INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 11 regarding minor access to social media and SB 143 regarding parental rights. Chris Daley, ACLU of Indiana executive director, issued the following statement: "We are disappointed that Senate Judiciary passed both SB 11 and SB 143 today. Collectively, these two bills undermine the constitutional rights of Hoosi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: URBANA-CHAMPAIGN - As students prepare to return to campus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign for the upcoming semester, administrators and leaders at the state's flagship university are being warned that changes to the University's speech and protest policies, and overzealous discipline of student protestors, are having a chilling effect on expression on  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today that he will resign his position, effective 11:59 p.m. on January 19, 2025. "The dedicated public servants who walk the halls of our office are second to none in their clear-eyed and even-handed commitment to pursuing justice on behalf of the more than three million people who call  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 16 -- The Indiana Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Indiana Department of Environmental Management announced the availability of funding for the next round of grants for Indiana's DieselWise Program. Approximately $750,000 is being made available through the U.S. EPA Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) program. Awards will be distributed in amounts ranging from $50,000 to $250,000. Grant money will be awarded to clean air  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: The following eleven defendants have been sentenced for their roles in a large methamphetamine trafficking ring: [View table in the link at bottom.] According to court documents, between September 2021 and November 2022, the defendants conspired together to distribute a total of nearly 400 pounds of methamphetamine, and over seven kilograms of fentanyl. Rom  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- Michigan State University has announced its intent to repatriate a preserved textile fragment that was removed from the Sumnerville Mound in Pokagon Township, Cass County, Michigan. The textile, cataloged as item 2002.29.27, was likely taken from the mound in 1888 by Eliot Crane, who distributed the recovered objects to local collectors. After passing through several hands, including a donation by Donna Boudeman to the Michigan State University Museum in 1961, th  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Jessica Wilson, 39, pleaded guilty to Count One of two separate Superseding Indictments before United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan on January 14, 2025.   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 16 -- The Indiana State Board of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: The Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE) today unanimously elected Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner to serve a fifth term as chair of the Board. "All of the progress we have achieved over the past four years has been possible because we work together," said Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education. "As we begin another year, I look forward to work  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The White House issued the following readout of a meeting on police accountability databases: * * * On Friday, January 10, the Biden-Harris Administration convened state leaders, along with representatives from law enforcement groups and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), to continue the work of making our communities safer through good policing. IADLEST operates the National Decertification Index (NDI), a regi  more