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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for 2026-04-01 ( 25 items ) |
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'Songs of the Chickasaws' premiere combines Chickasaw musician's two passions (10)
ADA, Oklahoma, March 31 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
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'Songs of the Chickasaws' premiere combines Chickasaw musician's two passions
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Brandi Berry Benson forged two great passions, her music and her Chickasaw heritage, into a premiere of five new works she wrote and recently performed in Chicago with other First Americans.
The works were performed under the title "Songs of the Chickasaws: Epic Tales Told Thro more PR
2026 Comm Expo highlights communications careers, networking opportunities for students (10)
NEW ALBANY, Indiana, March 31 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news:
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2026 Comm Expo highlights communications careers, networking opportunities for students
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- 1:- 1:View print quality image about woman standing behind table smiling at another woman facing her exchanging information about communications careers. about woman standing behind table smiling at another woman facing her exchanging information about communications careers.
Students got an inside more PR
American Soybean Association President Metzger Testifies Before Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by American Soybean Association President Scott Metzger, Williamsport, Ohio, from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Agricultural Products":
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Good afternoon, Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It is an honor to join you today to test more PR
Appointments, honors and activities (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 31 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Appointments, honors and activities
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* Jingjing Liang, a University Faculty Scholar and associate professor of forestry and natural resources, has been appointed a Global Forest Informatics fellow. He has attracted competitive external research support and growing collaboration interest from multinational companies and international organizations focused on climate, sustainability and environmen more PR
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities From Illicit Xylazine (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 31, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine
Attorney General Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer xylazine - more PR
Attorney General Brenna Bird Fights for States' Rights to Ensure Election Integrity (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 31 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Fights for States' Rights to Ensure Election Integrity
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DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a 25-state coalition in a brief before the United States Supreme Court defending Arizona's right to ensure election integrity in their election process.
The coalition maintains that Arizona should be able to ensure that its voters are citizens as part of t more PR
Attorney General James Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 31 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine
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New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer more PR
Attorney General Sunday Announces Launch of LETI Program in Beaver County, to Include Behavioral Health Component (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news:
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Attorney General Sunday Announces Launch of LETI Program in Beaver County, to Include Behavioral Health Component
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BEAVER -Attorney General Dave Sunday, in collaboration with Beaver County leaders, announced a launch of the Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative (LETI), with the program to include a behavioral health component, expanding the pool of potential participants.
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Cedarville University: Dual Enrollment Student Helps Win Cyber Title (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 31 -- Cedarville University posted the following news:
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Dual Enrollment Student Helps Win Cyber Title
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by Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer
After hours of defending simulated networks against coordinated cyberattacks, a team of Cedarville University students secured first place in one of two Midwest Divisions of the NCAE Cyber Games on Feb. 7, 2026 -and one member of the winning team has yet to graduate from high school.
For Kieran Klukas, a high s more PR
DOE Argonne National Laboratory: National Science Foundation Awards an Additional $45M to Water-Focused Initiative for Great Lakes Region (10)
ARGONNE, Illinois, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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National Science Foundation awards an additional $45M to water-focused initiative for Great Lakes region
Argonne is a core member of the Great Lakes RENEW collaboration to capture clean water, nutrients and valuable materials from wastewater
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Argonne partners in collaboration to turn water focused innovation into new technologies and businesses that strengthen th more PR
Duke Energy Completes Sale of Its Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas Business to Spire (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 1 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on March 31, 2026:
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Duke Energy completes sale of its Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas business to Spire
* Close of transaction previously announced in July 2025
* Proceeds to help fund industry's largest regulated capital plan
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Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced it has completed the sale of its Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas business to Spire - one of the largest publicly traded natural gas compan more PR
Environmental Defense Fund: Trump Administration Once Again Mandates Continued Operation of Costly, Unreliable and Highly-Polluting Colorado Coal Plant (10)
NEW YORK, April 1 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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Trump Administration Once Again Mandates Continued Operation of Costly, Unreliable and Highly-Polluting Colorado Coal Plant
EDF Statement from Tomas Carbonell, Distinguished Counsel & AVP, U.S. Legal and Regulatory
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(WASHINGTON) The Trump administration issued a second illegal emergency order mandating Unit 1 of the Craig coal plant - a highly-polluting, aging facility that was commissioned over 45 more PR
Gov. Braun Announces Under Budget Completion of West Lake Corridor Project on the South Shore Line (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 31 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
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Gov. Braun Announces Under Budget Completion of West Lake Corridor Project on the South Shore Line
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Combined, the Double Track and West Lake Corridor projects are projected to attract approximately $2.7 billion in private investment to Northwest Indiana, and result in over 6,000 new jobs and $5 billion in economic impact by 2048.
HAMMOND, Ind. - Indiana Govern more PR
Indiana State University Foundation Board Member Pledges $100,000 to Support Student Degree Completion (10)
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, April 1 -- Indiana State University issued the following news:
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Indiana State University Foundation Board Member Pledges $100,000 to Support Student Degree Completion
Indiana State University Foundation Board member and alum Kent Kramer and his wife Jamei have pledged $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship to support ninth-semester students and University retention initiatives. Their gift will assist full-time students at Indiana State who require additional f more PR
Indiana University Research Informs Federal Drug Safety Bill to Clearly Label Drugs With Manufacturing Details (10)
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, April 1 -- Indiana University issued the following news:
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IU research informs federal drug safety bill to clearly label drugs with manufacturing details
Research by an Indiana University faculty member is at the heart of new bipartisan legislation that would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to require original manufacturer and supply chain information on prescription drug labels.
George Ball, an associate professor of operations and decisions technolog more PR
NCUA Prohibits Two Individuals from Participating in the Affairs of Any Federally Insured Depository Institution (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 31 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release:
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NCUA Prohibits Two Individuals from Participating in the Affairs of Any Federally Insured Depository Institution
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Alexandria, VA (March 31, 2026) -The National Credit Union Administration issued two conviction-based prohibitions in March 2026. The individuals named below are permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository institutio more PR
Register For Fifth Annual Park Improvement Project (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, March 31 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news:
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Register For Fifth Annual Park Improvement Project
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Mark your calendars! The RV Industry Association's Sustainability Committee is hosting the fifth annual All-Industry Volunteer Day on Wednesday, May 20, at Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds. Volunteers from all sectors of the industry will come together to participate in restoration and enhancement projects for the Fairground more PR
REP. STUTZMAN ANNOUNCES 2026 SERVICE ACADEMY DAY (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
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REP. STUTZMAN ANNOUNCES 2026 SERVICE ACADEMY DAY
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WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Marlin Stutzman will be holding the Service Academy Day for Indiana's 3rd district on April 11th.As a member of Congress, it is Rep. Stutzman's privilege to nominate outstanding young Hoosiers for admission into the United States' premier military academies. Service Academy Day is an excellent way for students, parents, and more PR
S.D. A.G. Jackley Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Protecting Communities From Illicit Xylazine (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, April 1 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 31, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Protecting Communities from Illicit Xylazine
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 40 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would classify Xylazine as a federally controlled substance and would help law enforcement stop the spread of more PR
Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee Sets April 7 Hearing on Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy" at 10:30 a.m. on April 7, 2026, at Carmel City Hall, 2nd Floor, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032:
Witness Panel 1
* Dr. Alina Alexeenko-Peroulis, Co-Founder and President, LyoWave, Inc.; Reilly Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics and Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, Wes more PR
Two nursing professors become Professional Members of NAP (10)
AUGUSTA, Georgia, March 31 -- Augusta University posted the following news release:
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Two nursing professors become Professional Members of NAP
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Two Augusta University College of Nursing faculty members were recently inducted as Professional Members of the National Academies of Practice at the 2026 Annual Meeting and Forum in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Lynn Glenn, PhD, assistant professor in the Nursing Science Department and Denotra Gaillard, DNP, associate professor in the Nursing Pract more PR
Understanding the Now, Building What's Next: 2026 JETLaw Esports Symposium Recap (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 31 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news:
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Understanding the Now, Building What's Next: 2026 JETLaw Esports Symposium Recap
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Vanderbilt's Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law ( JETLaw ) hosted its annual Symposium on February 27, 2026, focusing on the rapidly evolving landscape of esports regulation and innovation. As competitive gaming continues its transformation into a commercial enterprise, the legal questions surrounding governance, more PR
Virginia Water Resources Research Center Director McGuire Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Kevin McGuire, director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Blacksburg, on behalf of the National Institutes for Water Resources, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the "Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act (H.R. 7889):
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Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testif more PR
West Virginia Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging Congress to Pass Combating Xylazine Act (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 1 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 31, 2026:
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West Virginia joins bipartisan letter urging Congress to pass Combating Xylazine Act
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general today in a letter to Congressional leadership urging passage of the Combating Xylazine Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would classify the illicit use of xy more PR
Young Opposes Pro-Abortion United Nations Nominee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
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Young Opposes Pro-Abortion United Nations Nominee
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a bicameral letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the United States to veto the nomination of Dr. Michelle Bachelet of Chile to be the next United Nations Secretary General (UNSG). Bachelet has a history of promoting abortion as a human right and overriding state sovereignty with intimid more PR
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