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The design, interpretation, and enforcement of county and municipal laws significantly affect local public health. But accessing those laws can be difficult.
A study by Indiana University researchers found that unlike Indiana state laws, which are collected, catalogued by topic, and kept regularly updated in centralized, publicly available electronic databases, laws in about half of all Indiana counties were not online, or if they were online, they weren t necessarily up to date. This means that in Indiana, there is no comprehensive, up-to-date central source that can be used to study how different local governments respond to similar health-related concerns.
The military coup in Burma: An Interview with Mr. Elaisa Vahnie
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Mr. Vahnie serves as the Executive Director of the Burmese American Community Institute (BACI), a leading voice and advocate for democracy and development in Myanmar. He holds a Master’s of Public Affairs (MPA) degree from Indiana University Bloomington where he did a dual specialization in Comparative International Affairs and Policy Analysis.
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: Can you please tell us about yourself? Which part of Burma were you from? How did you end up in Indiana?
Elaisa Vahnie: Thank you for this opportunity. I was born and grew up in a tiny village in the Maraland, Chin State, western Myanmar one of the most remote parts of the world where my family and my villagers did not have access to proper education nor drinking water. I was forced to leave my native country in 1996 to escape arrest due to my participation in the pro-democracy movement. But I was so fortun
ANGOLA â Ruth Luebcke, a Crown Point, student at Trine University who will graduate with a bachelorâs degree in management and a masters of business administration this spring, has been named the recipient of the Trine University Law Scholar Award from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law for the 2021-2022 academic year.
The Trine University Law Scholar award is offered to one exceptional Trine student or alumnus each year in recognition of his or her outstanding undergraduate achievements and academic promise. The award includes a renewable half-tuition scholarship and a guaranteed experiential learning opportunity upon completion of 32 law school credit hours.
Mar 8, 2021 / 07:36 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Thousands have passed through the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law but when it comes to the dean overseeing its operations, there have been two women.
Karen Bravo is one of them.
Bravo has been on the job as dean for eight months but has been part of the McKinney Law School family since 2004. The pandemic, as in most things, continues to create challenges. She says as an educator, it’s important to pass on what you know. But the dream is for your students to go on and do better.
When asked how it feels to be part of such a legacy, Bravo said, “Now you’re making me think of the awesome responsibility I have. Not only for our students here in our community, here in the building. But all of McKinney’s external constituents, all of our stakeholders, our alumni who came through these walls who were told by our faculty members and you continue to have that affinity and pride for the school.”