INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Civil Rights Commission and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Indiana Holiday Commission will be hosting the State of Indiana’s 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Indiana Holiday Celebration Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Indiana Statehouse. Among the honorees will be Goshen College Professor Regina Shands Stoltzfus, who is to receive the Spirit of Justice …read more.

Two significant changes in state law allows non-violent offenders to have their criminal records sealed as well as gives courts the power to convert a Class D felony conviction to a Class A misdemeanor upon petition. The new Indiana laws, which went into effect last July, aim to help ex-offenders find work. “Every legislative session, …read more.

Elkhart, Ind. – Indiana Civil Rights Commission Deputy Director Joshua Brewster announced today that the agency has issued a finding that there is probable cause to believe that a former employee of Elkhart Rehabilitation Center was subject to unlawful discrimination because she was pregnant. An investigation stemming from an Oct. 26, 2011, compliant filed with …read more.