Youth group digs deeper into factors causing Indy’s gun violence
The group is calling on elected officials to prioritize policies and legislation that provide more funding and resources. Author: Lauren Kostiuk Updated: 3:56 AM EDT July 8, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The city’s increase in gun violence is no secret, especially after the holiday weekend. Three of the recent shootings happening in busy, public places.
On Wednesday, the Indianapolis Youth Commission released a statement regarding recent violence in Indianapolis, expressing condolences for the families affected and offering a deeper perspective on the violence.
“We know that violence does not simply exist in isolation, but is an interpersonal manifestation of trauma, lack of access to resources and systemic inequality. It is imperative that we as a community understand the impact of mental health, poverty and disconnectedness on our neighbors, children, coworkers and fellow citi
Two people were arrested for several crimes after police say they stole a vehicle from a Bend restaurant parking lot. Bend Police responded to Abby's Pizza on NE 3rd Street Wednesday at 8:15 pm, for a report of a stolen pickup. The victim was in the establishment for several hours and left her keys on a table when she walked away. Her keys were gone when she returned, as well as her 2016 Dodge Ram 1500. The victim reported her purse, credit cards, and cell phone were in her pickup when it was stolen. The officer was able to view video surveillance of the suspects, Tiffanie Lewis,31, from Milwaukie, Oregon and Brandon Randall, 39, from Eagle Creek, Oregon. Police were also able to obtain the license plate and make of the vehicle they arrived in, a Honda Accord. When the victim and the officer called one of the credit card companies to cancel the card, they advised it was recently used at the Nike store, in Bend. Bend Police located the Honda at the Chevron Station on SE Division Av
DeVos Is on Her Way Out, But Public Education Is Still Very Much Under Attack
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing at the U.S. Department of Education July 8, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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When a Biden victory in the 2020 presidential election became certain, supporters of public education gleefully took to social media to say good riddance to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. DeVos came into office with an agenda to further the privatization of public education by expanding charter schools and by encouraging families to opt out of public schools by any means possible. During her tenure, she effectively used her bully pulpit to cheer on efforts by Republican state lawmakers to expand various forms of voucher programs that give parents public money to homeschool their children or send them to private schools. She awarded many of the nation’s largest charter school chains with millions in f