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IUPUI Center Provides Staff for Government Reform Commission

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Jan. 16, 2008 — Gov. Mitch Daniels knew where to turn when he wanted to find professional help for the Indiana Commission on Local Government Reform, which he appointed last summer. He asked the Indiana University Center for Urban Policy and the Environment at IUPUI.   Full Story

IUPUI Center Selected To Assist Commission on Local Government Reform

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July 19, 2007 — When Governor Mitch Daniels decided earlier this summer to create a commission to examine and make recommendations on reforming and restructuring local government, he determined he needed two distinguished Hoosier to co-chair it and a group of experts to host and staff the commission. Daniels announced July 18, 2007, that Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard and former Governor Joe Kernan would co-chair the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Local Government Reform and it would operate under the auspices of the Center on Urban Policy and the Environment at IUPUI. The center will provide staff support and facilities for the commission.   Full Story

Bayh Calls for Tripling of Breast Cancer Research Funds During Remarks at IUPUI

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April 5, 2007 — U.S. Senator Evan Bayh called for a dramatic increase in breast cancer research funding at a reception for recipients of the Marvella Bayh Memorial Scholarship at Indiana University's Cancer Research Institute on IUPUI's campus today. While recognizing the advances made since his mother's death from breast cancer in 1979, Bayh highlighted the list of unfunded priorities from national cancer organizations and announced plans that would triple U.S. spending on breast cancer research. The funding is part of a larger proposal Bayh outlined that has an overall goal of eliminating deaths caused by cancer by 2015.   Full Story

Gov. Daniels and Columnist David Broder to Speak at Bulen Symposium on American Politics

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Nov. 17, 2006 — Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist David Broder will lead the lineup of speakers at the seventh Bulen Symposium on American Politics on Dec. 18 at University Place Conference Center..   Full Story


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