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Any child or grandchild of an HSPA member newspaper employee or independent contractor is invited to apply for an annual Legacy Scholarship offered by the HSPA Foundation. There are two $1,000 awards available. The scholarship…

Technology can’t be held back. Just as newspapers are adjusting to how people consume news and advertisers want to reach their audience, newspapers also need to examine the state’s policy on public notices. That’s exactly what the…

H.B. 1498 fails for lack of a constitutional majority, author could ask for another vote A half dozen state Representatives went to the podium to speak out against H.B. 1498, which would allow government units to replace publication of…

In addition to H.B. 1498, HSPA is dealing with four other public notice bills in the 2021 General Assembly. S.B. 332, authored by Sen. Jim Buck, R-Kokomo, would impact all public notices that currently require publication more than once…

The schedule for publication of local government unit’s annual reports is as follows: CountyFollowing the second regular meeting of the county commissioners, the report should be posted and published (IC 36-2-2-19). According to the…

When newspapers suffer, democracy suffers. The little town of Fillmore in Putnam County may serve as an example of this statement based on a story written by Brand Selvia for the Greencastle Banner-Graphic that was brought to my…

The Hoosier State Press Association is in the process of reading the hundreds of bills filed for the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and have identified several that should concern member newspapers. HSPA executive director and general…