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Public College and University Incentives, Tom Homan's Visit to Indy, Union Contract for Marion County Public Defenders, IU Fires Adviser of Student Media and Stops Printing Daily Student

Public College and University Incentives, Tom Homan's Visit to Indy, Union Contract for Marion County Public Defenders, IU Fires Adviser of Student Media and Stops Printing Daily Student

October 16, 2025

Indiana rewards its public colleges and universities for outcomes such as low-income youth enrollment and on-time degree completion – but the statehouse defunded that program, and universities won't see that money for at least two years. President Donald Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan joined Indiana lawmakers Tuesday to push immigration enforcement. The Marion County Public Defenders have their first union contract. For the first time in more than 150 years, Indiana University will no longer print the Indiana Daily Student.

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