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 Department of Workforce Development. He also led state pension reform under Gov. Mitch Daniels.

We discussed the Braun administration's regional economic development strategy, plans for the LEAP District and recent changes to minority entrepreneurship programs.

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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, D-Indiana, also is calling on the Epstein files to be released, and he talked with News 8’s Garrett Bergquist about the files and Camp Atterbury.

Also, learn more about a proposal to put the Mile Square of downtown Indianapolis under state government control.

Finally, two members of the “All INdiana Politics” team — Democrat Lara Beck and Republican Mario Massillamany — talks with Bergquist about the Epstein files.

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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 Republican Jim Merritt, to discuss Camp Atterbury serving as an immigrant detention site and calls for state officials to intervene on Indianapolis crime.

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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 indicate.

Two members of Indiana’s best political team on Friday said the city should combine a stricter curfew with more community resources.

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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 said changes to Medicaid eligibility rules would likely kill him.

News 8’s Garrett Bergquist brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Dana Black and Republican Ali Bartlett, to discuss Medicaid work requirements and how federal policy affects state decisions.

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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 conditions to allow it to proceed without Congressional approval.

News 8’s Garrett Bergquist brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Dana Black and Republican Whitley Yates, to discuss Trump’s post-Iran future, Democrats’ impeachment efforts, Indianapolis City-Council councilor drama, and Sen. Todd Young fulfilling his NBA Finals wager.

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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 the U.S. supports Israel.

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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 meeting. Now, she’s speaking to I-Team 8.

Mayor Joe Hogsett confirmed Tuesday that he has sent late-night texts to a female staffer about poetry and work after reports surfaced that these messages were left out of the investigative report commission by the City-County Council Investigative Committee.

News 8’s Phil Sanchez brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Dana Black and Republican Tom John, to discuss Hogsett facing calls to resign, Lauren Roberts being forcibly removed from council chamber, the possibility of impeachment for Hogsett, and the impact of immigration protests.

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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 Lindsay Haake and Republican Ali Bartlett, to discuss Braun’s death penalty comments, Braun firing alumni-elected IU trustees, and Congress considering a freeze on A.I. regulations.

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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 on social media on Friday, calling it an “annual siege on childhood innocence” backed by “corporate America and government institutions.”

News 8’s Phil Sanchez brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lindsay Haake and Republican Whitley Yates, to discuss the FBI’s new immigration role, Beckwith’s Pride Month post, former Columbus Township Trustee Benjamin Jackson spending taxpayer funds on trips to Abu Dhabi and Disney World, and the U.S. trade court blocking Trump’s tariffs.

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