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Gov. Holcomb sworn into office for second term | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Patrick Forrest Governor Eric Holcomb began his second term in office Monday, January 11, after being sworn in during a small, private ceremony at the Indiana State Museum. Holcomb, Attorney General Todd Rokita and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch all took their oaths of office during the ceremony before about 50 people who wore masks […]

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