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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More than 200 Hoosier households and businesses will get adequate internet through a new state initiative.
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The Indiana General Assembly’s failure to enact tenant protections can lead to lifelong health, educational and financial challenges, according to a report by the Notre Dame Student Policy Network.
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The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus’s annual statewide town halls this year will be a mix of in-person and virtual events.
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Indiana ranks in the bottom third of the country for the health of its children – one spot worse than it was last year. That’s from the 2022 Kids Count Data Book, released by the Indiana Youth Institute Tuesday.
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More than 52,000 Hoosier homes and businesses will be able to connect to broadband through grants announced Monday.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb will travel to Europe for a week-long trade mission that includes visits to Sweden, the United Kingdom and Monaco.
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The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission chose three finalists Tuesday for the governor to choose from to be the next Indiana Supreme Court justice.
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U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) announced he will vote against confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court.
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The Indiana Supreme Court will finally hear a case between Gov. Eric Holcomb and the General Assembly over emergency powers.
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Indiana’s legislative leaders sent a letter to the state’s health care providers and insurers a few months ago. In it, they told them to act now to reduce health care costs or lawmakers will take steps to do so next year.