The town of Ellettsville wants its share of Monroe County's 1% food and beverage tax and is going after it. In 2023, the amount at stake was $132,750. That's how much in annual taxes customers in ...

Since 2018, when Monroe County started collecting a 1% tax on prepared food and beverages sold, all of the money has gone to the city of Bloomington or Monroe County government coffers. Now ...

Click here for more stories from this year's legislative session. Ellettsville Town Council member William Ellis told state lawmakers in a hearing Wednesday that the town is being unfairly cut out ...

A bill that could change the way food and beverage tax revenue is distributed in Monroe County is moving through the ...