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INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced today that more than $122 million in state grant funds is being awarded to 110 community partners and schools across the state to help accelerate student learning this summer and beyond. Awardees of Indiana’s new Student …

Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging Hoosiers who purchased consumer products that were recalled in May to take advantage of the remedies available. Consumer education and making the public aware of faulty products is an important aspect of the work of the Indiana Attorney General’s Office to keep Indiana residents …

INDIANAPOLIS (June 1, 2021) — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is now accepting submissions for the 14th annual Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest. The contest is open to all Indiana residents and was created to recognize the hard work and contributions of Hoosier farmers, as well as the beauty of …

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, June 1, 2021 – With COVID-19 vaccines rolling out across the country, many Americans are looking forward to resuming their lives and returning to normal. This June, during Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter is encouraging Hoosiers to make brain health an important …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana high school graduates who may not be ready for college now have a new option to help them prepare over the summer through Indiana’s “Bridging the Gap” initiative. The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE) and Ivy Tech Community College today announced the …

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is accepting applications for the STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund grants through Monday, June 28. The grants are awarded to Indiana organizations and colleges to support programs that recruit, prepare, place and retain educators in schools with teacher shortages in science, technology, engineering …

https://youtu.be/1lMvuGhdDGk Attorney General Todd Rokita has obtained nearly a half million dollars in restitution for Indiana consumers who bought trips to travel in 2020 from a Colorado-based company that sells European tours to music students. The company — Voyageurs International Ltd. — later canceled the excursions due to the COVID-19 …

Attorney General Todd Rokita issued an official public opinion concerning the legality of COVID-19 vaccination policies recently announced by Indiana and Purdue Universities. “This session, members of the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation to codify in law a prohibition on COVID-19 vaccine passports, preventing public institutions from mandating proof of …

The Office of the Indiana Attorney General has filed a court brief that reiterates that Indiana Supreme Court precedents hold that the Governor may not — without the consent of the Attorney General — call another branch of state government to account before a third branch of state government. These …

Clay County – May 24, 2020, at approximately 5:50 p.m., Master Trooper Todd Brown was patrolling on Interstate 70 near the 19-mile marker, when he stopped a 1997 Ford pickup truck for the driver failing to wear a seatbelt and failing to display a registration plate.  The driver was identified …