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All INdiana Politics
All Indiana Politics from WISH-TV is your premier source for Indiana Politics and Policy, and now available to listen, on-demand, from the All Indiana Podcast Network. All Indiana Politics cuts through the noise to focus on the issues that matter to you, the future of the Hoosier state, and the people with the vision to take us there. Get in-depth, non-partisan coverage of the state’s top campaigns, exclusive interviews with Indiana’s political leaders, and expert analysis of critical…
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All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations -- Secretary of Education says Indiana literacy gains accelerating
In a new episode of All INdiana Politics Conversations, Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner says Indiana students have not only reversed all of the…
All INdiana PoliticsGreg Ballard pushes changes to election procedures in third-party bid
Now the Lincoln Party candidate for secretary of state, Greg Ballard served two terms as the mayor of Indianapolis from 2007 to 2015, as a Republican. He's…
All INdiana PoliticsMax Engling aims to keep secretary of state's office in GOP hands
Max Engling's campaign got off to an unusual start. He got in a month before the Indiana Republican Party convention amid mounting criticism of Morales and won…
All INdiana PoliticsEngling, Ballard explain their vision for the secretary of state's office
In the second of a two-part series for All INdiana Politics, Republican secretary of state candidate Max Engling and Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security Executive Director Jonathan Whitham
When storms swept across the state in August, bringing widespread power outages to Lake County and record flooding to central Indiana, the Indiana Department…
All INdiana PoliticsBeau Bayh aims to become first Democrat elected statewide since 2012
Beau Bayh is a commercial litigator, a former Marine Corps infantry officer and the Democratic candidate for secretary of state. In an extended interview with…
All INdiana PoliticsLauri Shillings hopes to bring outsider perspective to secretary of state's office
Libertarian secretary of state candidate Lauri Shillings says she is running because she is tired of corruption in politics and wants someone in that office…
All INdiana PoliticsBayh, Shillings describe their plans to boost voter turnout, improve business license services
In the first of a two-part series for All INdiana Politics, Democratic secretary of state candidate Beau Bayh and Libertarian candidate Lauri Shillings tell…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Gov. Mike Braun, Episode 2
On this episode of All INdiana Politics Conversations, Gov. Mike Braun explains Indiana's new Keep IN business program to All INdiana Politics producer Garrett…
All INdiana PoliticsSpartz, Ford compete for Fifth Congressional District
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Democrat J.D. Ford and Republican Victoria Spartz make their case for why they should represent Indiana's Fifth…
All INdiana PoliticsAlbright, Forestal face off for Senate District 31
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Republican Juanita Albright and Democrat Kerry Forestal face off for Senate District 31, a closely divided district…
All INdiana PoliticsIndiana Supreme Court overturns primary reversal
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, the Indiana Supreme Court overrules the Indiana Recount Commission and declares Spencer Deery the winner of his state…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Evan Bayh remembers Sept. 11
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, then-Sen. Evan Bayh was scheduled to speak to a trade association in Washington. He would not return home for days afterward…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Phil Sanchez recalls Sept. 11 in New York City
In a special episode of All INdiana Politics Conversations, Garrett Bergquist sits down with WISH-TV political anchor and New York City native Phil Sanchez. In…
All INdiana PoliticsCongressman Andre Carson demands answers after ICE raids in Indianapolis
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, ICE agents begin making arrests in Indianapolis. We hear from an immigration lawyer, a witness to one of the arrests…
All INdiana PoliticsBallard proposes replacing the Indiana Recount Commission
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard proposes replacing the current Indiana Recount Commission with five retired…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Scott Fadness, part 3
The conversion of State Road 37 through Fishers to an expressway was one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the city's history. In this third…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Secretary of State candidate Beau Bayh
All INdiana Politics producer Garrett Bergquist sits down with the four candidates for secretary of state for a new, four-part series. Part three features…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Secretary of State candidate Greg Ballard
All INdiana Politics producer Garrett Bergquist sits down with the four candidates for secretary of state for a new, four-part series. In this first…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Secretary of State candidate Lauri Shillings
All INdiana Politics producer Garrett Bergquist sits down with the four candidates for secretary of state for a new, four-part series. In the fourth and final…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Secretary of State candidate Max Engling
All INdiana Politics producer Garrett Bergquist sits down with the four candidates for secretary of state for a new, four-part series. In part two, Garrett…
All INdiana PoliticsIndiana Homeland Security director discusses flood recovery
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, the executive director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security discusses the state's recovery from historic…
All INdiana PoliticsSen. Jim Banks demands answers on AI security breach
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Sen. Jim Banks explains why he wants the federal government to get involved after an AI company accidentally hacked a…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Scott Fadness, part 2
Although Fishers, Indiana dates to 1872, it did not become a city, as defined by state law, until 2015. Scott Fadness became town manager shortly before the…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Scott Fadness, part 1
Growing up on a farm in North Dakota, Scott Fadness never thought he would enter politics. In a new episode of All INdiana Politics Conversations, the…
All INdiana PoliticsParents say state canceled their Medicaid waivers
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, families report the state is dropping them from Medicaid amid a new income verification system. I-Team's Kara Kenney…
All INdiana PoliticsSen. Rod Bray steps down as Indiana Senate leader
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Indiana's best political team discusses possible successors after Senate President pro tempore Rod Bray announced he…
All INdiana PoliticsPolitics panel says more wheel tax votes likely
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Gov. Mike Braun tells Garrett Bergquist why he doesn't think a special session to extend his gas tax holiday is…
All INdiana PoliticsGov. Mike Braun discusses business background, gas tax decisionmaking
In a special episode of the All INdiana Politics Conversations podcast, Gov. Mike Braun sits down with All INdiana Politics producer Garrett Bergquist. He…
All INdiana PoliticsCongressman Andre Carson backs permanent daylight saving time
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Congressman Andre Carson explains why he voted for a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. He also responds to…
All INdiana PoliticsCongressman Marlin Stutzman on WNBA, Iran strikes and Syria
In a one-on-one interview with All INdiana Politics' Garrett Bergquist, Indiana Republican Congressman Marlin Stutzman says renewed air strikes on Iran don't…
All INdiana PoliticsCongressman Stutzman says Iran talks not dead
On this week's episode of All INdiana Politics, Congressman Marlin Stutzman explains why renewed air strikes on Iran do not necessarily mark the end of…
All INdiana PoliticsBallard turns in 74,000 signatures for secretary of state effort
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard turns in more than twice as many signatures as he needs to get on the ballot as…
All INdiana PoliticsGarrett Bergquist reads the Declaration of Independence
In honor of America's 250th birthday, join WISH/WRTV government reporter and All INdiana Politics producer Garrett Bergquist as he reads the original…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Andrea Hunley, pt 3
In the third part of a three-part series, state Sen. Andrea Hunley explains why the Indiana General Assembly is a much more collaborative place than it often…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Andrea Hunley part 2
From an early age, future state Sen. Andrea Hunley knew she wanted to be a teacher. In part 2 of a three-part conversation, she recounts her evolution from…
All INdiana PoliticsMax Engling wins Republican nomination for secretary of state
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Max Engling handily upsets incumbent Secretary of State Diego Morales at the Indiana Republican Party convention…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Andrea Hunley, part 1
Long before she was elected to the state Senate, Andrea Hunley was adopted at a young age by a working-class family in Fort Wayne. In this new episode of All…
All INdiana PoliticsJamie Reitenour campaigns for GOP secretary of state nomination
Conservative activist Jamie Reitenour, a former candidate for governor, is one of four candidates vying for the Republican nomination for secretary of state at…
All INdiana PoliticsMax Engling runs for GOP secretary of state nomination
Max Engling, a longtime staffer for first Congressman and then Sen. Jim Banks, is a late entrant into the race for secretary of state at the Indiana Republican…
All INdiana PoliticsEngling, Reitenour make their case ahead of GOP convention
In this episode of All INdiana Politics, Republican secretary of state candidates Max Engling and Jamie Reitenour explain why they want delegates to nominate…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Ed DeLaney, pt. 3
When Ed DeLaney was elected the Indiana House of Representatives in 2008, Democrats had controlled that chamber for years, while Republicans controlled the…
All INdiana PoliticsBeau Bayh wins Democratic nomination for secretary of state
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Democratic strategist Brad Boswell and Republican strategist Lacey Berkshire analyze the factors that led to Beau…
All INdiana PoliticsBeau Bayh runs for secretary of state
Beau Bayh, son of former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, is making his first foray into politics with a run for secretary of state. He is a Marine Corps veteran…
All INdiana PoliticsBlythe Potter hopes for convention upset
Blythe Potter is a small business owner and Iraq War veteran who is running for secretary of state at the Democratic Party convention on June 6. She tells News…
All INdiana PoliticsPotter, Bayh face off for Democratic secretary of state nomination
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, government reporter Garrett Bergquist sits down with the two Democratic candidates for secretary of state, Beau Bayh…
All INdiana PoliticsYakym says Congress considering gas tax suspension
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Congressman Rudy Yakym describes the conversations going on in Congress on whether to suspend the federal gas tax amid…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Ed DeLaney, pt. 2
After the adoption of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995, future state Rep. Ed DeLaney, then a lawyer, found himself negotiating the final status of the Brcko…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics conversations: Todd Young
Long before he became a United States senator, Todd Young was an avid soccer player in central Indiana. In this episode of All INdiana Politics Conversations…
All INdiana PoliticsCarson decries VRA ruling, defends Secret Service
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Congressman Andre Carson explains why he believes the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling is a step backward for…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Ed DeLaney, pt. 1
State Rep. Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis, was first elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 2008 after a long legal career that included a stint as the…
All INdiana PoliticsShreve confident Congress will fund Roudebush replacement
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Congressman Jefferson Shreve, R-Indiana, who has just been named to the House Appropriations Committee, says he's…
All INdiana PoliticsState transfers $200 million to troubled child care voucher program
On this week's episode of All INdiana Politics, the state of Indiana has transferred $200 million to reopen enrollments for the Child Care Development Fund…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Vop Osili pt. 3
In this final installment of a three-part series, former Indianapolis City-County Council President Vop Osili explains how a remodeling job for the late…
All INdiana PoliticsRep. Marlin Stutzman says U.S. not in financial position to suspend gas tax
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Congressman Marlin Stutzman discusses the fragile ceasefire with Iran and why he supports Gov. Mike Braun's decision…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Vop Osili, pt. 2
Vop Osili has served on the Indianapolis City-County Council for the past 15 years. He spent eight of them as council president. In part one, he told News 8's…
All INdiana PoliticsBaird says Iran likely ready to make a deal
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Congressman Jim Baird explains why he believes Iranian leaders are getting desperate for a deal to end the war with…
All INdiana PoliticsAll INdiana Politics Conversations: Vop Osili, part 1
Vop Osili has served on the Indianapolis City-County Council for 15 years, including eight as the council president. What most people don't know about him is…
All INdiana PoliticsIU expert explains risk of terror attacks from Iran on Indiana
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, News 8's government reporter, Garrett Bergquist, talks to Prof. Jamsheed Choksy, director of the Inner Asian and…
All INdiana PoliticsBall State economist explains how Strait of Hormuz crisis affects Indiana
On this episode of All INdiana Politics, Ball State University economics Prof. Michael Hicks explains why Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is driving up…