Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Micah Beckwith, now Indiana's lieutenant governor, speaks to a crowd on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Greenwood. (Casey ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. called the 1787 law that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person "a great move." ...

UPDATE (4/30/2025): When asked on April 30, 2025, about Beckwith’s comments regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise, Gov. Mike Braun took a disapproving stance. “I definitely wouldn’t have used that ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A coalition of clergy is asking for an apology from Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith for his recent comments about the Three-Fifths Compromise in the original United States Constitution. They ...

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 to ...

ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith on Tuesday night had a town hall meeting at Zionsville Town Hall, addressing controversial comments he’s made about the Three-Fifths ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two members of Indiana’s best political team on Friday said Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith should apologize for his comments on the Three-Fifths Compromise and put the issue to rest.

The Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, a group founded as part of the Civil Rights Movement, is asking Gov. Mike Braun to condemn Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's statement that the Three-Fifths Compromise ...

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith explains in his stance in defense of the Three-Fifths Compromise in a social media video posted Thursday, April 24, 2025. (Screenshot from a video posted to the lieutenant ...