Indiana Public Media News
Brandon Smith, IPBS 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.
A change proposed to the bill would require midwives to have a doctor sign on as a supervisor.
House and Senate leaders have one more week to work out a budget, and legislators passed measures strengthening antibullying and prescription medication laws.
House Speaker Brian Bosma says the legislature is largely finished dealing with implementation of the Affordable Care Act this session.
Indiana's unemployment rate remained at 8.7 percent in March, after rising for several months, but also shed 11,000 private sector jobs.
With only minor changes proposed, the voucher expansion will likely be passed
Though the governor says he won’t back down from his call for a ten percent income tax cut, there was a hint of compromise Wednesday.
A new revenue forecast predicts even stronger tax revenue growth for Indiana over the next two years.
The original Senate bill was aimed solely at providing financial support to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for much-needed improvements at the track.
The bill creates a state grant fund that schools can use to boost security and hire school resource officers.
The bills create regional works councils and a state career council to improve career education in Indiana schools.
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