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By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, who has quickly become an outspoken Republican leader in state government, will host a town hall meeting in Warsaw Tueday night.
It will mark the eighth town hall since Beckwith and Gov. Mike Braun took office less than six months ago.
The town hall will be at Warsaw City Hall council chambers. It starts at 6:30 p.m., and the public is welcome to attend.
Traditionally, the lieutenant governor serves as the president of the Indiana Senate and becomes acting governor if the incumbent is incapacitated or unable to lead for various reasons.
The position also traditionally has had oversight roles of the Office of Community and Rural Affairs, the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Office of Energy and Defense Development, and the Office of Tourism Development.
But Beckwith is more than happy to address any issue and appears to enjoy engaging with anyone on any topic.
Questions at previous town halls have touched on the legislative session, property taxes, the Bible, separation of church and state, LGBTQ rights, constitutional issues, and race relations, according to coverage by Indiana Capital Chronicle and The Indiana Citizen.
A town hall in New Albany recently focused on property taxes, according to a post on his Twitter account.
Beckwith also recently weighed in on the idea of expanding tolls onto Interstate highways and described his opinion as a “Hard Pass.”
“Sometimes discussions get heated, but that only shows how much Hoosiers care about our state and I welcome that passion,” Beckwith said in a statement about his town halls posted on Twitter.
The gathering in the city council chambers in Warsaw city hall is set for 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public.
Beckwith has hosted seven other town halls since taking office in January. The event in Kosciusko County is the first one in norther Indiana.
In a news release, Beckwith said he’ll take questions on a full range of issues.
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