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Conditioning disaster relief on state changes is unprecedented
Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
via The San Diego Union-Tribune (California)I've read that Gov. Newsom is asking for $16.8 billion from Congress in additional funds being allocated by FEMA to respond to the January fires in the Los Angeles area. I've also read that the Tru…
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House bill eliminating DEI funding in Missouri debated by Senate committee • Missouri Independent
Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
via Missouri Independent (Missouri)The Senate Committee on Government Efficiency heard a bill Monday that would ban state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Sponsored by state Rep. Ben Baker, a Republican from Neosho, the bill would also bar state departments from mandating a DEI program in contracts with private organizations. 'The bottom line is we as a […]
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Nevada’s Nellis and Creech Air Force bases ordered to remove DEI content
Monday, March 3rd, 2025
via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)The Pentagon press secretary directed all military services to remove diversity, equity and inclusion content in accordance with President Donald Trump's executive orders.
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In Charleston, teaching Black history was always hard. Now it’s even harder.
Monday, March 3rd, 2025
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)As political pushback against race discussions and diversity, equity, and inclusion ramp up, teachers unsure about topics they can safely broach with students.
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Wheeling Police To Buy Vehicles, Radios for Crisis Response Unit Using Opioid Funding
Sunday, March 2nd, 2025
via The Intelligencer (West Virginia)Wheeling officials are preparing to use a sizable chunk of the state's opioid settlement grant money from West Virginia First Foundation to purchase vehicles and radios for the Wheeling Police…
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Tulsa historian’s Black History Saturdays program celebrates third year, new funding
Sunday, March 2nd, 2025
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols — Tulsa's first Black mayor ― showed up to help kick off the program, now in its third season.
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Texas House bill proposes to ban DEI in required university curriculum
Saturday, March 1st, 2025
via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)House Bill 2548 would limit mention of race, gender or sexuality in modern life in required courses. It's one of several proposed curriculum bills.
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With an ally in the White House, Moms for Liberty renews its fight against a longtime target
Saturday, March 1st, 2025
via Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)In a small recording studio near Nashville, conservative activist Kelly Schenkoske urged an online audience of parents to scour school district websites for contracts that mention social and emotional…
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Black History Month event focuses on people’s shared values, not differences
Friday, February 28th, 2025
via Standard-Examiner (Utah)LAYTON — An Ogden-based conservative group gathered in Layton on Friday evening in celebration of Black History Month as part of what speakers said was an effort to unify Americans regardless of race.…
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Civil rights activist and PPS board member Sala Udin on his life and legacy
Friday, February 28th, 2025
via WESA (Pennsylvania)Sala Udin reflects on his years of public service and career of activism.
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When presidential orders collide with state laws, who gets the last word? It depends
Friday, February 28th, 2025
via Newsday (New York)States don't necessarily need to follow all of the directives, experts say. But some of the orders carry a threat of loss of federal aid for not complying.
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55th Wing works to scrub dei content
Friday, February 28th, 2025
via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)Offutt Air Force Base's 55th Wing has begun purging its website and social media accounts of past material that might conflict with the Trump administration's ban on diversity, equity and
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Fulton County Schools facing federal complaint alleging racism, bullying
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via FOX 5 Atlanta (Georgia)A federal complaint filed by CAIR Georgia and AAAJ Atlanta accuses Fulton County Schools of racism and bullying against Palestinian American students.
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University of Iowa dropping DEI-associated ‘living learning communities,’ councils
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via The Gazette (Iowa)The University of Iowa's living learning communities house students with peers who share similar interests or majors in hopes of forming deeper community connections. Administrators confirmed to The Gazette that three of those communities — serving LGBTQ+, Latinx, and Black students — will no longer be offered starting next year.
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As Trump’s deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Alabama)Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes.
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Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Washington)Building lethality in the military may be the buzzword for the new Trump administration, but busywork and paperwork have become the reality at the Pentagon, as service members and civilian workers are facing a broad mandate to purge all of the department's social media sites and untangle confusing p
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Forensic audit of Tulsa Public Schools finds ‘concerning’ details, state auditor says
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)A new audit found long-term lack of management oversight of spending and compliance during Deborah Gist's administration of Tulsa Public Schools from 2015-2023. #oklaed
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Brooke Gennaro: 2025 candidate for Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 board
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
via Daily Herald (Illinois)Bio Office sought: Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 board (Vote for 4) City: Wheaton Age: 43 Occupation: Managing partner Previous offices held: N/A Why are you runn...
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On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
via The New York Times (District of Columbia)Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk's team, and the power to sway policy through it.
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