Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith has covered the Statehouse for Indiana Public Broadcasting for more than a decade, spanning three governors and a dozen legislative sessions. He's also the host of Indiana Week in Review, a weekly political and policy discussion program seen and heard across the state.
Brandon previously worked at KBIA in Columbia, Missouri and WSPY in Plano, Illinois. His first job in radio was in another state capitol — Jefferson City, Missouri — as a reporter for three stations around the Show-Me State.
Contact Brandon at bsmith@ipbs.org and follow him on X at @brandonjsmith5
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Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliott said investments managed by his office earned more than $500 million for the state's General Fund last fiscal year. -
Health insurance costs for Hoosiers on the federal health care marketplace are set to nearly double next year if Congress doesn't extend enhanced premium tax credits created during the Biden administration. -
A man hospitalized for COVID-19 a few years ago developed a bed sore and later died. His family wants to sue his health care providers for medical malpractice — but the providers say COVID legal immunity laws shield them from being sued. -
As it becomes increasingly likely Indiana Republican lawmakers will make a new congressional district map, several listeners have asked how one party redraws districts to benefit them politically. -
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urged hundreds of Hoosiers at a Statehouse rally Thursday to hold Republicans accountable if they redraw the state's congressional map. -
August's revenue improved upon July's as the Braun administration closely watches the monthly reports. -
Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliott wants another four years in his statewide elected office. -
The Indiana secretary of state's office believes it's found a case of a noncitizen who voted in several Indiana elections dating back to 2018. -
Secretary of state sends every registered Indiana voters' personal information to federal governmentIndiana Secretary of State Diego Morales said his office provided the personal information of the state's registered voters — nearly 5 million Hoosiers — to the U.S. Department of Justice. -
A new group aimed at encouraging independent candidates in Indiana will launch a statewide ad campaign.
