Sports Gambling Research: Arnold Ventures is funding about $2.6M in new university and research grants to study how sports betting affects consumer behavior, household finances, and public health, with Indiana University among the leaders. Public Health & Safety Tech: University of Michigan Health completed the first in-human surgery using a long-term wireless brain computer interface trial aimed at restoring communication for people with neurological diseases. Indiana Health Policy Watch: Indianapolis City-County Council rejected a proposal to add oversight to the Office of Public Health and Safety after an audit flagged major budget growth and concerns about whether funds are being used effectively. Community Violence Prevention: Fort Wayne schools and partners launched a youth-led call to action after teens highlighted how many families have been touched by shootings. Kratom Warning: Florida banned high-concentrate 7-OH kratom as a Schedule 1 substance, citing safety concerns about chemically altered products. Local Child Safety: Indiana lawmakers and advocates are renewing pressure for retention-pond safety barriers after two children drowned in central Indiana in a month. Healthcare Access Costs: A push is growing for a federal Clinical Trial Modernization Act to help cover both medical and nonmedical trial costs without harming Medicaid eligibility.