Black Legislative Caucus warns of potential lawsuit from governor’s executive order

By: Mackenzi Klemann

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 536

Last Updated: 9 hours, 24 minutes ago

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Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus say Gov. Mike Braun overstepped his authority when he issued an executive order last month targeting a state diversity program.

The IBLC hosted a press conference Monday to renew attention to the order eliminating race- and sex-based preferences in the Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Program without legislative approval — calling on affected businesses to come forward as the caucus investigates the economic and legal ramifications of the …

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