Indiana to end race, gender preferences in state contracts

By: Mackenzi Klemann

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 1,147

Last Updated: 6 days, 10 hours ago

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Indiana will discontinue aspects of a diversity program it used for decades to recruit minority and female contractors after the state attorney general determined the program’s race and gender preferences were unconstitutional.

Gov. Mike Braun announced Wednesday morning he will replace race- and sex-based contracting preferences in the Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Program and Indiana’s Diversity Business Enterprises Program with a merit-based system.

“Our Constitution mandates equal protection under the law, because a system …

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