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National Security Industrial Hub Breaks Ground, FAIRNESS Act Immigration Bill, Braun Signs Nuclear Deregulation Bill Into Law, Chicago Bears Could Come To Indiana

National Security Industrial Hub Breaks Ground, FAIRNESS Act Immigration Bill, Braun Signs Nuclear Deregulation Bill Into Law, Chicago Bears Could Come To Indiana

February 20, 2026

State officials broke ground yesterday on a new national security industrial hub in Bloomfield, Indiana. Indiana Republican lawmakers say they are confident a sweeping immigration bill will make it to the governor’s desk this session. Governor Mike Braun signed a nuclear power deregulation bill into law Tuesday. The odds that the Chicago Bears could come to Indiana just got better.

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