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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for 2026-09-16 ( 34 items )  
'Invisible work' of AI falls disproportionately to middle managers, women (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * 'Invisible work' of AI falls disproportionately to middle managers, women * It's a common refrain that AI is changing how we work, but new research conducted by the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab, housed in the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, shows that AI is actually creating new forms of work and reconfiguring employees' lived experience of work itself. In July 2026, the Lab convened two workshops in collaboration with All Tech is Hum more PR

America's Electric Companies Protect Customers by Ensuring Data Centers Pay Their Fair Share (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release: * * * America's Electric Companies Protect Customers by Ensuring Data Centers Pay Their Fair Share * WASHINGTON (September 15, 2026) -The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) welcomes the House's consideration of the Ratepayer Protection Act, which reinforces work already underway across the country to protect families and small businesses from costs associated with serving data centers and other large energy users. "Across America, EEI m more PR

American Bankers Association, 79 Co-signers Issue Letter to Senate Leaders Thune, Schumer (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Financial Services] (TNSletter) -- The American Bankers Association issued the following letter with 79 co-signers to Senate leaders John Thune and Charles Schumer: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - RE: Amend the Clarity Act to Preserve Local Lending Dear Majority Leader Thune and Minority Leader Sch more PR

American Medical Association, 50 Organizations Issue Letter to Reps. Joyce, Murphy, Schrier (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 (TNSletter) -- The American Medical Association issued the following letter with 50 organizations to Reps. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, and Kim Schrier, D-Washington: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 14, 2026 The Honorable John Joyce, MD U.S. House of Representatives 2102 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD U.S. House of Representatives 407 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Kim more PR

Ball State University's Department of Theatre and Dance Opens 2026-27 Production Season With The Fantasticks, Sept. 17-27 (10)
MUNCIE, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: * * * Ball State University's Department of Theatre and Dance Opens 2026-27 Production Season With The Fantasticks, Sept. 17-27 * Ball State University's Department of Theatre and Dance will open its 2026-27 production season with The Fantasticks, presented at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17-20 and Sept. 22-26, with a matinee performance at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 27, in Korsgaard Dance Studio, located in Ball Gymnasium, Room 213. With music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyr more PR

Barnes & Thornburg Deepens International Trade Bench With Partners Brittney Powell and Matthew WestPowell and West bring experience in cross-border transactions, economic sanctions, trade remedies, customs and export controls (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Barnes & Thornburg Deepens International Trade Bench With Partners Brittney Powell and Matthew WestPowell and West bring experience in cross-border transactions, economic sanctions, trade remedies, customs and export controls * As companies navigate an increasingly complex global trade environment, Brittney Powell and Matthew West have joined Barnes & Thornburg as partners in the firm's International Trade p more PR

CAIR Welcomes Federal Indictment of Colorado Man for Online Threats Against American Muslims (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Federal Indictment of Colorado Man for Online Threats Against American Muslims September 15, 2026 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the federal indictment of a Thornton, Colorado, man who allegedly made violent threats against American Muslims, law enforcement, judges, federal agents, and Muslims. On Monday, the U.S. Attorn more PR

CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime and Harassment Charges Following Hate Incident Targeting Washington State Mosque (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime and Harassment Charges Following Hate Incident Targeting Washington State Mosque September 15, 2026 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed law enforcement's decision to pursue hate crime charges against a suspect accused of harassing community members, uttering anti-Islamic threats, and attempting to break into a Washi more PR

College Night brings 40+ colleges and universities to Lycoming on Sept. 22 (10)
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15 -- Lycoming College posted the following news: * * * College Night brings 40+ colleges and universities to Lycoming on Sept. 22 * Area high school students can explore more than 40 colleges and universities in one evening when Lycoming College and the Lycoming County Counselors Association (LCCA) host their annual College Night on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Keiper Recreation Center. The event is free and open to students and families. College Night at Lycoming College has been a tradi more PR

EPA Proposes Approval of Indiana's Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Proposes Approval of Indiana's Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program * Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) INDIANAPOLIS -Today, at the Indiana Statehouse, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi was joined by Indiana Governor Mike Braun, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and other leaders to announce the proposed approval of Indiana's coal combustion residuals (CCR) permit p more PR

Gov. Braun Builds Momentum in Indiana's Creative Economy (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Builds Momentum in Indiana's Creative Economy * INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Governor Mike Braun today highlighted the growth of Indiana's creative economy, delivering video remarks at the 2026 Indiana Creative Economy Summit hosted Sept. 15-16 in Indianapolis, thanking artists, entrepreneurs and industry leaders for their many contributions to the state and its communities. Gov. Braun designated September as Creative Economy Month i more PR

Gov. Braun Continues to Deliver on Promise to Keep Local Governments Whole During Gas Tax Holiday (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Continues to Deliver on Promise to Keep Local Governments Whole During Gas Tax Holiday * INDIANAPOLIS -Indiana counties, cities and towns will once again receive gas tax reimbursements after the State Board of Finance today unanimously approved the reimbursements, continuing to deliver on Governor Mike Braun's promise to provide Hoosiers historic relief at the pump without taking funding away from local communities. "Indiana  more PR

Grace College to Host Skye Peterson & Joel Ansett on Oct. 3 (10)
WINONA LAKE, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- Grace College posted the following news: * * * Grace College to Host Skye Peterson & Joel Ansett on Oct. 3 * Grace College will welcome acclaimed singer-songwriters Skye Peterson and Joel Ansett -two distinctive voices in contemporary Christian music -to Rodeheaver Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 3. The concert, titled "An Evening of Songs & Stories," will be an experience featuring beautiful music, contemplative worship and connection. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the music will begin at 8 p.m. The concert co more PR

Infectious Diseases Society Urges CMS to Protect Specialty Payment and Practice Stability (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Sept. 9, 2026 Mehmet Oz, MD Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requir more ST

Ingenuity in action: App State spotlights faculty research and creativity (10)
BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 15 -- Appalachian State University posted the following news: * * * Ingenuity in action: App State spotlights faculty research and creativity * BOONE, N.C. -Appalachian State University's 2026 Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian event (RECAPP) celebrates a growing research enterprise at App State that links numerous disciplines, partnerships and initiatives for community impact -work that is inspiring a new generation of problem solvers. The event, to be held Sept. 18 at App State's Broyhill Music Cent more PR

Institute for Justice: Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 16 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on Sept. 15, 2026: * * * New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police First nationwide data on law enforcement property damage suggest compensating victims would barely register in municipal budgets IJ is a public interest law firm. We represent clients free of charge in cutting-edge litigation defending vital constitutional rights. You can join us by supporting our work here: ij.org/suppo more PR

Kutztown University: PASSHE Universities Pilot a New Program Connecting Majors to Careers (10)
KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Kutztown University issued the following news release: * * * PASSHE Universities Pilot a New Program Connecting Majors to Careers September 15, 2026 Kutztown, Shippensburg and PennWest will help students understand how their majors connect to the skills they build, careers they can pursue and wages they can earn. HARRISBURG, Pa. - Students at three universities in Pennsylvania's State System will soon get a clearer answer to one of the most important questions students face in college -- What job can I d more PR

Lasers, Doppler effect personalize chemotherapy drug selection for cancer tumors (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Lasers, Doppler effect personalize chemotherapy drug selection for cancer tumors * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Like each person, each cancer is unique. And with the growing array of chemotherapy drugs available, gaining early insight into how individual tumors respond to specific drugs would help improve treatment. Harnessing the tools of laser light, the Doppler effect and AI, Purdue University scientist David Nolte is building an imaging system to do more PR

MC USA Executive Board shares resolution guidelines for the 2027 Delegate Assembly (10)
ELKHART, Indiana, Sept. 15 [Category: Religion] -- Mennonite Church USA posted the following news: * * * MC USA Executive Board shares resolution guidelines for the 2027 Delegate Assembly * ELKHART, Ind. (September 15, 2026) -The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board has appointed a new Resolutions Committee and published its "Guidelines for Developing Organizational Resolutions and Church Statements in Mennonite Church USA" for the 2027 Delegate Assembly, which will be held July 9, at the First Financial Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. The deadl more PR

Mrvan Sends Letter to USPS on Proposed Permanent Closure of Wheeler Post Office (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Mrvan Sends Letter to USPS on Proposed Permanent Closure of Wheeler Post Office * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan released a letter he sent to the United States Postal Service (USPS) regarding the proposed permanent closure of the Wheeler Post Office. As USPS conducts a discontinuance feasibility study on the permanent closure of the Wheeler Post Office, the letter urges USPS to find an alternative solution that restores essenti more PR

New book out today: 'Impatience Is a Virtue' by President Daniels (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * New book out today: 'Impatience Is a Virtue' by President Daniels * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -"Impatience Is a Virtue: A Life Where the Buck Stops," by Purdue interim President Mitch Daniels, is out today (Sept. 15), sharing lessons from a career spanning the pharmaceutical and healthcare field, federal and state government, Purdue University, and more. In his fifth book, Daniels reflects on his service in the Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush admini more PR

Northwest Indiana Families Value Higher Education at Purdue University Northwest (10)
WESTVILLE, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- Purdue University Northwest issued the following news release: * * * Northwest Indiana Families Value Higher Education at Purdue University Northwest September 15, 2026 Students return at record levels; nearly 80% of undergraduate and graduate students are Indiana residents Purdue University Northwest welcomed 1,653 newly admitted undergraduate students while recording a new record 70.8% retention rate for returning second-year students for the 2026-27 academic year. The university's enrollment figures for  more PR

Outdoor options abundant at Barber Creek Wildlife Area (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 15 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Outdoor options abundant at Barber Creek Wildlife Area * Covering nearly 1,000 acres along the Clinton-Scott County line, Barber Creek Wildlife Area offers a mix of timber, wetlands and prairie, with fire breaks to walk and plenty of space to chase turkeys and deer or to hunt mushrooms. Much of the area is in the Wapsipinicon River floodplain, offering wetlands or oxbows seemingly around every corner. Wildlife flock to wetlands a more PR

Policy & Perspective: Connecting Scholarship and Action at the Keough School (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Policy & Perspective: Connecting Scholarship and Action at the Keough School September 15, 2026 The upcoming academic year marks the 60th anniversary of Populorum Progressio, Pope Paul VI's Encyclical on the development of peoples, and a call to the "peoples blessed with abundance" to hear the cry of the poor. In 1967, this encyclical was situated in the aftermath of Vatican II, the struggles of decolonizati more PR

Protect Our Care: ICYMI - Trump Administration Continues Its Sham PR Campaign After Gutting Rural Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Trump Administration Continues Its Sham PR Campaign After Gutting Rural Health Care September 14, 2026 Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration continues to tout new "investments" in rural health care, but communities across the country are being left to pick up the pieces from Trump and Republicans massive health care cuts. Last year, Donald Trump and Republicans slashed more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to pay for tax b more PR

Purdue University Northwest and Society of Innovators Announce Plans to End Collaboration Agreement (10)
WESTVILLE, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- Purdue University Northwest issued the following news release: * * * Purdue University Northwest and Society of Innovators announce plans to end collaboration agreement September 15, 2026 Purdue University Northwest and Innovators Northwest Indiana have agreed to end the collaboration agreement through which the Society of Innovators (SOI) has functioned under the PNW umbrella since 2018. The change will be effective Dec. 31, 2026. The SOI's board of directors voted at a July meeting to terminate the memoran more PR

Rep. Spartz Issues Letter to GAO Acting Comptroller General Brown, EPA Deputy IG Murley (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, issued the following letter to Orice W. Brown, acting comptroller general of the Government Accountability Office, and Nicole Murley, deputy inspector general of the Environmental Protection Agency: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 14, 2026 Orice W. Brown Acting Comptroller General of the United States U.S. Government Accountability Office 441 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20548 - Nicole Murley Deputy Inspector General U.S. Environmental Protection Age more PR

RLC Marketing Team, JS Creative Tapped for Great Lakes/Ontario Regional Award (10)
INA, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- Rend Lake College issued the following news: * * * RLC marketing team, JS Creative tapped for Great Lakes/Ontario regional award September 15, 2026 INA, Ill. (Sept. 15, 2026) -- Rend Lake College's marketing team, along with Southern Illinois-based video production company JS Creative, has been selected as a finalist for a Medallion Award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations. The award in Television/Video Paid Advertisement could be a gold, silver or bronze. They won't know until NCMPR mak more PR

Rondrell Moore Named Chief Public Relations Officer at Indiana State University (10)
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- Indiana State University posted the following news: * * * Rondrell Moore Named Chief Public Relations Officer at Indiana State University * Indiana State University has named alumnus and longtime WTHI-TV journalist Rondrell Moore as its new Chief Public Relations Officer beginning October 2, 2026, bringing an accomplished communications professional with deep connections to the University and the Wabash Valley into the leadership role. Moore will lead Indiana State's public relations efforts, including med more PR

Society of Professional Journalists, 133 News Organizations Issue Letter to Calif. Gov. Newsom (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 16 (TNSletter) -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following letter 133 news organizations to Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California: Here is the text of the letter: September 9, 2026 The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor of California 1021 O Street, Suite 9000 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Support for Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward's Community NEWS Act (AB 2222) Dear Governor Newsom: We write to respectfully recommend enacting Assembly Bill 2222, also known as the Community Newsroom Employment and more PR

SPJ welcomes U.S. District Court decision blocking new I visa restrictions on international journalists (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 15 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ welcomes U.S. District Court decision blocking new I visa restrictions on international journalists * The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased that a federal judge blocked provisions that would have imposed new and potentially repressive restrictions on international journalists, students and visiting professors, starting today. On Monday, Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the U.S District Court, District o more PR

Start you next big idea at IU Southeast@Novaparke (10)
NEW ALBANY, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news: * * * Start you next big idea at IU Southeast@Novaparke * - 1:- 1:View print quality image about Big ideas need room to grow. Start your next big idea here. IU Southeast@Novaparke about Big ideas need room to grow. Start your next big idea here. IU Southeast@Novaparke Whether you're planning a class project, conducting research, hosting a meeting or a seminar, or bringing people together to collaborate, IU Southeast@Novaparke offers flexible spa more PR

UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital nationally ranked in four pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- The University of Chicago Medicine posted the following news release: * * * UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital nationally ranked in four pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report * UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital has been nationally ranked in four pediatric specialties in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals rankings, announced today, up from three specialties last year. Comer Children's remained No. 2 in Illinois for the sixth consecutive year and moved  more PR

Young, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to End Unfair Tax Burden on Sexual Assault Survivors (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to End Unfair Tax Burden on Sexual Assault Survivors * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced bipartisan legislation to eliminate an unfair tax burden on survivors of sexual assault. The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act would ensure that survivors of sexual assault are not taxed on settlement income they earn in a lawsuit against the more PR