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12/16 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Mike Speedy appointed as Indiana’s Secretary of Business Affairs • Jennifer-Ruth Green named Indiana’s Secretary of Public Safety • Indiana Suzanne Jaworowski appointed as Indiana’s Energy Secretary • Gloria Sachdev and Anthony Scott join Braun’s Cabinet • Indiana’s Medicaid Dilemma • Holcomb Celebrates • Record Investment • Indiana’s Child Care and Medicaid Waitlist Challenges • Indiana Revenue Shortfall Persists

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12/9 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Braun’s First agenda for Indiana • Governor-Elect Braun Makes Budget and Transportation Appointments • Governor-Elect Braun Makes Commerce and Education Appointments

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11/18 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Trump Tariff Fears Prompt Supply Chain Scramble • Indiana “Seals” New Diploma Type • Indiana Budget Hearings Begin • Indiana Health Care Costs Analyzed • Holcomb’s Middle East Economic Trip

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11/12 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Mike Braun’s Transition Team Announced • Indiana GOP Majority Steady • Fed Reserve Cuts Rates Amid Economic Uncertainty • Busted $1.9 trillion bet • Stat du jour: Where women rule

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11/4 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

US Job Market Shows Confusing Results • Mixed Signals on U.S. Jobs • 50 Million Americans Have Already Voted • U.S. Economy Grows Stronger at 2.8% • Kelley School Predicts 2025 Economic Trends

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10/29 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Purdue Prepares for Arrival of South Korean Chip Manufacturer • Indiana’s Labor Force Continues to Increase for Three Consecutive Months • The Inflation Boogeyman • Last Gubernatorial Candidate Debate

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10/21 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Supreme Court Allows Rule Limiting Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants • State Seeing Early Enthusiasm for Early Childhood Teacher Apprenticeship Program • Teen Tobacco Use Falls to 25-Year Low • Seeking Public Comment on Indiana’s New High School Diplomas

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10/14 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

Annual Inflation Rate Drops to 2.4 Percent, Lowest Since February 2021 • New Statewide Coalition Aims to Advance Entrepreneurship • Lawmakers Scrutinize ‘Black Box of State PBM Spending’

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10/7 Torchbearer Weekly Policy Update

$120M More Needed for Indiana’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure, Report Says • How Did We Get Here? Historical Analysis of Property Tax Reform Seeks Answers • Indiana Department of Insurance Commissioner to Step Down • Lilly to Invest Another $4.5B in Lebanon Site for New ‘Medicine Foundry’ • More Americans File for Unemployment Last Week; Layoffs Remain Historically Low • U.S. Adds 254K Jobs in September, Blowing Past Expectations • Indiana Ranks Well in National Fiscal Report, Earns a ‘B’ • Indiana Gubernatorial Debates • Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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