Today: Republican Congressional District 1 candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green of Crown Point is the first candidate who is on the May 3rd primary election ballot to be on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the issues and her stand on them, should she be chosen by voters to face Democrat incumbent Congressman Frank Mrvan in the November general election.

Today: IUPUI professor and senior lecturer Pierre Atlas is back on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the latest events in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact in human lives and in political and economic terms. PNC Financial Services senior economist Abbey Omodunbi also gives us his view on the financial impact of the conflict on the global economy.

Today: Indiana University Northwest associate professor of economics Micah Pollak is back on "Regionally Speaking" with an update on his data on COVID-19's impact on northwest Indiana and the rest of the Hoosier State. He has some good news to report this time, perhaps some of the best in many months of the pandemic.

Today: NIPSCO President Michael Hooper is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about his assuming the leadership of the Merrillville-based utility company which is part of NiSource, what NIPSCO is doing these days to head toward sustainable energy generation and how the utility helps customers who cannot afford to pay their winter heating bills.

Today: Ty Warner, the executive director of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, is on "Regionally Speaking" to review the organization's 2021 annual report, which includes some major transportation projects like the 109th Street corridor between Crown Point and Winfield, environmental projects like continued "brownfield" rehabilitation in Hammond and Gary and the ongoing effort to complete the Marquette Greenway.

Today: Valparaiso University humanities & Christian ethics professor Thomas Howard is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the new initiative: “Valpo on the Brink: Rethinking Mission, History and Identity at a Lutheran University.” He is the leader of the six-member group which is conducting the studies within the initiative. Their final reports are planned to be completed by March 1st, 2024.

Today: Valparaiso University professor Elizabeth Gingerich is on "Regionally Speaking," in our initial conversation about business law issues and their impact nationally and in northwest Indiana. "William L. Johnson Black Film Festival" director Dr. Vernon Smith talks about the three-day event which begins with a student screening of student films on Friday and continues with independent films on Saturday and two features on Sunday.

Today: Adam Forrer, policy director for climate, Audubon Great Lakes, is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the findings from a new statewide poll that shows overwhelming support from Indiana voters – across all party lines – for more renewable energy in the state.

Today: “Indiana Gaming Insight / Indiana Legislative Insight” creator-editor Ed Feigenbaum is on "Regionally Speaking" for our regular review of the revenues reported by Hoosier casinos. including those in northwest Indiana, to the Indiana Gaming Commission and the latest news on the gaming industry in the state, including the Hoosier Lottery and the new Terre Haute casino.

Today: On this Reporters Roundtable, "Post-Tribune" reporter Alex Kukulka shares on "Regionally Speaking" her recent stories out in print and online, including the halfway point of the 2022 Indiana General Assembly session. She and her colleague Michelle Quinn have a story on the last of the candidate filing period for the May 3rd primary elections and who is running for what political office that day.