INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: As summer kicks off in Indiana, local lawmakers want Hoosiers to know about a wide range of new state laws that took effect this week. State Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne) said most new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session took effect July 1, including expanding work-based learning, which he co-authored. More Hoosier high school students can apply for a Career Schol  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: Barnes & Thornburg has added litigation, intellectual property, real estate, government services and finance, conflicts attorneys, and legal professionals to its Atlanta, Dallas, Delaware, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., offices. Maral Arjomandi, a conflicts attorney in the Salt Lake City office, advises on complex conflict analysis, conflict resolution and matte  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: As summer kicks off in Indiana, local lawmakers want Hoosiers to know about a wide range of new state laws that took effect this week. State Rep. Ethan Manning (R-Logansport) said most new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session took effect July 1, including protecting Hoosier farmland. To help protect Indiana's farmland and food supply chain, individuals or entities associ  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 2 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame. Globally, 1 in 4 newborns has a low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds), and the problem disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries -- particularly in South Asia, home to approximately one-fourth of the world's population. Santosh Kumar, associate   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: As summer kicks off in Indiana, State Reps. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer) and Sharon Negele (R-Attica) want Hoosiers to know about a wide range of new state laws that took effect this week. Culp said most new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session took effect July 1, including protecting Hoosier farmland. To help protect Indiana's farmland and food supply chain, individuals   more

KOKOMO, Indiana, July 3 -- Indiana University's Kokomo Campus issued the following news: The Indiana University Kokomo School of Education was one of 38 programs recognized for excellence by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) in spring 2024. The school received accreditation for its educator preparation, joining 559 CAEP-accredited programs in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and four other countries. Tara Kingsley, interim assistant dean, said t  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: As summer kicks off in Indiana, local lawmakers want Hoosiers to know about a wide range of new state laws that took effect this week. State Rep. Michael Aylesworth (R-Hebron) said most new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session took effect July 1, including stepping up for public retirees. Indiana's nearly 90,000 retired public servants like law enforcement and teachers w  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: As summer kicks off in Indiana, local lawmakers want Hoosiers to know about a wide range of new state laws that took effect this week. State Rep. Mike Karickhoff (R-Kokomo) said most new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session took effect July 1, including expanding work-based learning. More Hoosier high school students can apply for a Career Scholarship Account to pursue i  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: As summer kicks off in Indiana, State Reps. David Abbott (R-Rome City) and Craig Snow (R-Warsaw) want Hoosiers to know about a wide range of new state laws now in effect. Abbott said most new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session took effect July 1, including increasing Indiana's teacher pipeline. Hoosiers who want to make a career switch and go into teaching can apply for Transition to   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a $17,329,000 rate increase for Indiana Michigan Power Co. The approval, which represents a reduction of approximately 50% from what the electric utility requested, provides funds for reliability investments, new generation projects previously approved in the company's integrated resource plan, and initial funding related to  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 3 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: The NBA Today Free Agency Special Presented by ESPN Bet on June 30 on ESPN averaged 1,244,000 viewers, making it ESPN's most-watched NBA free agency special ever, according to Nielsen. Viewership for this year's broadcast was up 207 percent from last year's free agency show. It peaked with 1,436,000 viewers from 5:30-5:45 p.m. ET. The NBA Today Free Agency Special Presented by ESPN Bet followed the  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: As summer kicks off in Indiana, local lawmakers want Hoosiers to know about a wide range of new state laws that took effect this week. State Rep. David Abbott (R-Rome City) said most new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session took effect July 1, including increasing Indiana's teacher pipeline. Hoosiers who want to make a career switch and go into teaching can apply for Tra  more

PORTAGE, Indiana, July 3 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has approved a proposal from Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor to establish the first international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan. This would create the only all-water container route for ocean vessels to serve the greater Chicago metropolitan area via the Great Lakes. The Burns Harbor terminal is located in northwest Indiana, inside the Greater Chicago Metro  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 3 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Testing validates the alloys' high strength and plastic deformability * * * Purdue University material engineers have created a patent-pending process to develop ultrahigh-strength aluminum alloys that are suitable for additive manufacturing because of their plastic deformability. Haiyan Wang and Xinghang Zhang lead a team that has introduced transition metals cobalt, iron, nickel and tit  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 3 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Latest partnership helps bolster near-shoring efforts of U.S. microchip ecosystem * * * In its ongoing drive to support near-shoring efforts of America's semiconductor industry, Purdue University signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the government of the Dominican Republic to help the country propel its microchip and microelectronics industries. In addition to supporting the Dominican R  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: An article published yesterday by the Indiana Capital Chronicle details how the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) had its choice of attorneys rejected by Attorney General Todd Rokita in a lawsuit it is currently facing regarding the release of Terminated Pregnancy Reports (TPRs). The suit was brought by a South Bend-based anti-abortion organization that aims to ban abortion entirely in I  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The Indiana Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * IEDC to partner with Indiana Arts Commission to help READI 2.0 regions advance arts and culture projects in local communities * * * Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) announced today that the IEDC will award up to $1.5 million to READI 2.0 regions to support strategic planning efforts focused on arts and cu  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The University of Indianapolis issued the following news release: The University of Indianapolis is helping train and develop dozens of diverse leaders who plan to teach in high-need schools for at least the next two years, thanks to a recent partnership with Teach For America. Teach For America (TFA) has partnered with UIndy's Transition to Teaching program in which students can get their master's degree in education in as little as 18 months. The program prov  more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: The Southern Indiana Review (SIR), University of Southern Indiana's nationally recognized literary journal published by the USI College of Liberal Arts and English Department, has released its Spring 2024 issue. The front and back covers feature a digital painting and oil painting on canvas, respectively, by Paris Fithian '23. This marks the first time a USI alum has been featured and  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 3 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: As summer kicks off in Indiana, State Reps. David Abbott (R-Rome City) and Chris Judy (R-Fort Wayne) want Hoosiers to know about a wide range of new state laws that took effect this week. Abbott said most new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session took effect July 1, including increasing Indiana's teacher pipeline. Hoosiers who want to make a career switch and go into teac  more