INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana issued the following statement by Executive Director Jane Henegar on Mayor Hogsett's announcement of IMPD's use-of-force policy reform: "Mayor Hogsett must commit to reimagining the role police play in our city and that role has to be smaller, more circumscribed, and less funded with tax-payer dollars. "IMPD's budget makes up more than 30% of the city's budget. As Mayor Hogsett works with the city council to begi  more

ST. JOSEPH, Missouri, June 9 -- The American Angus Association issued the following news release: Underwood Angus Farms was established in 1965 in North Manchester, Indiana, after Harvey Underwood purchased two purebred Angus and fell in love with them. Harvey's goal was to raise the best cattle he could. After starting with just a few Angus cows, he and his four sons increased the herd to nearly 100 producing females. In the beginning, Harvey purchased cattle from various farms and auctions,   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The American Constitution Society issued the following news release: The American Constitution Society (ACS) announced that David Adeleye, of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Class of 2021), has been selected to serve on its board of directors for a two-year term. "David is a powerful advocate for many of the issues at the heart of ACS's mission and a celebrated leader on his campus. We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome him to the ACS national board," said  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 10 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The Lillian Marrero Library, Free Library of Philadelphia has been named the 2020 winner of ALA's Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation. The award, supported by the Penguin Random House Foundation, recognizes U.S. libraries and librarians who create lasting innovative community service programs that successfully inspire and connect with new readers. The award will be presented Jan. 24,   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 11 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists raised $40,225 for its Journalists' Emergency Fund and awarded cash grants to 141 struggling journalists with those funds. This month, SPJ is helping those journalists get out of debt. SPJ is partnering with Consolidated Credit, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit credit counseling agencies, to start the Journalist Finance Project. It will o  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 11 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists is happy to recognize Jose A. Del Real as the recipient of the 2019 New America Award for his reporting with The New York Times. The New America Award honors journalism that sheds light on important issues of immigrant or ethnic communities in the United States. The series "Brown Water for Brown People: California's Overlooked Drinking Water Crisis" exam  more

XXX, XXX, June 12 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: A special prosecutor was recently assigned (https://t.e2ma.net/click/t2ouod/5bc8dkb/dml0ok) to the police shooting of Dreasjon Reed that occurred on May 6, following several weeks of calls from the community, the mayor of Indianapolis, and the Indianapolis Chief of Police for an external review. The development came amid widespread protests in Indiana and across t  more