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Connie Grabowski was awarded $600,000 by a jury after they agreed South Bend schools wrongfully retaliated against her
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The Navarre Cabin moved from Leeper Park to the History Museum on Wednesday where it will become part of an interactive learning experience.
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Matt Chaffee released a statement Wednesday saying he will not resign his position on the school board.
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John is collaborating on a research project with the University of Notre Dame.
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The rate of drug overdose deaths in the country decreased by about three percent in 2023, marking the first annual decrease since 2018. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of overdose deaths in Indiana decreased from 2022 to 2023.
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Polis Center’s State of Aging report looked at adults aged 55 and older in central Indiana — the region’s fastest growing demographic.
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Protesters lay down in the hallway outside Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate's office at the state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding an end to his delay of hearings on auto no-fault bills.
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It could become illegal in Michigan to deny renting to someone because of their source of income, under a bill package heading for the state House of Representatives.
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The Indiana Department of Health stopped sharing individual terminated pregnancy reports due to patient privacy concerns. But the attorney general and an anti-abortion group say this violates the state’s public records law. One legal expert said the requirements and privacy concerns create complicated “gray areas” for state officials to navigate.
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Indiana lawmakers will explore school absenteeism, artificial intelligence and homeowners associations, among other issues, during this year’s legislative study committees.
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Council member Amy Drake tried to slow the project but the developer threatened to walk if the council didn't vote Tuesday night
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Marissa Meyer remained jailed for a second day Tuesday on a charge she brought a gun into Mary Beck Elementary
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The P-H-M school board voted 5-0 to call on Chaffee to resign, though he cannot be compelled to do so.
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A bill package that would require Michigan schools to provide parents with safe firearm storage information made it out of a state House committee Tuesday.
June 7th and 8th on Island Park. More at ElkhartIndiana.org/parks.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Lerner on June 14th
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"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.
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A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.
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Report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to play traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship
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This comes after a yearlong listening tour by a bipartisan working group in the Senate.
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Inflation eased last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Department, which means people feeling stretched by high prices and high borrowing costs could feel a little relief soon.