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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, Turning Point USA unveil proclamation surrounding freedom of speech
Governor Braun supports Turning Point USA to promote free speech and civic engagement with 102 chapters in Indiana schools, emphasizing liberty without mandating enforcement.
- Issuing a proclamation, Braun called on Indiana schools and universities to facilitate TPUSA chapters, framing it as support for free speech at a public event welcoming TPUSA, Indiana joining 7 states.
- Data indicates that turning Point USA already reports 3,200 high school chapters, with Indiana becoming the eighth state to partner after Charlie Kirk's assassination raised its profile.
- Legally, the proclamation references the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article 1, Section 9 of the Indiana Constitution; TPUSA reports 3,200 high school chapters and chapters at 38 colleges and 64 high schools in Indiana.
- Several voices warned that Braun's call for schools to support TPUSA chapters amounts to state favoritism, with critics saying it risks politicizing education but Braun declined to promise enforcement.
- Given the framing that chapters are student-initiated, the state partnership framework offers support but no mandate, following recent TPUSA activity and high school voter registration drives.
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Braun backs more Turning Point school clubs in Indiana to balance ‘the other side’
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Braun on Thursday endorsed establishing student chapters of the conservative group Turning Point USA at all Indiana schools in starkly political terms, even while saying he wanted to protect free speech rights for all.
Braun backs more Turning Point school clubs in Indiana to balance 'the other side'
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks during an event at the Governor's Residence promoting Turning Point USA's high school organization Club America on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Photo by Tom Davies/Indiana Capital Chronicle)Gov. Mike Braun on Thursday endorsed establishing student chapters of the conservative group Turning Point USA at all Indiana schools in starkly political terms, even while saying he wanted to protect free speech rights for all. B…
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