Dan Carden

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is scheduled to participate in a town hall-style meeting next week in Northwest Indiana.

The free event is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Marine Corps League building, 6880 Hendricks St., in Merrillville, according to the Lake County Republican Party.

The event notice says: "This is an opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue about the future of our state and share your thoughts on key issues."

Beckwith, a Christian pastor by trade, was elected to the state's second-highest office last year alongside Republican Gov. Mike Braun.

The lieutenant governor has frequently split with Braun on state policy issues and garnered headlines for his taxpayer-funded purchase of a $88,000 SUV, lack of neutrality as the Indiana Senate's presiding officer

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