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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for 2026-10-30 ( 32 items )  
'College GameDay' is Bloomington bound for a Big Ten Halloween showdown (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * 'College GameDay' is Bloomington bound for a Big Ten Halloween showdown * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will originate from Bloomington, Indiana, as No. 4 Indiana prepares to host Minnesota in a marquee Big Ten clash. The show airs live from Showalter Fountain at Indiana University on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m.-noon ET on ESPN, ESPNU, Disney+ and the ESPN App. Saturday marks Indiana's third time  more PR

Americans for Tax Reform Issues Commentary: Talarico Wants to Ban Right to Work in Texas and Nationwide (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * Talarico Wants to Ban Right to Work in Texas and Nationwide John Kartch 10/28/2026 All 26 Right to Work states would become forced unionism states under the PRO Act endorsed by Talarico - If Democrat James Talarico has his way, Right to Work will be abolished in Texas and nationwide. Texas has been a Right to Work state since 1947, providing a key competitive advantage over forced-unionism blue states. Talarico has endorsed the PRO Act, federal legis more PR

Barnes & Thornburg Further Expands Product Liability Practice With Litigators Brett Clements and Nora Wolf (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Barnes & Thornburg Further Expands Product Liability Practice With Litigators Brett Clements and Nora Wolf * Mass tort and product defense lawyers deepen firm's litigation bench in two key markets The ongoing investment reflects a broader strategy to bolster the firm's litigation capabilities in key markets. Clements joins the Washington, D.C., office from one of the nation's leading litigation firms, and Wo more PR

Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: U.S.-China-Russia Summit: What's at Stake? (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * A U.S.-China-Russia Summit: What's at Stake? A three-way meeting offers benefits to Putin but not to the US or China. By David Abramson and Evgeny Roshchin October 28, 2026 Vladimir Putin's proposal for a trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Donald J. Trump on the margins of the November 18-19 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is alarming on two counts. At first blush, it raises the specter of a new Yalta, and it threaten more PR

Congressman Jim Baird Recovers Almost $2 Million Dollars for Fourth District Hoosiers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Jim Baird Recovers Almost $2 Million Dollars for Fourth District Hoosiers * Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04), announced that his office helped return more than $1.97 million in federal funds to residents of Indiana's Fourth District during the first nine months of 2026. This includes funds from the IRS, Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Education, and other federal agencies. "Serving constituents more PR

CoRec hosts midterm Election Day voting Tuesday (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * CoRec hosts midterm Election Day voting Tuesday * Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 3) for Indiana's midterm election, and the Cordova Recreational Sports Center (CoRec) will again serve as an Election Day voting site with free transportation provided to the West Lafayette campus community. Indianapolis voting centers will serve registered voters in Marion County at the same time. Purdue encourages all eligible individuals to more PR

Daylight saving time ends Sunday (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Daylight saving time ends Sunday * Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 1), meaning campus clocks will have to "fall back" this weekend. Individual departments are responsible for changing clocks in their offices, research laboratories and departmental spaces. Buildings and Grounds staff will ensure that clocks in public areas and outdoors are changed. In addition to changing clocks, the time change means that support and service hou more PR

Entrepreneurship Beyond Startups summit provides practical insights for preserving business legacies (10)
NEW ALBANY, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news: * * * Entrepreneurship Beyond Startups summit provides practical insights for preserving business legacies * Join local business owners, economic development leaders, professional advisors, and the next generation of entrepreneurs for a day of practical insights and meaningful connections. The summit is designed to help preserve business legacies, fuel regional growth, and strengthen the long-term resilience of our business community. This summit more PR

ETS Research Institute Receives Support From Cummins to Strengthen Workforce Pathways for Technical Learners (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 30 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release: * * * ETS Research Institute Receives Support from Cummins to Strengthen Workforce Pathways for Technical Learners Initiative to help students better understand and build the skills needed for technical careers while giving educators new tools to support learner success - Princeton, N.J. -- (October 29, 2026) -- ETS Research Institute, with support from Cummins Inc., will launch a new initiative aimed at strengthening pathways from technical ed more PR

FDA Recall Notice: SLR Food Distribution Recalls Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon Due to Elevated Lead Levels (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * SLR Food Distribution Inc. Recalls Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon Due to Elevated Lead Levels Summary Company Announcement Date: October 29, 2026 FDA Publish Date: October 29, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Spices, Flavors & Salts Reason for Announcement: Potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. Company Name: SLR Food Distribution Inc. Brand Name: Wise Wife Product Desc more PR

Google investment brings new fiber optic career training to Ivy Tech Bloomington (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Ivy Tech Community College posted the following news: * * * Google investment brings new fiber optic career training to Ivy Tech Bloomington * BLOOMINGTON - Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington will expand workforce training opportunities in the Indiana Uplands region through a new initiative made possible by a $3 million investment from Google to the Ivy Tech Foundation. The investment will support the launch of fiber optic and network installer training programs at three Ivy Tech campuses, including Bl more PR

Google Investment Brings New Fiber Optic Workforce Training Opportunities to Ivy Tech Fort Wayne (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Ivy Tech Community College posted the following news: * * * Google Investment Brings New Fiber Optic Workforce Training Opportunities to Ivy Tech Fort Wayne * Ivy Tech Community College's Fort Wayne and Kosciusko County campus will expand workforce training opportunities in northeast Indiana through a new initiative made possible by a $3 million investment from Google to the Ivy Tech Foundation. The investment will support the launch of fiber optic and network installer training programs at Ivy Tech campus more PR

Gov. Braun Boosts Tourism and Quality of Place in Cass County with READI-Funded France Park Enhancements (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Boosts Tourism and Quality of Place in Cass County with READI-Funded France Park Enhancements * LOGANSPORT, Ind. - Indiana Governor Mike Braun is driving long-term quality of place and tourism improvements in Cass County as today, local and regional leaders in Logansport broke ground on a $1.4 million investment in France Park. The project, which is being supported by Indiana's Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Init more PR

Gov. Braun Improves Quality of Place with READI Investments (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Improves Quality of Place with READI Investments * MARENGO, Ind. - Indiana Governor Mike Braun is improving quality of place in Indiana through the Indiana Regional Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI). Today, local and regional officials in the Indiana Uplands region cut the ribbon on a new playground, a major milestone of its $1.75 million investment in the Boys & Girls Club of Harrison-Crawford Counties facility in more PR

IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Engineering] -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers posted the following news: * * * IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections * The 2026 Congressional elections come at a pivotal moment in American history and will have a monumental impact on working people and union members throughout the United States. All 435 seats in House of Representatives, plus 6 nonvoting delegate seats, and 33 of the 100 Senate seats are up for  more PR

In Print: 'Aquinas's Ontology of Place: Local Motion, Space, and Spatial Location' (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * In Print: 'Aquinas's Ontology of Place: Local Motion, Space, and Spatial Location' * Aquinas's Ontology of Place: Local Motion, Space, and Spatial Location Title: Aquinas's Ontology of Place: Local Motion, Space, and Spatial Location Author: Jeffrey Brower Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication Date: July 2026 About the Book: This study presents Thomas Aquinas's Aristotelian theory of physical place, offering an alternative to modern  more PR

Independent study offers valuable experiences for RedHawks (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, Oct. 29 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Independent study offers valuable experiences for RedHawks * After missing the 2025 season with an injury, Jackson Pons gained a different perspective on Miami University's football team. A spring semester of independent study gave Tyler Dikos a look at the similarities between working in a lab and succeeding on the football field. Pons and Dikos, both members of the RedHawks football team, took separate independent study courses that gave them hands-on research op more PR

Indiana State University mourns loss of former Director of Planned Giving (10)
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Indiana State University posted the following news: * * * Indiana State University mourns loss of former Director of Planned Giving * Kenneth "Ken" I. Menefee, 71, passed away earlier this month. In 2025, he retired as the Director of Planned Giving at the Indiana State University Foundation, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of love, service, and dedication to his family and the communities he touched throughout his life. Born in Key West, Florida, to Jack and Beatrice Menefee, Ken went on to graduate fro more PR

Indiana University-led bioscience accelerator programs advance next generation of healthcare (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- The Indiana University Indianapolis campus posted the following news: * * * Indiana University-led bioscience accelerator programs advance next generation of healthcare * Before participating in the startup accelerator programs offered through the Indiana University Launch Accelerator for Biosciences, Deron Herr tended to talk about his work on new peripheral nerve pain treatments as a scientific challenge. But after meeting with mentors, investors and other startup founders through the programs, the IU Sc more PR

Ivy Tech Honors Top Faculty, Instructors with Annual President's Awards (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Ivy Tech Community College posted the following news: * * * Ivy Tech Honors Top Faculty, Instructors with Annual President's Awards * INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Ivy Tech Community College honored 57 faculty, adjunct faculty, and dual credit instructors with its annual President's Awards. The President's Award is a cherished Ivy Tech tradition, celebrating the dedication, innovation, and student-centered excellence of faculty and instructors from Ivy Tech locations throughout the state. The educators honored embo more PR

NEW: The Campaign Cycle That Threw Out the Rulebook [National Journal] (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW: The Campaign Cycle That Threw Out the Rulebook [National Journal] * Despite their desperate attempts to keep control of the House, Republicans are poised to lose next week. National Journal reports that "Republicans threw out the rulebook to hold onto their slim House majority" by gerrymandering Texas and Florida while suing to remove limits on coordinated committee spending. No amount of rigging by Republicans can overcome  more PR

Purdue is first U.S. university to deploy Google TPU AI infrastructure (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Purdue is first U.S. university to deploy Google TPU AI infrastructure * New computing resources will help Purdue researchers and students tackle complex AI projects and accelerate discovery WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University is expanding its artificial intelligence research capabilities through a collaboration with Google Public Sector, Cirrascale and DDN that provides Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for faculty and student research more PR

Purdue leads on affordability with frozen tuition, accelerated degree pathways (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Purdue leads on affordability with frozen tuition, accelerated degree pathways * University's commitment to value has delivered $2.5 billion in savings while reducing the average time to a degree to 3.84 years WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Frozen tuition. Accelerated degree pathways. Nationally recognized student outcomes. For 14 consecutive years, Purdue University has held tuition flat while expanding opportunities for students and finding new ways t more PR

Purdue receives Gold Standard designation for fostering a campus culture of free expression (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Purdue receives Gold Standard designation for fostering a campus culture of free expression * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University stands out nationally as a champion of free expression and diversity of thought, scoring among the highest of U.S. universities evaluated by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni's (ACTA) Campus Freedom Initiative. Using ACTA's 20-point Gold Standard for Freedom of Expression, Purdue scored 18 out of 20, jo more PR

Q3 2026 Results: Air Liquide accelerates, driven by sales growth and the launch of its strategic plan (10)
PARIS, France, Oct. 29 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Air Liquide, a supplier of gases, technologies and services, posted the following news release: * * * Q3 2026 Results: Air Liquide accelerates, driven by sales growth and the launch of its strategic plan * Sales growth, driven notably by growth in Electronics and Industrial Merchant * Record investments since the beginning of 2026, strengthening a record backlog * Execution of the first EUR1 billion share buyback tranche by the end of 2026 * 2026 and 2027 outlook confirmed - Commenting on  more PR

Reps. Tlaib, Watson Coleman introduce Monitor Microplastics Now Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Tlaib, Watson Coleman introduce Monitor Microplastics Now Act * Today, Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the Monitor Microplastics Now Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor harmful microplastics and nanoplastics in drinking water. Microplastics are linked to a wide range of health problems, including heart disease, stroke, impaired kidney and liver function, and Alzheim more PR

Reps. Tlaib, Watson Coleman Introduce Monitor Microplastics Now Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Tlaib, Watson Coleman introduce Monitor Microplastics Now Act Oct 29, 2026 WASHINGTON - U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the Monitor Microplastics Now Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor harmful microplastics and nanoplastics in drinking water. Microplastics are linked to a wide range of health problems, including heart disease, stroke, impaired kidney and liver function, more PR

SANCTUARY INSANITY: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Released by Sanctuary Politicians in California (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * SANCTUARY INSANITY: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Released by Sanctuary Politicians in California * This illegal alien's criminal history includes convictions for drug trafficking and grand theft WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien who had previously been released by sanctuary politicians in Califo more PR

SBA Offers Relief to Indiana Businesses, Private Nonprofits, Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Indiana Businesses, Private Nonprofits, Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding * WASHINGTON --The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans for Indiana small businesses, private nonprofits, and residents affected by severe storms and flooding occurring Sept. 17. The SBA issued a disaster declaration in response to an Oct. 21 r more PR

SRU theatre students present 'Sweat' (10)
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- Slippery Rock University posted the following news: * * * SRU theatre students present 'Sweat' * Slippery Rock University theatre students showcased their talents on stage in "Sweat," Oct. 23-28, at the Stoner East Black Box Theater. First premiering on Broadway in 2017, "Sweat" is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage. Set in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 2008, the play tells the story of a group of down-and-out factory workers struggling to keep their lives afloat, unaware of the fi more PR

Take action: Important deadline information for HSA Bank account holders (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Take action: Important deadline information for HSA Bank account holders * Employees with funding accounts -- health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) or flexible spending accounts (FSAs) -- may need to take action regarding their 2026 accounts. HSA participants should review 2026 contributions to ensure they remain within the IRS annual limits, while FSA and HRA participants should check remaining balances and pla more PR

Yargus Family Foundation gift strengthens educational pathway between Lake Land College and Indiana State University (10)
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- Indiana State University posted the following news: * * * Yargus Family Foundation gift strengthens educational pathway between Lake Land College and Indiana State University * A new scholarship at Indiana State University will help create opportunities for students in east-central Illinois to pursue a four-year degree, thanks to a $105,000 gift from the Yargus Family Foundation. Established through this generous gift, the Yargus Family Foundation Scholarship will provide financial assistance to students tr more PR