INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading a 22-state effort supporting the Trump administration’s elimination of DEI from federal contracting.

AG Rokita said he supports the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule to rescind long-standing regulations that require affirmative action plans for federal contractors, calling the current requirements “clearly unconstitutional.”

“The federal government has no right to mandate affirmative action plans that prioritize ideology over merit,” Attorney General Rokita said. “These regulations promote unlawful discrimination, undermine true equal opportunity, and needlessly burden employers. Federal contractors should hire based on skill and experience, not political agendas.”

In President Trump’s executive order titled “Ending I

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