WV Senate passes bills to end DEI, gain control of WVBOE

WV Senate passes bills to end DEI, gain control of WVBOE

CHALRESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — West Virginia senators passed 19 bills Wednesday during a busy morning session. A couple of topics in particular caused heated debate on the floor. The first few bills that West Virginia senators voted on during Wednesday’s session passed overwhelmingly, including legislation requiring instruction about the Holocaust starting in 6th grade. “This is important that we educate them about this atrocity so that it never hap…

West Virginia Senate passes bills to end DEI programs, gain control of state board of education

CHALRESTON, WV (WOWK) -- West Virginia senators passed 19 bills Wednesday during a busy morning session. A couple of topics in particular caused heated debate on the floor. The first few bills that West Virginia senators voted on during Wednesday’s session passed overwhelmingly, including legislation requiring instruction about the Holocaust starting in 6th grade. “This is important that we educate them about this atrocity so that it never happe…

'Dismantling DEI Departments Act' Clears First Committee in Tennessee House - Tennessee Star

Lawmakers in the Tennessee House of Representatives on Tuesday advanced legislation that would dismantle any Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office or initiative in Tennessee's state government, ban future DEI efforts, and nullify all existing contracts or agreements related to DEI. The Dismantling DEI Departments Act, introduced as House Bill (HB) 923 by State Representative Aron Maberry (R-Clarksville) in the Tennessee State House of Re…

State Senate passes bill prohibiting DEI in West Virginia

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Senate passed a bill Wednesday codifying Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order banning state programs and funding connected to diversity, equity and inclusion.

SC House has first day of debate for DEI bill

Columbia S.C. (WSPA) - A heated debate occurred on the senate floor over a bill which could impact every business, school, and state agency in South Carolina. Republicans said if passed, H. 3927 would support merit-based hiring and end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Many Democrats wore black to the debate, saying they are mourning the death of humanity as they know it. "The efforts that this bill is bringing to eliminate diversity, e…

Senators pass bill asserting power over state education policies

State senators passed a bill that would give the Legislature ultimate say-so over state Board of Education policies.