Indiana

Indiana’s Aggressive Divestment From China

Published

1 year ago

October 16, 2024

Indiana’s Aggressive Divestment From China

State leaders in Indiana have taken significant steps to divest from China and from the environmental, social, and governance agenda.

“We have the good fortune in Indiana to have a Legislature that is on top of making sure that we divest from Chinese entities and from ESG-focused funds,” Indiana state Comptroller Elise Nieshalla says.

The ESG agenda has benefited China through its promotion of solar and wind energy, and electric vehicle batteries, all which China mass produces.

While some state asset managers are promoting investment in solar panels and EV batteries for electric vehicles in the name of “clean energy,” Nieshalla contends the methods China is using to produce those goods are far from clean.

“I think we have seen a true hypocrisy,” she says, “because while … the whole ESG movement has been putting intense pressure on the United States toward renewable energy and to move away from reliable energy—i.e., coal, oil and gas—they are making significant investments in fossil fuels in China, India, Brazil, and [those nations] do not implement the clean energy technology that we do with fossil fuels.”

The energy agenda moving away from coal, oil, and gas is not only benefiting China, but also harming the U.S. economy at a time when the U.S. is burdened with a national debt of more than $35 trillion.

Nieshalla joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the ways Indiana has successfully divested from China and the ESG agenda, and how other states can follow suit.

Listen to the podcast below:

Source link

Click to comment

Indiana

13-year-old boy dies in BMX accident, officials, Steel Wheels BMX says

Published

8 hours ago

February 2, 2026

Press Room

13-year-old boy dies in BMX accident, officials, Steel Wheels BMX says

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team

Monday, February 2, 2026 1:13PM

HOBART, Ind. (WLS) — The BMX community is mourning the death of a 13-year-old boy in Northwest Indiana.

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch

Oliver Ball-Rees, 13 of Hebron, died on Saturday after an accident, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said.

Steel Wheels BMX said the community is mourning the 13-year-old boy in a social media post.

The organization said the boy died after being injured at the track.

“We are all gutted by this horrible tragedy and will be doing everything we can to support Oliver’s family as they navigate this sudden and shocking loss,” a Steel Wheels BMX spokesperson said.

No other information was available.

Source link

Indiana

13-year-old rider dies following incident at northwest Indiana BMX park

Published

20 hours ago

February 1, 2026

Press Room

13-year-old rider dies following incident at northwest Indiana BMX park

A 13-year-old boy died after an incident at a BMX park in Hobart, Indiana, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said on Sunday.

Oliver Ball-Reed, of Hebron, was critically injured at Steel Wheels BMX on Saturday and taken to St. Mary Medical Center, where he later died. Oliver’s death was ruled an accident caused by multiple blunt force injuries, according the coroner’s office.

Details about the incident at the bike park haven’t been released.

In a post on social media, Steel Wheels BMX offered thoughts and prayers to Oliver’s parents and his younger brother, who he raced alongside for eight years. The business said it has been communicating with the family and thanked the community for respecting the family’s privacy and wishes.

“As we all process this unspeakable news, we are grateful for the love and support of our BMX community that has folded Oliver’s family — as well as our track family — into their arms during this difficult time,” the park’s post added.

Source link

Indiana

Indiana basketball’s Nick Dorn did something no one’s done in a decade

Published

1 day ago

February 1, 2026

Press Room

Indiana basketball’s Nick Dorn did something no one’s done in a decade

LOS ANGELES — Indiana basketball guard Nick Dorn is making himself at home in the starting lineup.

Dorn had a game-high 26 points in a 98-97 double-overtime win over UCLA on Saturday afternoon. He became the first IU player to hit at least six 3-point field goals in multiple Big Ten games in the same season since Yogi Ferrell in the 2014-15 campaign.

The Hoosiers (15-7, 6-5 Big Ten) improved to 3-0 with Dorn in the starting lineup. He’s hit at least four 3-pointers in each of those starts and is averaging 22.3 points per game during that stretch.

“He’s been playing great, he’s really confident,” Indiana coach Darian DeVries said. “I feel like he fits well with what we try to do. I thought the guys did a good job of finding him and feeding him.”

Buy IU championship books, newspapers

Dorn, who was sidelined at the start of the season while recovering from a foot injury, caught fire in the second half with 18 of his team’s first 24 points while going 4 of 5 from 3-point range. He was the first Hoosiers player with at least 25 points and six made 3-point field goals in a road Big Ten contest since 2018.

He didn’t score in overtime, but his 3-point barrage opened things up for his teammates.

“Puts stress in other areas, and we were able to get to the rim a little more because they were pressed out on Nick and got a couple rolls to the basket,” DeVries said.

It’s why Dorn played a career-high 48 minutes with his only rest coming midway through the first half.

Dorn was still more fired up about the Hoosiers escaping Pauley Pavilion with a win than his individual performance after UCLA erased a double-digit lead with less than two minutes to go at the end of regulation.

He envisioned a rough couple of days on the West Coast if things had gone differently considering all the self-inflicted mistakes IU initially made trying to close out the game.

“We came all the way out here and have another road (game), we didn’t want the days in between to be horrible,” Dorn joked. “If we didn’t pull that out, you would have been scared for us, might not have heard from us.”

The key for Indiana was quickly turning the page on those miscues. Tucker DeVries led the huddle going into the first of two overtimes and delivered the message everyone needed to hear — “Flush it.”

“We got to find a way,” Dorn said.

Dorn had no problem following the advice as a player who relies on a similar approach every time he comes down the floor.

“When I shoot it, I think it’s going in regardless of where I shoot it or how I shoot it,” Dorn said. “I always just had that confidence since I was little. My brothers used to say I’m delusional. I feel like I live up to that.”

Indiana has benefitted from Dorn’s delusions the past couple of weeks as a team rising up the NET rankings while solidifying its NCAA tournament resume.

“We came too far to let it slip away,” Dorn said with a smile.

Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.

Source link