman stands in the center of a gathering circled up at Sample Gates after 11 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. For the third week in a row, at 11 p.m. on Sunday night (Sept. 8), a crowd gathered ...