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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Healthcare Headlines: How the public health system overhaul came to be – and what's still left to doGetting the public health system overhaul bill to the finish line was something many thought wasn’t possible. How did the measure become law – and what’s left to do now? -
Tens of thousands more students will be eligible for taxpayer dollars to help fund their private school education under the final version of the new state budget.
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People who track others electronically without their consent will be committing a crime in Indiana under legislation headed to the governor’s desk.
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People with mental health issues could be diverted to local treatment facilities instead of jail under legislation headed to the governor’s desk.
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A rosy revenue forecast provides lawmakers with the numbers needed to finalize the budget. The House approves a watered-down physician non-compete bill. And teachers protest over a bill targeting bargaining rights.
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Indiana lawmakers will have about $1.5 billion more to work with in the new state budget than previously expected.
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An overhaul of Indiana’s public health system cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday.
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Senate Republicans unveil their proposed state budget. Indiana’s version of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill clears the Senate after significant changes. And the first welfare expansion in three decades heads to the governor’s desk.
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The state budget plan from Senate Republicans does not include any expansion of the state’s school voucher program – marking a major split from the House GOP.
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People applying to vote by mail in Indiana will face new identification requirements under legislation poised to become law.
