By: Diane Benjamin WGLT posted this NPR story: https://www.npr.org/2025/07/15/g-s1-77658/national-poll-shows-widespread-american-support-for-federally-funded-public-radio As the title states, a national poll showed widespread support for tax dollar funded public radio. Of course NPR says federally funded instead of tax dollar. You have to read to the bottom of the story to find out the survey was conducted on-line. The story […]
By: Diane Benjamin The City of Bloomington obviously doesn’t believe in Martin Luther King’s vision of not judging people by the color of their skin. It appears they think no person of color is capable of succeeding on their own merits. In the latest version of expanding government and wasting money on non-essential events, see […]
By: Diane Benjamin I don’t track every artist fee anymore. At some point I might just FOIA all them. If people only look at event reports they would think the BCPA makes money. Listing actual expenses must be too difficult and too transparent. The first payment was a deposit, total artist fees for this show […]
By: Diane Benjamin https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/illinois-dirtiest-cities-report-20795970.php Did Bloomington make the list because of infrastructure and resident dissatisfaction? Note higher scores indicate dirtier conditions. Most of these reports cover Bloomington-Normal as one city. This story doesn’t say if both are considered. I drove to the west side of Bloomington yesterday. The State part of West Market Street appears […]
By: Diane Benjamin I’m seeing lots of posts on social media like this one: Rent is becoming unaffordable: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rent-is-becoming-unaffordable-to-illinoisan-according-to-new-report/ Water rates in Bloomington have now increased 66% in less than 2 years. Next May 1st the 100% increase will be in effect to fund “generational investment”: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/departments/water/resident-community/water-rate-increase-and-capital-project-updates Items on the same Bloomington bill, like garbage, […]
By: Diane Benjamin All of the township multipliers will be posted here soon: https://mcleancountyil.gov/109/Filing-an-Assessment-Complaint I hear Randolph Township has the highest annual property tax multiplier: 10.70 That does NOT mean your property taxes are going up. It means the people picked in local elections (that few people bother to vote for) will be deciding to […]
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3e27d777-f68c-47be-ac50-d64a99e509ea.html Quote: The nine-page memo clarifies that federal anti-discrimination laws apply to programs that involve discriminatory practices, including DEI policies. Organizations that receive federal funding are subject to federal anti-discrimination laws and must ensure that their programs do not discriminate against race, gender, religion and more, the memo added. By: Diane Benjamin More to this story: Illinois-Discriminates-Against-White-Males/ […]
