Indiana Drops Race-Based Contracts | Indianapolis News

Indiana’s governor is ditching race and gender preferences in state contracts, declaring a new merit-based system to ensure fair competition for all businesses. Backed by Attorney General Todd Rokita’s legal opinion that such preferences violate the Constitution, the move aims to align state practices with equal protection principles. Governor Braun also teases a new initiative to boost small business access to state contracts — all under the banner of constitutional fairness. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4de2b596a0f74c83