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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

IN: Philanthropy

Food banks universally need four things: Donations of food, financial donations, volunteers and advocates. (Adobe stock)
Indiana's 30th 'Soup Bowl' sells out in effort to sack hunger

A fundraiser timed to kick off on the heels of Super Bowl 58 will help tackle food insecurity in Indiana. Since 1994, Hoosier Hills Food Bank has …

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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources launched the Sportsmen's Benevolence Fund, recently renamed Indiana Hunt for Hunger, in 2008 to create an easy way for hunters to help fight food insecurity in the state. (Adobe Stock)
Hoosier hunters team with food banks to fight hunger

Indiana food banks are in dire need of meat for families who simply cannot afford to buy it at the grocery store and local hunters are doing their par…

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College students participating in philanthropy-based courses are 38% more likely to graduate. (Adobe Stock)
Practicing Real-Life Philanthropy in Class Brings Academic Benefits

By Kajsa Larson and Mark Neikirk for The Conversation. Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Indiana News Service HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- College …

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The amount utility companies have to pay for excess energy decreases after this year. (ipl.org)
New Net-Metering Law Sparks Rush to Install Solar

INDIANAPOLIS – Across Indiana, there's a rush to install solar panels before the end of the year, because legislation passed this year lowers …

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Simiyu House in Kenya was built by volunteers through Indiana University at Bloomington. (Eric Smith)
Hoosier Teacher Takes Education Global

KOUTS, Ind. – A student teaching project through Indiana University has turned into a quest to keep children in school in Africa. Eric Smith …

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Many people wait until year's end to donate to charities, only to discover that not all of them are legitimate. (V. Carter)
Year-End Giving? Take Precautions

INDIANAPOLIS – There are more than one-and-a-half million charitable organizations in the U.S., so it can be tough to figure out which ones to …

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PHOTO: This Saturday is the Stamp Out Hunger food drive, the largest in the country. It's an important weekend for food pantries in many Indiana towns. Photo credit: M. Kuhlman.
Helping the Hungry Can Begin at The Mailbox

INDIANAPOLIS - Mothers Day weekend has become synonymous with the Stamp Out Hunger food drive, when letter carriers from across the nation collect …

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PHOTO: Before donating money to the less fortunate this holiday season, consumer experts say Hoosiers should do their research to avoid fraudulent charities and scams. Photo credit: Dodgerton Skillhause/Morguefile.
Choosing the Right Charity: Hoosiers Should Look at the Big Picture

INDIANAPOLIS - While the holiday season may be a time of giving, Hoosiers are being encouraged to look more closely at the "big picture" of a charity …

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PHOTO: An estimated 1,400 adoptive families in Indiana on a waiting list for the State Adoption Subsidy since 2009 will finally get the money they need. Photo credit: Rich Mullins/morguefile.
Long-Awaited Support Headed to Indiana Adoptive Families

INDIANAPOLIS – Hundreds of adopted children and their families in Indiana will finally receive long awaited support. In 2009, the state began …

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IMAGE: It's Giving Tuesday and Hoosiers are encouraged to take time to give back to those in their own community.
Charitable Giving Encouraged on Giving Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS - Now that the Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend has finally come to an end, Hoosiers are encouraged to turn their attention to …

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PHOTO: A project that began more than 20 years ago honoring veterans at Arlington National Cemetery has made its way to Indiana. Photo: wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery. Courtesty: Wreaths Across America.
Wreaths Honor Indiana’s War Heroes

INDIANAPOLIS - Volunteers across Indiana are honoring fallen military heroes one wreath at a time. Wreaths Across America began in 1992, when a …

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Narcisos: un rayo de esperanza para pacientes con cáncer

INDIANAPOLIS – Los Narcisos, flores asociadas con la llegada de la primavera, representan un rayo de esperanza y son una forma en que la …

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