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Dec 3, 2024 | 
idsnews.com | Mia Hilkowitz
campus administration IU President Pamela Whitten sat in front of the state budget committee on Nov. 13 to outline a $430 million request. She told the Indiana State Budget Committee about IU’s plans to invest in renovations and capital improvement projects across its Bloomington and regional campuses. One of its biggest asks was $154 million for infrastructure projects and building science labs on its new IU Indianapolis campus.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
idsnews.com | Mia Hilkowitz
Indiana Lieutenant Governor-elect Micah Beckwith told the Indiana Daily Student on Wednesday the state should investigate IU using taxpayer dollars in “covert” ways to support the IDS, which he believes contributes to pushing a “one-sided” political narrative. Beckwith participated in an interview with the IDS one day after he threatened the student-run news publication and IU in an X post. In the post, Beckwith labeled the IDS’ Nov.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
idsnews.com | Mia Hilkowitz
city politics Indiana Lieutenant Governor-elect Micah Beckwith threatened the Indiana Daily Student and IU in an X post Tuesday over the IDS’ Nov. 7 front cover, which featured a photo illustration of President-elect Donald Trump accompanied by quotes from his former political allies.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
idsnews.com | Mia Hilkowitz
city bloomington Democrats Cheryl Munson and Trent Deckard will return to their positions on the Monroe County Council. The county council will also welcome a new face in January: Democrat David Henry. In the race to fill three at-large seats on the council, Munson received 34.2% of the vote, Deckard received 35.4% and Henry received 30.4%, according to the Indiana Election Division results at 10:50 p.m. The three Democrats ran against write-in candidate Joe Davis.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
idsnews.com | Mia Hilkowitz
city In the three hours leading up to the end of early voting Monday, a line wrapped around the corner of the Monroe County Election operations site on South Walnut Street. Many voters held umbrellas or wore rain jackets to protect against the light drizzle. Others huddled together with family members or friends as the line continued to grow.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
idsnews.com | Mia Hilkowitz
city bloomington Progress toward building a new Monroe County Jail is delayed again, more than three years after an independent report found the current facility was failing to uphold inmates’ constitutional rights. Last week, county officials and residents expected the Monroe County Commissioners to approve the $11.375 million purchase of 52 acres northwest of Bloomington as a building site for the new jail. However, the commissioners, in a split vote Sept.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
idsnews.com | Mia Hilkowitz
city Powerlines near 13th Street, running from Walnut Grove to Woodlawn Avenue, are down and people should avoid the area, according to an IU Notify Bloomington alert issued at 9:48 a.m. Friday. In another IU Notify Bloomington alert issued around 10:10 a.m., IU said 13th Street is closed to traffic.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
idsnews.com | Mia Hilkowitz |Andrew Miller
campus administration IU removed WTIU/WFIU’s executive director and chief financial officer from their positions Wednesday, the news organization first reported. WFIU/WTIU reported that IU Provost Rahul Shrivastav told leaders of IU Radio and Television Services, the department which includes the journalism outlets, that RTVS was not going in the right direction. Jay Kincaid, director of facilities and technology for The Media School, was appointed interim executive director of RTVS.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
idsnews.com | Mia Hilkowitz
city crime & courts Editor’s Note: This story includes mention of potentially triggering situations, such as racism and violence. Billie Davis, who prosecutors say stabbed an Asian IU student on a Bloomington Transit bus in January 2023, pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge. Davis’ sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 3. The charge carries a maximum10-year prison sentence.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
kokomotribune.com | Mia Hilkowitz
Indiana’s state agencies collectively spent $5 million on travel during the 2024 fiscal year, with the favored hotel chain being Holiday Inn. Dozens of entities – some housed within the same agencies – reported a total of 16,325 transactions related to travel activity, according to the Indiana Transparency Portal. That’s about $45,000 more than was reported the previous fiscal year. Indiana’s fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30. Most of the money went to lodging and airfare.
