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Beckwith said he agrees with other state lawmakers that want to wait until cannabis is legalized at the federal level.

Clergy, activists and elected officials arranged a protest against Beckwith’s controversial defense of the three-fifths compromise.

Indiana clergy continue to denounce Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s statements about the Three-Fifths Compromise and call on the governor to take a stronger stand.

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has faced significant pushback in recent days for his comments about the language in the U.S. Constitution that counts slaves as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation in Congress.

The Republican lieutenant governor praised the 18th century-era compromise in a social media post last week, but historians contend there’s more to the story.

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s rescheduled town hall overlaps with the Monroe County Election Board hearing to create vote centers, and the local Democratic Party says that’s no coincidence.

Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith has rescheduled his town hall set for Monday in Bloomington to May in Ellettsville. Beckwith’s office said he had to switch dates because Monday is the second-to-last day of the legislative session.

Lawmakers and the lieutenant governor joined critics of Indiana University and the Kinsey Institute calling for more transparency from IU over the institute’s funding.

Braun was sworn in Monday as Indiana’s 52nd governor.

Mike Braun will be sworn in as the 52nd governor of Indiana Monday, while Micah Beckwith will take the oath of office as lieutenant governor and Todd Rokita as attorney general.