Gov. Mike Braun responded by saying "definitely wouldn't have used that characterization and I don't like it." ...

Amid ongoing controversy over his social media post about the Three-Fifths Compromise, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said the compromise ultimately helped end slavery, while historians generally agree it ...

UPDATE (4/30/2025): When asked on April 30, 2025, about Beckwith’s comments regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise, Gov. Mike ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s defense of the Three-Fifths Compromise — which he called “a great move” by the ...

Mike Braun should publicly rebuke Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s recent comments on the Three-Fifths Compromise. Senate Democrats ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticized state Senate Democrats for equating a GOP legislative proposal intended to root out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education ...

His target: the idea that the Three-Fifths Compromise “was some terrible thing in our past.” This compromise — one through which the U.S. Constitution was established in 1787 ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is facing backlash for sharing a debunked conservative argument that the Three-Fifths Compromise was a step toward ending slavery in response to a discussion ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s defense of the Three-Fifths Compromise — which he called “a great move” by the country’s founders toward ending slavery — has thrust the Republican ...

A press conference was held, with officials calling on Beckwith to retract his statements and for the Indiana governor to ...