Published 1 year ago

Republican bill would ban DEI spending at Iowa universities

Summary by Ground News

House Education Committee passes bill aimed at curbing diversity, equity, inclusion spending. Bill would ban universities from spending any state appropriated money for upcoming budget year. It would compel campuses to reallocate unspent appropriations for the current budget year away from diversity offices. Lawmakers later amended the bill to protect the universities' federal contracts.

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The Daily Caller

Iowa Bill Would Bankrupt All College Diversity Programs

An Iowa bill introduced Sunday would terminate higher education diversity efforts, prohibiting colleges from spending money on such efforts.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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The Epoch Times

Republican Deficit Reduction Bill Would Force Biden to Cut Spending

President Joe Biden will have cut spending over 10 years by an amount equal to any requested increase ...

1 year ago·New York, United States

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Des Moines Register

Following a red state trend, GOP lawmakers take aim at Iowa university diversity programs

The Board of Regents says diversity, equity and inclusion programs are essential to maintain federal contracts and scholarship programs.

1 year ago·Des Moines, United States

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Radio Iowa

Bill targets diversity programs at UI, ISU, UNI - Radio Iowa

A bill that’s cleared the House Education Committee would dismantle the diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. Republican Representative Taylor Collins of Mediapolis said these programs at the three state universities “push a woke agenda” on faculty, staff and students. “The DEI […]

1 year ago

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The Quad-City Times

Republican bill would ban spending on diversity officers at Iowa universities

Republican lawmakers initiated efforts to dismantle what they called "bureaucracies existing at our regent institutions" focused on diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory.

1 year ago·Cherokee County, United States

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The Gazette

Republican bill would ban DEI spending at Iowa universities

Republican lawmakers Wednesday began “dismantling the (diversity, equity, and inclusion/critical race theory) bureaucracies existing at our regional institutions” by advancing a bill barring Iowa’s public universities from spending money on DEI offices, employees, and programming.

1 year ago·Cedar Rapids, United States

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