Indiana GOP governor ends race- and sex-based contracting

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Mike Braun (R-IN) signed an executive order Wednesday ending the state’s use of race- and sex-based preferences in awarding state contracts following the Indiana attorney general’s finding that certain programs were unconstitutional.

Braun said he had directed Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) to review whether the state’s Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises procurement […] ...