C4HF Minimum Wage Survey Results
Members of our own community weigh in with their opinions In a previous newsletter, we offered our readers a chance to voice their opinions on the issue of minimum wage
Redistricting Reform – The Latest News
Gerrymandering in Indiana A redistricting standards bill authored by Senator Greg Walker, Senator Randall Head, Senator Mike Bohacek (Senate Bill 105) , and co-authored by Senator John Ruckelshaus, passed through the Elections Committee on February 4 in
IN General Assembly TANF Reform Bill – 2019
Learn More & Help Make A Change Several state senators have authored a bill which seeks to begin much-needed reform to the TANF program. As highlighted in our previous newsletter,
Solving Food Deserts: One Bill at a Time
Families Need Healthy Food Locally House Bill 1143 (http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1143#digest-heading), authored byRepresentative Robin Shackleford and co-authored by Representative Steven Davisson, Edward Clere, and Vanessa Summers seeks to combat the prevalence of food
Highlighted Legislator – Carey Hamilton
Indiana State Representative Carey Hamilton Representative Carey Hamilton recently authored House Bill 1098, a bill to cap the interest rates on payday loans. The cap on payday loans interest rates
Cap Payday Lending Interest Rates
Targeting Low Income Families & Children The fight to cap the interest rates charged by payday loans is all the talk around the Indiana State Capitol. The Indiana Coalition for
Redistricting Reform – The Latest News
Gerrymandering in Indiana A redistricting standards bill authored by Senator Greg Walker, Senator Randall Head, Senator Mike Bohacek (Senate Bill 105) , and co-authored by Senator John Ruckelshaus, passed through the Elections Committee on February 4 in
Check Out the “Legislation Tracker”
Dear Advocates – To make it easier for you to know the status of bills that we are following, our team has created the “Legislation Tracker.” To view, click HERE or
IN General Assembly Minimum Wage Bills – 2019
Stay Informed About Income Inequality In editions of our newsletter leading up to the start of the 2019 Session of the Indiana General Assembly, we made a call for change
Meet the LUM Interns – Spring 2019
Campaign for Hoosier Families, Emergency Shelter, Homeless Shelter, Interns, Lafayette Urban Ministry, LUM, Social Justice, Tax Assistance, Uncategorized
Evie Griffin Evie is a naturalized US citizen from Estonia, grew up in Marion County and now lives in Cutler, Indiana with her husband, Timothy, and their 20-month old son.