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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Chair of the Natural Resource Commission has resigned. A lawmaker says it’s evidence commissions are being sidelined by the Braun Administration. -
Gov. Mike Braun replaced the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission chairman days after the commission approved a $71 million rate increase for AES Indiana customers. Advocates and some lawmakers are skeptical it will work. -
Delegates decided to back Max Engling for the secretary of state race during the Republican Party convention in Fort Wayne. -
Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard's campaign for secretary of state is nearing the signature threshold to appear on the November ballot. -
Indiana’s Attorney General joined 13 other states to call for the EPA to classify the abortion inducing drug mifepristone as a water contaminant, arguing it could pose a health risk. Health experts say there’s no evidence for his claims. -
After Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said “I hate Islam,” lawmakers and religious leaders are calling for Gov. Mike Braun to support of religious liberty. -
Work requirements and Medicaid cuts, health experts worry changes will impact medically frail peopleSeriously ill Hoosiers could have to prove they are unable to work under a new federal definition of work requirements put forward by the Trump Administration. -
Indiana’s Recount commission announced it will not take up the question of subpoenaing voters until after the recount is completed. -
After months of legislative efforts and a failed push to keep them in Illinois, the Chicago Bears are coming to Indiana. -
Republican Chris Garten (R-Charlestown) announced he’s stepping down from his role in Senate Leadership. The move could indicate trouble for President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville).
