The Republican-led Kentucky state Senate has approved a bill to limit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices at the state’s public universities. The measure passed 26-7 on Tuesday, sending it to the state House, after a nearly two-hour debate that dove into race relations, according to The Associated Press. Under S.B. 6, public colleges and…
The move comes at a time when GOP legislators and anti-LGBTQ groups in the U.S. pursue policies that restrict trans people’s ability to participate in public life.
Voters backed ballot initiatives on Tuesday to protect abortion access, while simultaneously striking down efforts by conservatives to restrict the practice.