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Consumer Alert: Products Recalled in November

Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers this holiday season of important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in November. Consumers should take full advantage of the solutions available for those who purchased the recalled items.      “The holidays should be a time of togetherness, not a time to worry about …

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Indiana GPS Dashboard Launches; New Dashboard Empowers Hoosiers with Robust View of School and Student Performance

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) launched its new Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed Dashboard (Indiana GPS), which displays a transparent, robust view of school and student performance over multiple measures. The dashboard can be accessed directly here.“Through the launch of the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed dashboard, …

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Applications available for law school assistance program

The Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity offers programming designed to assist individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups in pursuing legal careers. Applications for the ICLEO program that begins in summer 2023 are now available and due by March 10, 2023. ICLEO offers students a preparatory institute the summer before the …

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Indiana Attorney General secures more than $15.7 million for Indiana as part of multistate settlement with e-cigarette maker JUUL

Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today that e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs Inc. will pay Indiana more than $15.7 million to settle allegations that the company deliberately marketed its products to minors despite the unlawfulness of selling e-cigarettes to children or adolescents. “My team and I fight daily to protect Hoosiers …

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Indiana Board of Education Approves Three New Locally Created Graduation Pathways, Provides Indiana GPS Update

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved new graduation pathway options at three Indiana schools. Additionally, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) provided an update to SBOE on the upcoming release of the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed (Indiana GPS) dashboard.Locally-Created Graduation Pathways Locally-created graduation pathways support …

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Indiana DOR Reminds Nonprofits About Upcoming Tax Changes

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) wants to remind nonprofit organizations about changes to how they file their annual report with the agency and how they will access sales tax exemption certificates beginning next year.  Earlier this year, Indiana General Assembly passed new legislation revising the filing frequency …

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Consumer Alert: Products Recalled in October

Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers of important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in October. Consumers should take full advantage of the solutions available for those who purchased the recalled items. “Hoosiers need to know if purchased items in their homes are flawed,” Attorney General Rokita said. “This …

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