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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Sunday September 25, 2022 ( 8 items )  

Abortion Access Restored In Indiana
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSgov) -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America posted the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: An Indiana circuit court granted a request from abortion providers and a pregnancy resource center to temporarily block abortion ban Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1), immediately restoring abortion access in the state. The court granted a preliminary injunction (PI) against the ban that went into effect on September 15, leaving patients in the state and across the region with  more

American Diabetes Association Unveils Amputation Prevention Alliance To Address The Diabetes-Related Amputation Pandemic
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 23 (TNSrpt) -- The American Diabetes Association issued the following news release: The American Diabetes Association(R) announced a new initiative designed to address the urgent public health challenge of preventable amputation called the Amputation Prevention Alliance. Over 154,000 amputations occur every year in the United States, with the majority of those procedures being preventable, but due to challenges in accessing quality care, patients are forced into unn  more

El Paso Matters, Insider, ProPublica, Jonathan Guyer named SPJ Sunshine Award winners
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 22 (TNSawa) -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists has named four recipients - El Paso Matters, Insider, ProPublica and Jonathan Guyer - as winners of its annual Sunshine Award. A judging panel, composed of members of the SPJ Freedom of Information Committee and Board of Directors, bestow these awards each year to individuals and organizations for their notable contributions to open government.   more

Lilly Endowment Makes Grants to Support Innovative Theological School Collaborations
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 19 -- The Lilly Endowment issued the following news release: Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants to help 16 theological schools in the United States and Canada launch large-scale collaborative programs to better prepare and support pastoral leaders for Christian congregations. These grants represent the third and final phase of the Endowment's Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative, which is supporting theological schools as they strengthen their abilities to prepar  more

Lilly Endowment: Grants Will Help National Youth-Serving Organizations Strengthen Their Indiana Affiliates
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 22 -- The Lilly Endowment issued the following news release: Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants totaling $91.5 million to nine national youthserving organizations to support a wide variety of strategies to enhance and expand the impact of their Indiana affiliates and chapters. The grants reflect the Endowment's longstanding commitment to the healthy development of youth in Indiana and to the youth workers and organizations that serve them. Grant amounts, whi  more

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum: Asian American Hoosiers Vow To Continue Fighting Following Temporary Suspension Of Indiana's Abortion Ban
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 24 (TNSgov) -- The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: Yesterday, an Indiana judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the state's near-total abortion ban. Indiana abortion providers filed a lawsuit last month in an effort to block the law permanently. A week after the law went into effect, Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon granted a preliminary injunction to suspend the abortion ban while the lawsuit works  more

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics: 2022 Men's Soccer Players of the Week
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 (TNSawa) -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2022: Players of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each player is selected out of a pool of conference and independent institution's award winners. Week 4 (September 20, 2022) Offensive Player of the Week: Higor Barbieri, Huntington (Ind.) Higor scored the first goal in HU's 2-1 win over #14 Indiana Tech.  more

Physicians for Reproductive Health: Abortion Care Temporarily Restored In Indiana
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (TNStalk) -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2022: * * * This morning, an Indiana judge granted the ACLU's request to block enforcement of the state's total abortion ban, meaning abortion care can temporarily resume while the lawsuit continues in the courts. * * * Board Member of PRH and ob/gyn and abortion provider in Indiana Dr. Katie McHugh responds: "Today is an enormous victory for my community in Indiana. Abortion is a   more