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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People applying to vote by mail in Indiana will face new identification requirements under legislation poised to become law.
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Throwing stars are set to become legal this summer after lawmakers sent legislation to the governor eliminating their prohibition.
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Local health departments will have a longer list of core services they must provide to get increased funding after changes to legislation Tuesday.
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Legislation to boost mental health care services unanimously cleared a House committee Tuesday amid emotional testimony from Hoosiers.
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Bills banning gender-affirming care for minors and criminalizing bystanders around police head to the governor. And a constitutional amendment expanding bail denial advances.
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Affordable housing advocates say a new housing infrastructure loan fund would be a transformative game-changer – if it’s adequately funded.
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A House committee narrowly cleared a change Wednesday to the Indiana Constitution to dramatically expand who can be held in jail without bail before trial.
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On-duty police can get a 25-foot bubble around them that the public can’t cross under legislation headed to the governor’s desk.
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The Indiana House and Senate are advancing each other’s mental health treatment priority bills this session. And chamber leaders say providing funding for both will be part of the final budget bill.
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An expansion to the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, rejected changes to the ban on gender-affirming care for minors and legislation inviting a lawsuit.