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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Trump considered ending FEMA in 2025. Now Indiana officials say they are leading recovery efforts to increase the speed of cleanup and saving money. -
Indiana voters this November will choose from four candidates in the secretary of state race. The office oversees the state's elections, maintains state records, charters new businesses and more. -
Voters in Indiana District 23 will choose between two candidates this November to represent them in the Indiana Senate. -
State officials want to see greater efforts to inform the public about looming changes to Medicaid. Some advocates warn 100’s of thousands of residents could lose coverage. -
Voter advocacy groups gathered at the Indiana statehouse Tuesday to call for secretary of state candidates to endorse a number of voter proposals, including keeping Indiana’s primaries open. -
Indiana could soon take over some coal waste permitting from the federal government, part of an effort to deregulate at the federal level. -
Indiana’s Supreme Court considered a challenge to the state’s near-total abortion ban on the grounds that it could violate the religious freedoms of some women. -
Indiana’s Supreme Court ruled on a case over whether the state’s recount commission erred in throwing out ballots and declaring a new winner in a contentious Republican primary fight. -
Thirty-four counties have tested positive for West Nile virus. State and local officials are advising residents to take precautions against the spread of the disease. -
Employer health insurance costs are expected to spike next year. Federal officials are pointing to an Indiana business offering alternative health insurance to keep costs down.
