WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 12: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned a racist Facebook post by an Indiana Republican state lawmaker. State Rep. Jim Lucas posted a photo on Facebook of black children dancing, with the words "We gon' get free money!" Lucas denied that the post was racist. "Our state and national leaders have a du  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 12 -- Current Sports Medicine Reports, a journal from the American College of Sports Medicine that says it focuses on the clinical aspects of sports medicine, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2020 edition: * Case Report and Management of Discovery of Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Special Communications: * Suggested Curricular Guidelines for Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine in Family Medicine Residen  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents issued the following news release: Denise Shelton of the Hoffman Insurance Group of Granger, Indiana has been named the 2020 PIA National Customer Service Representative (CSR) of the Year. The PIA National CSR of the Year award is given annually to an outstanding customer service representative who works for a PIA member insurance agency. Nominations for this award are made by PIA members. The award recognizes a CS  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 12 -- The National Federation of State High School Association issued the following news release: Beginning next year, high school basketball rules will further clarify when a contest is to be forfeited, including if a qualified individual is not present to coach. A proposal for a national rule mandating a shot clock as well as a proposal to allow a shot clock by state adoption were not approved. "Information was given to the Basketball Rules Committee that shared t  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 13 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists congratulates the 2019 Mark of Excellence Awards national winners. The MOE Awards honor the best of collegiate journalism within a calendar year. National MOE winners are chosen from category winners in each of SPJ's 12 regions. They are judged by journalism professionals with at least three years of experience. Lists of regional winners can be found in SP  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 15 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: A 2018 case involving misappropriation of regional funds in Society of Professional Journalists Region 10 has been resolved, the SPJ Board of Directors announced. SPJ reached a settlement with the individual, who has agreed to pay back the full amount owed -- $45,721.34. The individual has begun making payments. To help avoid similar situations in the future, the national board adopted rules fo  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 15 -- The Mind Trust issued the following news release: The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, announced the fourth cohort of Indianapolis school leaders that the organization will sponsor to attend Relay Graduate School of Education's school leadership programs. Relay is a nationally-recognized graduate school of education that provides next-level training and leadership development to school leaders across the country. With support from the Rich  more