INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 8 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * This afternoon, the Indiana Senate passed Senate Bill 273, which would ensure biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments, is covered by more insurance plans in the Hoosier state. * * * The following is a statement from Allie Kast, government relations director for the Americ  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 7 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, has been named the 2023-24 recipient of the NFF Hatchell Cup, presented by "The Original" Bob's Steak & Chop House. The award recognizes the Fighting Irish as the top high school football team in the nation for excellence in the class  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release: The Humane Society of the United States joins Hoosier animal shelters, rescues and local governments in strongly opposing HB 1412. This cruel bill would force cities and counties across Indiana to allow pet stores to sell puppy mill puppies to unsuspecting consumers, voiding ordinances in 21 Indiana localities that restrict the sale of puppies in pet stores. If this measure passes, it will force com  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 8 -- The Indiana Bankers Association issued the following news release: Benjamin J. Bochnowski, chairman and CEO of Peoples Bank, Munster, and the bank's holding company Finward Bancorp, has taken his seat as 2024 chairman of the Indiana Bankers Association Board of Directors. Bochnowski serves on the board of directors for the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, a position he was appointed to by Gov. Eric J. Holcomb in 2019. He is a member of the Membersh  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 6 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The always entertaining Terry Bradshaw, a four-time Super Bowl winning NFL quarterback and sports broadcaster, is the opening keynote speaker at the 2024 Indiana Safety and Health Conference & Expo, which runs February 26-28. The three-day event, presented by the Central Indiana Chapter of ASSP and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in partnership with INSafe and the Coalition for Construction Safe  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 3 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: Learning by doing. Increasingly, employers are adopting that powerful strategy in the battle to secure, retain and develop talent. Work and Learn Indiana's Work-Based Learning Conference on February 22 will spotlight that theme. The event, hosted at the Embassy Suites in Noblesville, is a convening of best practices and sharing of ideas toward growth and partnership within workforce and educatio  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 9 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Yesterday afternoon, Judge James R. Sweeney II of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana rejected a class-action challenge to Indiana's system of for-profit prosecutors. Unlike every other state in the nation, Indiana farms out civil-forfeiture prosecutions to private lawyers on a contingency-fee basis. By design, the arrangement gives the private prosecutor a person  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 10 -- The Mind Trust issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today announced the recipients of the Expanding What Works grant, a new opportunity designed to increase access to high-quality summer programming for over 3,000 Hoosier students. The grant encourages regional collaboration between community organizations, local nonprofits, municipal partners and/or local school corporations to expand the successful Indy  more