Indiana to End Race, Gender Preferences in State Contracts

Indiana governor declares he won't follow minority state contracting law

In a 43-page opinion, Attorney General Todd Rokita presents a seemingly novel claim that the governor can unilaterally choose to an ignore an unconstitutional statute.

Indiana GOP governor ends race- and sex-based contracting

Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) signed an executive order Wednesday ending the state’s use of race- and sex-based preferences in awarding state contracts following the Indiana attorney general’s finding that certain programs were unconstitutional. Braun said he had directed Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) to review whether the state’s Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises procurement...

Indiana to end race, gender preferences in state contracts

Indiana will discontinue aspects of a diversity program it used for decades to recruit minority and female contractors after the state attorney general determined the program’s race and gender preferences were unconstitutional.

Braun Ends Race, Gender Preferences In State Contracts

Source: Indiana Governor Mike Braun / Indiana Governor Mike Braun INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Braun is ending Indiana’s race- and sex-based contracting preferences, saying state contracts should be awarded based on merit, not race or gender. The move follows a legal opinion from Attorney General Todd Rokita, who says parts of the state’s Minority and Women Business Enterprise program violate the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. Braun sa…

Indiana governor ends race- and sex-based contracting preferences

Mike Braun to end minority and women's contracting preferences for Indiana businesses

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