At Faegre Drinker, Marilee J. Springer serves as outside general counsel to charitable entities that provide critical services to families and their local communities.
As the United Way’s chief impact officer, Sara VanSlambrook works to help individuals and families find stability in crisis and gain financial and social mobility.
Virginia Booth Womack is one of the nation’s leading advocates for increased participation of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
Overall, the Judicial Crisis Network, which was founded in 2005 to promote President George W. Bush’s nominees, said it would spend at least $10 million to support Barrett’s confirmation—roughly the same amount it spent to successfully advocate for Trump’s prior picks for the high court, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to take the first steps toward approving Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett following two long days of Senate testimony in which she stressed that she would be her own judge.
Indiana Democrats are targeting the state attorney general’s race as their best chance to break the stranglehold Republicans have over state government.
The pledge “to hold their organizations accountable for driving measurable progress in advancing racial equity” was signed by numerous major employers and organizations in central Indiana.
Some have approached pandemic-era grooming and self-care with a “less is more” mind-set—embracing life sans makeup, dyes and polishes. And experts say their skin, hair and nails may be better off.
Angela Smith Jones, deputy mayor for economic development for Indianapolis since 2016, is joining Health and Hospital Corp. as the vice president of diversity and inclusion.
Critics say Mike Pence is deferential to President Trump more than any other vice president in history. But the relationship has enabled Pence to elevate causes he prioritizes. And his loyalty helps preserve his own viability as a presidential candidate.
On the sidelines of protests, organizers are spreading the word about the role of banks in some of the worst chapters of U.S. history, from financing slaveholders to systemic discrimination in 20th century mortgage lending.
The council committed to addressing the problem throughout city-county government by passing a special resolution outlining steps that will be taken to move the needle on the issue.
