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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Wednesday June 11, 2025 ( 12 items )  

Barnes & Thornburg: Cloning Breakthrough Preserves Champion Bloodline for the Future
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 11 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Cloning Breakthrough Preserves Champion Bloodline for the Future Trans Ova Genetics and Barnes & Thornburg collaborate to achieve a first in livestock cloning * When Trans Ova Genetics, a leader in advanced reproductive technologies, helped deliver a record-setting litter of cloned piglets in 2024, it marked more than a scientific achievement--it was a powerful testament to what's po  more

Indiana University Media School: Plotnick's New Book Explores Resilience in Technological Devices
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, June 10 -- Indiana University Media School issued the following news: * * * Plotnick's new book explores resilience in technological devices By McKenna Cardona Associate professor Rachel Plotnick published a new book investigating the everyday moments, activities, and spaces where media technologies and liquids collide. The book, "License to Spill: Where Dry Devices Meet Liquid Lives," considers how people's experiences with media devices inevitably encounter wetness y  more

Indiana University-Kokomo: Duke Energy Foundation Provides Funding for Internships
KOKOMO, Indiana, June 11 -- Indiana University Kokomo Campus issued the following news: * * * Duke Energy Foundation provides funding for internships A Duke Energy Foundation grant will fund student internships in the clean energy industry. * KOKOMO, Ind. -- Indiana University Kokomo students will gain hands-on experience in the clean energy industry with paid internships funded by Duke Energy Foundation. The campus received a $15,000 grant for the "Fueling the Future: Training Tomorrow's  more

Rep. Yakym Welcomes Congressional Art Competition Winner to the Capitol
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Yakym Welcomes Congressional Art Competition Winner to the Capitol * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) welcomed Indiana's Second District Congressional Art Competition Winner, Bremen High School student, Bellamy Gratrix to the Capitol. Congressman Yakym and Bellamy Gratrix in front of her winning piece, "Truly Being Free." "It's a true privilege to welcome Bellamy and h  more

Secretary Rollins Signs State Waivers to Make America Healthy Again by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP in Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah in Addition to Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Signs State Waivers to Make America Healthy Again by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP in Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah in Addition to Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska * (Washington, D.C., June 10, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signed three new food choice waivers to Make America Healthy  more

Senator Banks Leads Indiana Delegation Visit With USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Senator Banks Leads Indiana Delegation Visit with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins WASHINGTON, D.C, - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) led a delegation of Indiana agriculture leaders in a meeting with President Trump's United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to strengthen the collaboration between Indiana's farmers, producers, and agricultural innovators an  more

Senators Banks, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Address Excessive Executive Pay Within Federal Home Loan Banks System
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Senators Banks, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Address Excessive Executive Pay Within Federal Home Loan Banks System WASHINGTON, D.C, - Today, Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the Curbing Unreasonable Renumeration at Banks Act. This bipartisan legislation grants the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency the authority to set reaso  more

Trump Administration Appoints Steve Brown to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Indiana
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Steve Brown to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Indiana * WASHINGTON, June 10, 2025-- The Trump Administration recently appointed Steve Brown as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Indiana. Brown joined the Indiana FSA team on May 5, 2025. "When America's farming c  more

University of Notre Dame: Corporate Boards With More Women in Positions of Power Lead to Safer Workplaces
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, June 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Corporate boards with more women in positions of power lead to safer workplaces By Shannon Roddel The most coveted position in corporate America -- the board of directors -- historically has been criticized for excluding women and other underrepresented groups. Over the past several decades, however, state legislation and pressure from investors have motivated firms to increasingly recruit  more

University of Notre Dame: Fatal School Shootings Have Lasting Impact on Local Economies
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, June 11 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Fatal school shootings have lasting impact on local economies By Shannon Roddel School shootings in the United States have become a shockingly regular occurrence, with 573 on record between 2013 and 2021 -- nearly one school shooting every week, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. Beyond the immediate tragedy, fatal school shootings can have far-reaching and less obvious economic consequences,   more

Yakym, Titus Applaud Executive Orders to Increase Drone Safety and Adoption
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Yakym, Titus Applaud Executive Orders to Increase Drone Safety and Adoption * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) and Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV-01), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, applaud recent Executive Orders that are intended to increase drone safety and adoption. "President Trump's recent executive orders mark a vital step toward preserving o  more

Young Asks SEC Chair to Protect U.S. Economic, National Security from Chinese Market Manipulation
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Asks SEC Chair to Protect U.S. Economic, National Security from Chinese Market Manipulation * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins outlining concerns related to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) manipulation of global financial markets and evasion of U.S. financial regulators. In light of these concerns, the l  more