DEI ban closer to reality in Mississippi. ‘We’re refocusing on excellence,’ lawmaker says
Trump promised in his 2024 campaign to eliminate DEI in the federal government. One of the first executive orders he signed ...
Mississippi House advances bill that would ban DEI in public schools
Mississippi House Republicans advanced a bill that would shutter DEI programs in all of the state’s public schools, ban ...
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DEI ban passes MS Senate. See who will be impacted
A day after the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a ban on DEI programs and materials ... anyone in a public university on ideas such race, sex, color, or ethnicity "apart from ensuring ...
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Mississippi Senate Passes DEI Ban, Setting up Negotiation With House
Mississippi Senate Passes DEI Ban, Setting up Negotiation With House ... of the faculty or student body with reference to “race, sex, color, or ethnicity, apart from ensuring colorblind and ...
‘Make it happen’: Legislature pushes to ban DEI as political pressure mounts
It’s about trying to be vague enough that we’re not hurting the college, yet strong enough that we’re getting the message ...
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Mississippi’s permanent felony voting ban returns to the court
Widespread at the time, that practice has since fallen out of favor in many states, although a minority still disenfranchise people who commit serious, non-election-related ... appeals ruled that ...
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Mississippi House advances bill that would ban DEI in public schools
Mississippi House ... of issues related to “race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin.” It also bans school officials from asking job ...
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“Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons”
The Supreme Court declined Monday to decide whether a permanent voting ban on people convicted of felonies in Mississippi is cruel and unusual punishment. The court, in 2023, had also rejected a ...