Thursday - November 21, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Friday November 15, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Alliance Defending Freedom: 7th Circuit Rejects Effort to Block Indiana Law Protecting Children From Harmful, Risky Procedures
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Litigation Strategy and Center for Conscience Initiatives Jonathan Scruggs regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit's decision Wednesday in K.C. v. Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana to uphold an Indiana law that protects children fro  more

Black Men -- Including Transit Workers -- are Targets for Aggression on Public Transportation, Notre Dame Study Shows
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: Black men on buses and trains -- whether as passengers or transit workers -- face hostile encounters that threaten their sense of safety and well-being, according to a new study by a Keough School of Global Affairs sociologist. By reinforcing racist tropes that they are dangerous or invisible, these encounters also can erode Black mens' sense of dignity and se  more

Dockworkers reconsider strike that shut down East and Gulf Coast ports: A conversation with supply chain expert Kaitlin Wowak
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 14 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The union representing dockworkers at U.S. ports walked away from the negotiating table with port employers this week over automation concerns as the two sides face a mid-January deadline to finalize a deal and prevent the resumption of a strike. Kaitlin Wowak is the Robert and Sara Lumpkins Associate Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. An award-win  more

Indiana Has Six HIV Criminalization Laws. Most Criminalize Conduct That Cannot Transmit HIV
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: Indiana has six laws that criminalize people living with HIV (PLWH), spanning both the public health and criminal codes. A new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law evaluates whether these laws reflect current understandings of HIV science and criminalize conduct that poses negligible or no risk of transmitting HIV. Results show that most of Indiana's HIV c  more

NC Community Foundation Receives $7.5M Gift From Lilly Endowment for Disaster Relief Fund
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 15 -- The Lilly Endowment issued the following news release: The North Carolina Community Foundation has received a $7.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support its long-term Disaster Relief Fund in the wake of the unprecedented devastation in western North Carolina due to Hurricane Helene. The fund will provide grants to eligible organizations supporting recovery needs over the months and years ahead in western North Carolina communities. The first gran  more

Student research strengthens State Department's global conflict prevention work
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 14 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Momodou B. Bah wants to help prevent atrocities across coastal West Africa, a region at risk for violent conflict. He has interviewed local leaders in Guinea and experts in to support this work. Ishika Sharan is also helping to promote peace and stability in the region, which includes the countries of Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and Togo. She has studied the bureaucratic hurdles that limit donors' a  more