Bloomington allows disregard for City Code

By: Diane Benjamin Tonight’s agenda: 4/4/2025 The agenda omits penalties for Cody Hendricks and Jenna Kearns’ flagrant City Code violations (details: https://blnnews.com/2025/03/25/cody-hendricks-chief-cheater/). In two years, Bloomington’s consolidated elections will become fully partisan due to this lack of accountability. Worse, residents will question why they must follow City Code when elected officials don’t. This ‘rules for […]

Mboka: Silence your dog please

By: Diane Benjamin His REAL dog! While the new mayor was reading a proclamation his dog tried to steal the show. 13 second clip: As predicted the meeting was pretty boring, nothing was pulled from the Consent Agenda. Mboka laid out a new Public Comment policy at 9:30, he threatened to cut off comments that […]

Bus service dominates Council

By:  Diane Benjamin The good news is:  Connect Transit might be out of money by 2023! The bad news is:  Some people in town need transportation. 12 people spoke during Public Comment.  Many of them were there because Connect Transit isn’t listening to them.  Routes are being eliminated and fares may be going up. Side […]