State paying $625K to settle lawsuit over Braun firing utility commission member

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 23, 2026

Words: 679

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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The state is paying $625,000 to settle a lawsuit in which a former member of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission claimed he was illegally fired by Gov. Mike Braun.

The governor’s office announced the deal Saturday with former utility commission member Andy Zay, calling it a “mutually agreeable settlement.”

Zay argued in his suit filed Aug. 10 that Braun lacked sufficient reason to replace him on the commission and described a pattern of …

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