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Indiana went 15 years without executing someone on death row before executing two men in the last six months.

Exercising his new authority from a last-minute change to the state budget, Braun terminated the three elected IU trustees this week despite his recent assurances that he planned to let them serve until the end of their terms.

Braun is exercising new power granted through a late change to the state budget which allows him to remove alumni-elected trustees.

Pleas and criticism grow as Gov. Mike Braun has full control over the Indiana University Board of Trustees, but one voice has been silent. 

About five dozen other bills also earned signatures on the last possible day for action.

An Indiana University Board of Trustee candidate sued Gov. Mike Braun over late changes to the state budget that gave him full control over trustee seats.

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.

Twenty-six past chairs of the board that oversees the IU Alumni Association signed a letter to Gov. Mike Braun and university president Pam Whitten asking to retain alumni voting for three IU trustee positions.

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.

Gov. Mike Braun said his first 100 days in office has been a “wonderful opening act” while reflecting Wednesday on a legislative session in which the state budget saw major cuts and property tax reform that didn’t go as far as Braun wanted.