Brigid Curtis Ayer 

Indiana Catholic Conference

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Indiana Catholic Conference gears up for state legislative session

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Catholic Conference gears up for state legislative action as 150 lawmakers returned to the Statehouse Jan. 3, in Indianapolis, to craft a […]

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Protection for unborn, low income persons and improvements in school choice among ICC’s legislative successes

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — As Hoosier lawmakers completed their legislative business March 10, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) succeeded in making strides toward adding new protections for the […]

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Religious Liberty and LGBT rights debate to continue as legislation to advance both fails on Senate floor

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — Religious liberty hangs in the balance as legislation to advance LGBT rights and provide some protections for religious liberty died Feb. 3 on the […]

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Hoosier lawmakers clarify Indiana’s RFRA; but ‘fix’ raises unanswered questions

By Brigid Curtis Ayer for the Indiana Catholic Conference STATEHOUSE — Amid the national media firestorm over misperceptions of the effects of the newly-passed Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), […]

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School choice, child safety, new abortion regulations among ICC priorities to become law

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — As the Indiana General Assembly nears its mandated April 29 adjournment deadline, efforts by the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) to expand school choice; enhance […]

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Indiana Supreme Court upholds Indiana school voucher law

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — School choice advocates experienced a major victory under the state capitol dome the final week of March as the Indiana Supreme Court rendered a […]

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House responds to concerns of Alliance for Immigration Reform, amends immigration bill

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House of Representatives addresses concerns of Alliance for Immigration Reform of Indiana (AIRI) and significantly amended the immigration reform legislation, SB 590, […]

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Abortion reporting law, protecting minors from repeated sexual molestation, passes House

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — A national sting operation aimed at exposing the truths behind the largest abortion provider in the country, Planned Parenthood, has once again prompted Indiana […]

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Church officials look at ‘troublesome’ legislature at session mid-point

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — Church officials call immigration enforcement and delay of the scholarship tax credit proposals “troublesome” as they continue to move forward in the process and […]

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Declining revenue, 2010 election set stage for short legislative session says ICC director

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — “Short, but not necessarily sweet,” says Glenn Tebbe, Indiana Catholic Conference’s executive director. “That is the general consensus among state lawmakers who headed back […]