Benjamin Thorp
Government ReporterBenjamin Thorp is an enterprise health reporter for WFYI and Side Effects Public Media. Before coming to Indiana, Ben was a reporter for WCMU public radio in Michigan. His work has been heard on multiple national broadcasts, including All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
Benjamin is the recipient of numerous journalism awards for breaking news coverage, feature writing, and photography — including a regional Edward R. Murrow in 2021.
Outside of radio, Benjamin is a frequent podcaster and occasional essayist. You can find him writing about rabies, growing up, and weird video games in such publications as Unwinnable, The New Southern Fugitives, Entropy Magazine, and The Rumpus.
Contact Benjamin at bthorp@wfyi.org and follow him on X at @sad_radio_lad
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Gov. Mike Braun on Thursday visited RecycleForce, a job training facility for formerly incarcerated individuals, to promote a $5 million grant to support operations there. -
Gov. Mike Braun has spent hundreds of millions in giving a gas tax break to Indiana residents. He says he’s found a way to keep the gas tax holiday going. -
Only a handful of states have given Medicaid members with obesity covered access to GLP-1s. Indiana has joined a program intended to expand that. -
The Indiana Recount Commission shoots down efforts to subpoena voters but moves forward with challenge in razor thin Senate race. -
Indiana officials say they’ve found $200 million in Medicaid errors among home care providers. Now the state is pausing certification for new providers. -
Indiana’s childcare voucher waitlist is still 35,000 people deep. Braun says the legislature and businesses will be part of the long-term solution. -
After months of suspending the gas and excise taxes, Gov. Mike Braun called for local communities to be made whole. Indiana’s Board of Finance approved the first payment for municipalities Tuesday. -
A federal food program intended to help feed kids through the summer won’t come back anytime soon. State Democrats wonder why the state won’t pay for the program as budget reserves grow. -
Taco Bell lettuce has been connected to a cyclospora outbreak. CDC warns Indiana residents to steer clear as over 1,600 fall ill in five states. -
Indiana launches nuclear-ready communities program in effort to identify willing communities. The effort is aimed at supporting data centers.
