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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).
Monroe County jail update: Proposed LIT rate cut to 0.175%, …
WEB2 days ago · 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 a 6–1 vote by the county council on Tuesday night. Dissenting was Peter Iversen, who wanted to enact the…
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WEBJun 25, 2021 · 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 ...
Local Government – The B Square
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 ...
City Council – The B Square
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 ...
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 · Hopewell South includes 714 S. Rogers on the southwest corner of Rogers and 1st Streets. It’s the former Bloomington Convalescent Center building. The other buildings of Hopewell South have been demolished. The expectation is that the responses to the offering will be due by Nov. 1, 2024. That’s exactly one year after the due date for the ...
mayor report – The B Square
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Posts about mayor report written by Dave Askins. In a report released late Monday, about seven and a half months into her four-year term, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson says about her administration, “We are throwing back the curtains of government…”. That means the report includes some revelations by Thomson about the state of affairs she discovered, after taking over from the city’s ...
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 ...
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