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Bloomington Annexation, Student Housing Boom | Indiana Newsdesk

Right now on  Indiana Newsdesk:

Annexation is back on the agenda for Bloomington after it won a legal battle with the state. The plan would bring more than 9,000 acres and 14,000 people into the city. But the proposal is a hard sell for some non-city residents.

Downtown Bloomington has seen a boom in apartment building over the past decade. The demand for student housing continues but is there a tipping point?

And, parents of Indiana University students gathered at the Sample Gates to protest the university’s vaccination policy.

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, right now on  Indiana Newsdesk.

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Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren