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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for 2026-01-30 ( 20 items )  
America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship * America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of twelve U.S. Senators and sixteen U.S. Representatives -led by Senat more PR

Annual Health Empowerment Summit coming Feb. 24 (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 29 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Annual Health Empowerment Summit coming Feb. 24 Purdue's annual Health Empowerment Summit serves as a collaborative space for academics, industry leaders and community partners with a shared interest in advancing health. While each year's theme shifts to address a distinct area of focus, this event provides a consistent forum for sharing knowledge and having a dialogue that shapes the direction of more PR

Attorney General Alan Wilson continues support for President Trump's birthright citizenship policy (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson continues support for President Trump's birthright citizenship policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today he has joined a friend-of-the-court brief with a coalition of 26 attorneys general in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an execut more PR

Center for Immigration Studies Senior Researcher Rush Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Subcommittees (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following written testimony by Nayla Rush, a senior researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * Summary The Biden-Harris administration evacuated over 80,000 Afghans during the summer of 2 more PR

DHS Leads Historic, Nationwide Response as Winter Storm Slams 12 States at Once (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Leads Historic, Nationwide Response as Winter Storm Slams 12 States at Once * WASHINGTON \- In one of the most expansive and severe winter weather emergencies in recent history, a powerful storm system simultaneously impacted 12 states, triggering rapid federal action to protect American lives, infrastructure, and communities. At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, Department  more PR

FEMA Approves $4 Million to Support Indiana Recovery (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * FEMA Approves $4 Million to Support Indiana Recovery CHICAGO - Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, FEMA announced today more than $4 million in federal grant funding to support the state of Indiana as it leads community recovery from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Spring 2025. This funding helps cover  more PR

Ga. A.G. Carr Joined by 21 States in Defending Georgia's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes for Prisoners (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Joined by 21 States in Defending Georgia's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes for Prisoners Attorney General Chris Carr is defending Georgia's law that bans taxpayer-funded sex changes for inmates, and now a 21-state coalition has filed a brief supporting his case. "It's absurd that this is even a conversation. Under no circumstance should Georgia taxpayers be forced to cover the co more PR

Ind. Gov. Braun Celebrates Impact of Indiana's Career and Technical Education Programs as Pathway to Well-Paying Jobs (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Gov. Mike Braun Celebrates Impact of Indiana's Career and Technical Education Programs as Pathway to Well-Paying Jobs Governor Mike Braun today called attention to the successes of Indiana's Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in creating clear pathways to prepare students for in-demand, well-paying jobs that drive our state's economy. He celebrated those successes more PR

Indiana Chamber's Wellness Council Develops Lactation Program Guide (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 30 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Indiana Chamber's Wellness Council Develops Lactation Program Guide With caregiver and family support from the workplace becoming a high priority for many Hoosiers, it's increasingly essential for companies to create and sustain related initiatives to support employee well-being and attract and retain a strong workforce. One such option is offering a lactation program. The Wellness Counc more PR

Judge Granger Announces Retirement from Floyd Superior Court (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 29 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Judge Granger Announces Retirement from Floyd Superior Court * Judge Maria Granger, J.D. '94, has announced that she will not seek a fourth term on the bench. She was a pioneer in starting the state's first veterans court and is credited with expanding the reach of problem-solving courts across Indiana. First elected to the bench in Floyd County in 2008, Judge Granger's  more PR

Lubrizol Expands Midwest U.S. Reach Through Strategic Partnership With Elite Supply (10)
WICKLIFFE, Ohio, Jan. 30 -- Lubrizol Corp., a Berkshire Hathaway company, issued the following news: * * * Lubrizol Expands Midwest U.S. Reach Through Strategic Partnership with Elite Supply Lubrizol is proud to announce Elite Supply as its newest authorized Channel Partner, supporting the distribution of Lubrizol's market-leading refrigeration, industrial compression, and heat transfer fluid product lines throughout the Midwest United States. This partnership covers Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylva more PR

Mrvan Convenes Agriculture Advisory Council (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Mrvan Convenes Agriculture Advisory Council * Crown Point, IN - Yesterday, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan convened the first meeting of his Agriculture Advisory Council for Indiana's First Congressional District. The Agriculture Advisory Council convenes local leaders to discuss the challenges facing farmers' operations, businesses, and livelihoods in Northwest Indiana. The goal of the advisory council will b more PR

Professor McCabe Publishes Article on EPA Pollution Rules in The Conversation (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 29 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Professor McCabe Publishes Article on EPA Pollution Rules in The Conversation The Environmental Protection Agency recently stopped quantifying the health benefits when assessing the monetary impact of new pollution regulations and regulation changes involving pollutants that contribute to ozone and fine particulate matter. This move leaves government decision-makers without more PR

Professor Sullivan Testifies in Favor of the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 29 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Professor Sullivan Testifies in Favor of the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act "Indiana should adopt legislation to facilitate early information sharing and co-ordination among state attorneys general and federal agencies concerning large corporate mergers of consequence to our state," IU McKinney Professor of Practice Frank Sullivan, Jr., told the Indiana Senat more PR

Statement from T&I Leaders and Kansas Members on the Anniversary of DCA Midair Collision (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from T&I Leaders and Kansas Members on the Anniversary of DCA Midair Collision * Washington, D.C. - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Andre Carson (D-IN), Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS), and R more PR

Sundance, Inc. and Black River Bells to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Sundance, Inc. and Black River Bells to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging Taco Bell operators with allowing manager to sexually harass female employees DETROIT - Sundance, Inc. and Black River Bells, operators of several Taco Bell restaurants in the metropolitan Detroit area, will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a sexual h more PR

UCLA School of Law Williams Institute: More Than Half of Transgender Youth Live in a State With at Least One Law or Policy Restricting Their Rights (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * More than half of transgender youth live in a state with at least one law or policy restricting their rights According to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 53% of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S.--approximately 382,800 young people--live in 29 states with laws or policies that restrict access to gender-affirming care, sports, ba more PR

University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs: As Fossil Fuel Use Declines, Experts Urge Planning and Coordination to Prevent Chaotic Collapse (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * As fossil fuel use declines, experts urge planning and coordination to prevent chaotic collapse As the world shifts toward renewable energy sources, some experts warn that a lack of planning for the retirement of fossil fuels could lead to a disorderly and dangerous collapse of existing systems that could prolong the transition to green energy. In a s more PR

University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs: Tool Tracks Cross-border Pollution, Revealing Unequal Distribution of Risk, Responsibility (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * New tool tracks cross-border pollution, revealing unequal distribution of risk, responsibility Microscopic airborne particles known as PM 2.5 contribute to 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year. A new University of Notre Dame study finds that 40 percent of these deaths can be attributed to pollution that crosses state lines, highlight more PR

West Virginia Leads Fight Against Efforts by Climate Activists to Improperly Influence Federal Judges (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia leads fight against efforts by climate activists to improperly influence federal judges West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 27 attorneys general calling for the Federal Judicial Center to immediately withdraw an inappropriate new addition to the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence that deals with "climate science. more PR