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WEBAug 15, 2020 · The increase in 2025 will boost Bloomington’s living wage by $0.47 an hour (about 3 percent) from the 2024 level of $15.75. Enacted in 2005 by Bloomington’s city council, the living wage at the start was set at $10, with a provision that it increase by an amount based on the CPI (consumer price index).
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WEB2 days ago · In 2025, Bloomington’s “living wage” will reach $16.22 an hour. Of that $16.22, up to $2.43 can be in the form of health insurance offered to a covered employee. The increase in 2025 will boost Bloomington’s living wage by $0.47 an hour (about 3 percent) from the 2024 level of $15.75. Enacted in 2005 by Bloomington’s city council, the ...
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WEBAug 13, 2020 · 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 in Monroe County is “clearly an inadequate number.”. Falk is the same attorney who filed the 2008 lawsuit against Monroe County on behalf of Monroe County jail prisoners, about overcrowded ...
A look ahead to 2022: Bloomington area local government stories
WEBJan 1, 2022 · North Walnut Street Lamp on Christmas Eve. Last year’s lead art for The B Square’s look ahead to 2021 featured this caption: “These numerals began life as a photograph of the sidewalk around the courthouse square in downtown Bloomington, where the crows like to crap. It was that kind of year.” Arguably a worse year was 2021. So this year’s art includes an actual crow and a built-in ...
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WEBSep 6, 2024 · 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 attended by the mayor.. At least a dozen people, who either lived in a displaced encampment, or were there to advocate on behalf of the residents, sat in council chambers through the first part of the ...
daily reports – The B Square
WEBPosts about daily reports written by Dave Askins. 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 in Monroe County is “clearly an inadequate number.”. Falk is the same attorney who filed the 2008 lawsuit against Monroe County on behalf of ...
Big Calendar – The B Square
WEBRecent Items. Special meeting: Bloomington historic preservation group to consider ‘time capsule’ as protected district July 28, 2024; Monroe County vote center study committee gets initial feedback from public July 27, 2024; Next week: Bloomington gateway project back on board of public works agenda July 26, 2024; Monroe County sheriff’s deputies push for retirement plan changes July 25 ...
Indiana – The B Square
WEBKerry Thomson, Bloomington, mayor-elect, state representative, Carolyn Jackson, District 1, state senator, Shelli Yoder, District 40, gubernatorial nomination ...
The B Square Beacon: Local news experiment goes month-to …
WEBDec 2, 2020 · The monthly goal of $3,333 in total revenue is based on income of $35,000 with $5,000 more to cover expenses. Expenses include website hosting, broadband connection, data plan for cell phone, laptop computer, cell phone, camera, ball point pens, note pads, etc. The monthly pledges of around $1,950 a …
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WEBJul 27, 2021 · 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 in Monroe County is “clearly an inadequate number.”. Falk is the same attorney who filed the 2008 lawsuit against Monroe County on behalf of Monroe County jail prisoners, about overcrowded ...