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“I Buy Bloomington” Campaign Kicks Off

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan and local business owners gathered in Fountain Square Mall on Monday to celebrate the beginning of a campaign to encourage shoppers to shift at least ten-percent of their holiday purchases to local businesses.

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Kruzan Happy With Local Health Care Debate; Admits Some Skepticism

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Even as the nation struggles with a debate on health care, the talk in Bloomington seems more civil to the city's mayor.

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Kruzan Can’t Predict Council’s Budget Reception

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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Bloomington's 2010 budget aim to offset a revenue shortfall. But Mayor Mark Kruzan says his aim is like state lawmakers -- keeping rainy day resources intact.

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Kruzan’s Kirkwood Plan Won’t Earn Many Exceptions

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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Bloomington's mayor says his plan could be expanded, but only to include more area, not more stores.

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Kruzan’s “State of the City” Urges Sustainability, Support of Local Business

Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Kruzan’s “State of the City” Urges Sustainability, Support of Local Business

Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan used his "State of the City" speech Wednesday night to focus on a common buzzword: sustainability. WFIU's Stan Jastrzebski has more...

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Kruzan: Less Posturing Means More Informing

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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As a proposal to speed up enactment of property tax caps in Indiana heads for a Statehouse conference committee, Bloomington's mayor said he's skeptical of the amendment. Still, Democrat Mark Kruzan appears to be siding with some of his political opponents.

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Is the Stimulus Stimulating Bloomington?

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Is the Stimulus Stimulating Bloomington?

Ninth District Representative Baron Hill stopped in Bloomington Tuesday to ask Bloomington city officials about how federal stimulus dollars are affecting their departments. But, as WFIU’s Daniel Robison reports, the results are unclear.

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Mark Kruzan, Poet Mayor

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan makes a point of answering all his own mail. So when a local poet sent in a few verses complaining about the upkeep of a city park, Kruzan couldn’t resist sending back rhyming couplets of his own…and WFIU’s Stan Jastrzebski could think of just a single way to do the story justice.

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City, County Receive Updated Stimulus Estimate

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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Bloomington officials and leaders of the Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization have received revised estimates regarding how much federal stimulus cash will be funneled their way.

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Legislature to Weigh Property Tax Permanence

Monday, December 22, 2008

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Legislature to Weigh Property Tax Permanence

As Indiana lawmakers work to craft a new two-year state budget, discussion of funding formulas is expected to be front-and-center. But the debate may well center on a law passed last session. WFIU's Stan Jastrzebski reports.

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