WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (TNSawa) -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2022: The American Immigration Council (the Council) and Welcoming America are pleased to announce that 9 localities will receive Gateways for Growth (G4G) awards as part of the fifth cohort of the initiative. Launched in 2016, G4G is a competitive opportunity for localities to receive research support, technical assistance, and/or matching grant funds from the Council and Welcoming Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNStalk) -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following statement on Oct. 31, 2022: * * * Americans United for Separation of Church and State announced it will appeal the dismissal of the federal lawsuit Fitzgerald v. Roncalli High School on behalf of Shelly Fitzgerald, a high school guidance counselor fired by Roncalli High School and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis because she is married to a woman. On Sept. 30, a federal distr  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 3 (TNSper) -- The American Volleyball Coaches Association issued the following news release: The American Volleyball Coaches Association is happy to announce the results of its Board of Directors election. There were four Board seats on this year's ballot, and those elected are: * President-Elect: Kirsten Bernthal Booth, Creighton University * NCAA Division I Women's Representative: Marie Zidek of DePaul University (first term) * Assistant Coaches Representative: Za  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Oct. 31 (TNSper) -- The Indiana Innovation Institute issued the following news: Fianna Litvok has been named the Director of Federal Contract Communications for IN3. In this role, Litvok advises government program leads on critical communications issues, including communications planning and execution, message and brand development, as well as internal and external communications strategies. Litvok most recently served as the strategic communications lead for Applied Cyb  more

ELKHART, Indiana, Nov. 1 (TNSawa) -- Mennonite Church USA issued the following news: Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has named John Stoner and Clara Weybright as this year's #BringThePeace awardees. Stoner received the Legacy Peacemaker award, and Weybright received the Young Peacemaker award. The awards are sponsored by MC USA's Church Peace Tax Fund. "The #BringThePeace award is a way to recognize the work of denominational peacemakers who are walking the talk in their peacebuilding journey th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Oct. 31, 2022: AES Indiana, formerly Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL), today released its plan for how the utility will generate electricity for its customers over the next two decades with a proposal to convert the Petersburg Super Polluter to burn gas instead of coal. Petersburg is one of the dirtiest and most polluting coal plants in the country, and was described as Indiana's worst water polluter  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 3 (TNSper) -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists membership has elected its 2022-23 Board of Directors and Regional Coordinators. The winners were sworn in at the MediaFest22 Closing Business Meeting. They were sworn in by 2021-22 National President Rebecca Aguilar. Aguilar also sworn in SPJ's 106th President Claire Regan, who became president-elect in 2021, at the President's Award Banquet. Reg  more