Brandon Smith
IPBS Statehouse ReporterBrandon 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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More than 50,000 Indiana homes and businesses will get access to high-speed internet through new federal funding. -
Governor Holcomb largely dismisses potential economic impact of abortion ban
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The most common second-trimester abortion procedure is now largely banned in Indiana after a federal judge undid her order that had blocked a 2019 state law.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb chose state Court of Appeals Judge Derek Molter to become Indiana's 111th Supreme Court justice.
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Indiana lawmakers plan to return to the Statehouse by the end of June to send $1 billion in surplus state revenues back to Hoosiers.
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State officials want Indiana’s new tourism campaign – “IN Indiana” – to be a “really big megaphone” that helps people promote the Hoosier State.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb is expected to name a new Indiana Supreme Court justice this week to replace retiring Justice Steven David.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb has won his lawsuit against the Indiana General Assembly over an emergency powers law. That win comes from a unanimous ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb isn’t dismissing critiques of Indiana’s competitiveness despite recent economic investments in the state.
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Lawmakers will gather at the Statehouse Tuesday for what’s called a “technical session.” There, they will vote to override a veto and pass a technical corrections bill.
