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Andy Downs of Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics

  • Today: On this Day After the Election, Andy Downs with the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at Purdue Ft. Wayne is on "Regionally Speaking" with a look at the primary election, the voter turnout, the candidates and a look ahead to the November 8th general election. One of the winners in the primary, Republican Jennifer-Ruth Green, talks about her victory for the GOP First District Congressional nomination and will compete with Congressman Frank Mrvan for the position. And Purdue Northwest political science professor Frank Colucci talks about the controversial leaking of a first-draft of what could be a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down federal abortion protections.
  • Today: Andy Downs, executive director of the Mike Downs Center for IN Politics, at Purdue Ft Wayne, is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the May 3rd primary elections and the residency rules for the candidates, including U.S. House of Representatives. We have another conversation from the Welcome Project at Valparaiso University and Purdue Northwest school of technology Dean Niaz Latif talks about the new B.S. in Cybersecurity which is coming to the University beginning this fall. The Purdue University Board of Trustees voted April 8th to offer the degree, subject to approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
  • Today: Andy Downs, the executive director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at Purdue University Fort Wayne, is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the just-completed General Assembly session. We have another conversation from the Welcome Project at Valparaiso University and Jennifer Olson, director of clinical education with Franciscan Health, talks about the healthcare group's Nurse Internship program which joins with regional school partners like Ivy Tech Community College to help reduce the shortage of nursing professionals.
  • Today: Andy Downs, the executive director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at Purdue University Fort Wayne, is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the just-completed General Assembly session. We have another conversation from the Welcome Project at Valparaiso University and Jennifer Olson, director of clinical education with Franciscan Health, talks about the healthcare group's Nurse Internship program which joins with regional school partners like Ivy Tech Community College to help reduce the shortage of nursing professionals.