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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Tens of thousands of public pension recipients will receive 13th checks this year after lawmakers approved a bill that one legislator said “corrects a wrong” from last session. -
Prior to 2024, Republican legislative leaders called for a return to a normal session, with an agenda focused on small tweaks to existing policies. Where it ended up was with bills far more substantive than many had imagined. -
The Indiana Libertarian Party chose its 2024 nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and U.S. Senate this weekend — and the ticket includes some familiar names. -
Pet stores will be able to sell dogs anywhere in Indiana — even in communities where those sales are banned by local ordinances — under a bill Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law Monday. -
The governor’s ability to extend statewide disaster emergency declarations would be significantly restricted by legislation approved Monday by the House. -
Provision to disqualify attorney general candidates if they face certain sanctions removed from billLanguage to disqualify candidates for attorney general if they face certain sanctions to their law license was removed from a bill on the Senate floor this week. -
A controversial measure purported to enhance election security heads to the governor. A Senate committee axes the 13th check. And the House approves Medicaid transparency amendments. Here’s what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse. -
Legislation headed to the governor’s desk will provide state and local election officials more ways to potentially remove people from the voter rolls. -
Tens of thousands of public pension recipients in Indiana would not get a one-time increase in their benefits this year after a change in a Senate committee Thursday. -
Nearly 100,000 public pension recipients in Indiana will get an extra month’s worth of benefits this year under a measure unanimously approved by the House Monday.
