Bloomington Council last night

By:  Diane Benjamin This Council meeting was shorter than Normal’s last night.  The video is only 38 minutes long, but the meeting didn’t start at zero. The Council gushed over departing City Clerk Cherry Lawson.  Keep in mind she has only been here since June of 2015.  Taxpayers paid over $2600 to move her here […]

Lack of Transparency continues

By:  Diane Benjamin The City of Bloomington can’t legally withhold documents that existed before the State Police announced their investigation, but they are trying to keep me from finding the truth anyway.  Did they really think I wouldn’t write about it? I filed a FOIA request for the all General Ledger Accounts pertaining to Sister […]

FOIA Failures

By:  Diane Benjamin No, transparency doesn’t exist in Bloomington! This FOIA request was made on July 31st.  I did receive the information on the dinner at Lucca Grill, I have not received the names of the people money was paid to IACE Travel for.  A second request on August 10th and a third request on […]

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By:  Diane Benjamin When Steve Rasmussen was hired as a Hales Assistant, taxpayers paid to move him here from Missouri: WHEATON WORLD WIDE MOV 3,975.89 $ Relocation charges for Deputy City Manager Steve Rasmussen http://blnnews.com/2015/01/23/i-wish-they-would-just-use-a-gun-to-steal-your-money/ Now Bloomington has hired a new City Clerk.  This time will taxpayers pay for her move from Nevada?  Probably. In […]