INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 24 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana issued the following statement on Feb. 23, 2023: * * * HB 1608, a bill that censors conversation about LGBTQ kids in schools and outs transgender students, today passed the Indiana House with little to no debate. This bill will now move to the Senate. * * * ACLU of Indiana Advocacy and Public Policy Director, Katie Blair, issued this statement: "HB 1608 is a disgraceful piece of legislation that target  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 21 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana issued the following statement on Feb. 20, 2023: * * * HB 1608, a bill that censors conversation about LGBTQ kids in schools and outs transgender students, today passed the Indiana House Education Committee. The bill will now move to the floor of the House. * * * ACLU of Indiana Advocacy and Public Policy Director, Katie Blair provided testimony at today's hearing and after the vote issued this statemen  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 25 (TNStalk) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following statement on Feb. 24, 2023, by Government Relations Director Allie Kast: * * * "Yesterday, the Indiana House passed a budget that fails to prioritize reducing Indiana's high tobacco burden. State representatives missed an opportunity to improve Hoosier health by reducing tobacco use, leaving out fact-based policies on the leading cause of preventable death in Indiana. "If Indiana  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 25 (TNStalk) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following statement on Feb. 23, 2023: * * * The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- condemned the Indiana House of Representatives for passing HB 1608, which is their version of "Don't Say Gay or Trans'' legislation. The bill is a discriminatory attack against the LGBTQ+ community that bans discussions of human sexu  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 23 (TNStalk) -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2023: * * * Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the passage of Senate Bill 2, which was signed today by Gov. Eric Holcomb. "This is a critical piece of legislation, and we express our gratitude to the state Legislature for advancing it so quickly and Governor Holcomb for signing Senate Bill 2 into law," Brinegar says. "The more than half-m  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- Indiana University Health issued the following news release: Indiana University Health responded to financial challenges in 2022 that sharply reduced its income in the face of rising patient demand. The financial headwinds and disruptions from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to a decrease of nearly 25% in operating income for Indiana's largest healthcare system, as labor costs and other expenses outpaced a small rise in operating revenue. When inves  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 25 (TNSres) -- The Lilly Endowment issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: hey encourage their students to explore, inquire and grow. Now 102 Indiana K-12 educators will renew their own curiosity and capacity to learn through Lilly Endowment's Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program. The Endowment is making grants to teachers, principals, counselors, media specialists and other educators working in Indiana schools. The grants will fund renewal projects tha  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 23 -- The Lilly Endowment issued the following news release: Through its new initiative, College and Community Collaboration, Lilly Endowment Inc. is offering interested Indiana colleges and universities the opportunity to apply for grants to help them envision and undertake collaborative projects with community stakeholders that enhance quality of life and place in their surrounding communities. The Endowment has allocated up to $300 million for this competitive ini  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 24 (TNStalk) -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following statement on Feb. 23, 2023: * * * The Society of Professional Journalists sends its deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of Dylan Lyons, a Spectrum News 13 reporter who was killed Wednesday afternoon while covering a shooting just outside of Orlando. SPJ also wishes Spectrum News 13 photojournalist Jesse Walden a quick recovery from critical injuries sustained during the  more