Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith is excited to be working for public radio in Indiana. He has previously worked in public radio as a reporter and anchor in mid-Missouri for KBIA Radio out of Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, Illinois as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.
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Lawmakers will gather at the Statehouse Tuesday for what’s called a “technical session.” There, they will vote to override a veto and pass a technical corrections bill. -
There’s two more months of revenue to be tallied. And the Hoosier Lottery is currently expected to send $340 million to the state this year.
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Indiana will likely need tens to hundreds of millions of dollars more in public health funding just to match the national average.
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Hundreds of Hoosiers have collected thousands of dollars in lottery winnings from a faulty game introduced – and then shut down immediately – in March.
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Hoosiers are currently paying almost 75 cents per gallon in state and federal taxes when they get gas. Statehouse Democrats are making a renewed push for Indiana to suspend its gas taxes while prices are the highest they’ve ever been.
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Indiana law enforcement agencies across the state will conduct increased seat belt enforcement patrols over the next three weeks.
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Indiana collected nearly $1 billion more in taxes last month than the state budget projected.
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Indiana is set to receive more than $500 million over the next two decades from a settlement with opioid manufacturers.
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Indiana Democratic and Libertarian candidates are working together to hold a series of town halls across the state. The events, organized by the state Democratic Party, invite Hoosiers to ask questions of the candidates ahead of this fall’s elections.
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Indiana is being sued over allegations it’s letting people who need mental health treatment sit in jail rather than get court-ordered services.
