All INdiana Politics

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday said a special session to redraw Indiana’s congressional map is “increasingly likely.” Pete Buttigieg, a former U.S. secretary of transportation and South Bend mayor, said Thursday that redrawing Indiana’s congressional districts midcycle would mean Republican lawmakers would decide the results of the election. News 8’s Phil San...

Congressman Frank Mrvan tells WISH-TV Government Reporter Garrett Bergquist he won't allow talk of redistricting to affect his work, including with members of the other party. Mrvan is one of two Indiana Democrats in Congress. His district covers Lake and Porter counties, along with part of La Porte County. Mrvan's district is by far the most competitive in Indiana and has long been a Republican t...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Indiana Democrats are considering litigation if Republicans attempt to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.  Central Indiana mayors told News 8 they will do everything they can to avoid laying off city employees as property tax revenues drop. Two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Kip Tew and Repu...

On this edition of "All INdiana Politics," Congressman Jim Baird said migration since 2020 makes it necessary for state lawmakers to redraw Indiana’s Congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. City and school leaders in Carmel on Thursday said they might have to cut some services due to changes in Indiana’s property tax system, though it’s too soon to say which ones. News 8's Garrett Bergquist...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Israel’s ambassador to the United States told News 8 his country wants “security control” over Gaza, but not an occupation. News 8’s Garrett Bergquist brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lindsay Haake and Republican Whitley Yates, to discuss the Israeli ambassador’s visit to the United States, data centers drawing opposition,...

In an exclusive interview with All INdiana Politics, Israel's ambassador to the United States tells Garrett Bergquist that his country does not want to occupy Gaza long-term, but the Israeli government does want security control over Gaza. Ambassador Michael Leiter visited Indiana on Aug. 17 and 18. Leiter was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania before moving to Israel. His eldest son was ki...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Indiana and Texas House Democrats on Wednesday called the latter state’s ongoing redistricting fight an issue with massive implications for the entire country. Gov. Mike Braun said the federal government will pay Indiana for housing immigration detainees at the Miami Correctional Facility, though details are still being worked out. Third-grade literacy ra...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Adams breaks down Gov. Braun’s plan to tailor economic development to each region across the state. Later, News 8’s Garrett Bergquist discusses the announcement from EPA officials who say they plan to repeal a major Obama-era rule on greenhouse gases from tailpipes. If finalized, the move would amount to the largest der...

When Gov. Mike Braun took office, he placed most of the state's agencies under cabinet-style secretaries. One of them is Secretary of Commerce David Adams. Adams oversees agencies including the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, the Department of Workforce Development and the Indiana Destination Development Corporation. He's a business consultant who previously served as commissioner of the...

On this “All INdiana Politics,” Gov. Mike Braun talks about plans for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use Camp Atterbury as a detention facility. The facility would hold about 1,000 people. Braun says state officials will ensure detainees experience humane treatment. The Republican governor also weighed in on the controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files. U.S. Rep. Andre Carson...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said plans to gut her department won’t harm students who need civil rights representation. Gov. Mike Braun warned of possible state intervention if recent gun violence in Indianapolis becomes a long-term trend. News 8’s Phil Sanchez brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lindsay Haake and Repu...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana said changes to Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility are meant to preserve those federal-state programs for those who truly need them. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday said the nation’s highest court is not as partisan as its 6-3 conservative majority might indi...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” All of Indiana’s Republican members of Congress voted in favor of  President Donald Trump’s spending package  while both of Indiana’s Democrats voted against. A top Statehouse Democrat said Medicaid cuts in the federal budget bill would close rural hospitals and leave thousands of Hoosiers uninsured. A Greenfield man who has muscular dystrophy s...

On this edition of ‘All INdiana Politics,” Israel’s consul general to the Midwest told News 8 Iran was on the verge of both a nuclear bomb and longer-range ballistic missiles. U.S. Rep. André Carson has announced he will co-sponsor articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after voting Tuesday to table the measure. Carson said President Donald Trump’s airstrike on Iran did not meet co...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Indiana’s political leaders react to Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities and his use of war powers. News 8 government reporter Garrett Bergquist brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Dana Black and Republican Whitley Yates, to discuss the Iran crisis dividing Trump’s base and how it changes the debate over how t...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman on Friday said  Israel’s airstrikes on Iran  could derail nuclear negotiations but were likely needed. Lauren Roberts was the first person to come forward to accuse Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s former top aide, Thomas Cook, of years of sexual misconduct. On Monday, she was forcibly removed from a City-County Council...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” A state lawmaker said a Congressional proposal to freeze state-level AI regulations would wipe out existing rules on deepfakes and other uses. Potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs Indiana bought to carry out executions were wasted.  News 8’s Garrett Bergquist brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lind...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” the new leader of the  FBI Indianapolis office  on Wednesday said his agents will be involved in immigration enforcement actions in Indiana. U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins on Thursday said proposed cuts at his agency target redundant systems and bureaucracy rather than medical staff. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith lambasted Pride Month...

Timothy O'Malley became the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Indianapolis field office on May 20. A Notre Dame graduate, O'Malley joined the FBI in March of 2001 and has worked in a variety of roles since. His resume includes stints on the Honolulu FBI SWAT Team, the white-collar crime squad in Columbia, S.C. and overseas assignments in Romania and Australia. His most recent assignment was as as...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” an Indiana Congressman told News 8 imposing Medicaid work requirements is key to reining in the nation’s $36 trillion in debt. Congressman André Carson told News 8 the Trump administration is not following Congressional directives on air traffic controller hiring. A survivor of sexual assault told News 8 a new statute of limitations law would not have hel...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Sen. Todd Young says Indiana manufacturing could play a key role in his effort to rebuild America’s merchant vessel fleet. Leaders with two Indianapolis nonprofits on Monday said cuts to AmeriCorps funding has killed several training programs in progress. News 8’s Phil Sanchez brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lindsay Haake...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Gov. Mike Braun will have the sole power to hire and fire the Indiana University Board of Trustees under the budget bill approved on April 25. A health department director will have to postpone new services after state lawmakers cut tens of millions of dollars in funding . Indiana Sen. Todd Young says America’s shipbuilding capacity is as much an economic...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” State lawmakers and Gov. Mike Braun said a cigarette tax hike and several spending cuts will close a revenue gap state budget analysts discovered last week. The majority of Statehouse Democrats opposed the 2025 budget — crafted over four months and passed by Republicans early Friday morning — decrying unvetted last-minute additions and cuts. Gov. Mike Bra...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” The state revenue forecast released Wednesday shows Indiana taking in $2.4 billion less over the next three years than had been forecast in December, when lawmakers prepared to create a fiscal budget for the next two years. Lawmakers said they will try to avoid cutting the most critical services to close a multibillion-dollar revenue gap. A small school c...

On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” A new deal for Indiana property tax relief has been made between Gov. Mike Braun’s office, the House, and the Senate. An Indiana University professor and former mayor said most local governments would have very little money to spare if lawmakers approved a property tax overhaul. Despite President Donald Trump  reducing the size  of his sweeping...