INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 6 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on July 5, 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. House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) 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

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 5 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Benjamin Radcliff, a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, died June 10 after a long illness. He was 60. Radcliff's scholarly work focused on the intersection of American and comparative politics. He made significant research contributions in three primary areas: social choice theory, the political influence of organized labor and the politics of human happiness.   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 6 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans posted the following statement on July 5, 2024, from State Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg: * * * Indiana must continue monitoring farmland loss * * * Indiana's agriculture industry is one of our state's most important sectors and contributes more than $35 billion to our state's economy. That's why in 2023 I sponsored House Enrolled Act 1557, which directed the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) to determine how much   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 1 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Rising senior Bobby Spence secured $50,000 for Corvilla at the Philanthropy Lab's annual Ambassadors Conference in June. University of Notre Dame rising senior Bobby Spence secured $50,000 in funding for Corvilla, a nonprofit that provides life-enhancing services to people with disabilities, at the Philanthropy Lab's 2024 Ambassadors Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, in June. As a Philanthropy Lab partner sc  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 1 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The University of Notre Dame will serve as a host site for Catholic pilgrims on Friday (July 5) as they journey to Indianapolis, Indiana, for the National Eucharistic Congress on July 17-21. Inspired by their visit, several public events are planned for July 5-6, including the world premiere of a musical. Pilgrims on the Marian route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, some of whom departed from the head  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 1 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Building on its international success and reputation in peace accords monitoring, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, and its Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) program have launched their next global project: PAM Mindanao (PAM-M) in the Philippines. PAM-M is a partnership between PAM and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Philippines to aid the peace process   more