Today on "Regionally Speaking," we talk with Andy Downs about the state's latest round of statewide slated elections. We hear from newly selected Crown Point Mayor Pete Land, and we learn about Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch's visit to Northwest Indiana.

On this edition of "Regionally Speaking," we'll hear from the NFIB on how small businesses are weathering the perfect storm of a pandemic, supply chain issues, staffing issues, and a possible recession. Then, Joe Pete, of the NWI Times, discusses the latest happenings with White Lodging "checking out," USW contract talks are set to start in July, and the White Sox in Whiting.

On this edition of "Regionally Speaking," we discuss Juneteenth, from it's early beginnings as an annual Texas celebration to a now Federal holiday.

On this edition of "Regionally Speaking," host Tom Maloney talks with Pierre Atlas, Senior Lecturer with the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI, about gun control legislation. Then, it's the first "Meet the Mayor," conversation with Portage Mayor Sue Lynch.

Today on "Regionally Speaking," we talk roadways, highways, and byways... From the current pain at the gas pumps and traffic pains, to the future of transportation and roadways in Northwest Indiana.

On "Regionally Speaking," Tom Maloney talks with Jerry King, President of the Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence. Then, Tom talks with David Benjamin of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project about water safety this summer. Dee Dotson talks with of the Troy Stevenson, Senior Campaign Manager for the Trevor Project, to discuss suicide among the LGBTQ+ community.

Today on "Regionally Speaking," Tom Maloney talks with Micah Pollak, Associate Professor of Economics at IUN, about the current state of COVID-19 in Northwest Indiana. Then, it's a discussion with Lisa Daughtery and John Brant about the future of work in NWI.

Summer time, and the living is easy, with these summer staycation ideas for Northwest Indiana.

It’s June 6th, 2022, the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, in which allied forces landed on the beaches of occupied France, in Normandy. I’m Tom Maloney… today, on Regionally Speaking, we’ll talk with Mitch Barloga about the new location and plans for the World Wars I and II and Holocaust Memorial in Crown Point, as well as the impact World War II had on Indiana’s economy with Indiana University Professor Jim Madison, and we’ll hear how Northwest Indiana companies are adjusting to their employees working from home.

Today: Alfred "Chip" Cooke, the Agent In Charge for northern Indiana for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, is on "Regionally Speaking" to discuss the latest provisional report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which shows that in Indiana, the number of overdose deaths hit a record high for a second year in a row to an estimated 2,755. Eighty-five percent of those Hoosier OD deaths were due to fentanyl. He emphasizes once again the dangers of fentanyl, especially the illegally-created version which is being mixed into other substances. "Times" chief political reporter Dan Carden is back to talk about the stories he's put out lately in print and online, most of them stories centering around a possible General Assembly special session if the U.S. Supreme Court authorizes states to further restrict or ban abortions.