INDIANAPOLIS  — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says he will take his fight for a hate crimes Law to the public.
The Republican governor told a Statehouse news conference Wednesday that he would encourage Indiana residents to contact their legislators and “appeal to their hearts and minds” as the House takes up the issue in the coming weeks.
The move comes after the state Senate stripped out a list of specific protected traits that he Holcomb had supported.
Indiana is one of just five states without a hate crimes law.