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Rep. John James, R-MI., speaks during the Republican National Convention Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancy,File)
U.S. Rep. John James (R-MI), the presumed Republican frontrunner in Michigan’s gubernatorial race, garnered 0% from Black voters in a recent poll commissioned by the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Education
Oklahoma lawmakers advance anti-DEI higher education bill impacting university accreditation
OKLAHOMA CITY — House lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance legislation that would limit who can accredit Oklahoma’s colleges and universities based on their past diversity, equity, and inclusion ...
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Education
Ohio GOP bill would tie state university funding to compliance with new anti-diversity higher ed law
An Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to tie compliance to a new higher education law that bans diversity efforts and regulates classroom discussion to state funding for universities. Ohio state Rep. Tom ...
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Indiana
Indiana Senate adds English-language CDL testing, immigration checks to trucking bill
A push from Gov. Mike Braun and Republican lawmakers to tighten oversight of commercial truck drivers advanced in the Indiana Senate Monday, fueled by recent fatal crashes and a broader, ongoing ...
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Crime
Illinois attorney general wins state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit
Article Summary The attorney general’s office won the first-ever civil hate crime lawsuit brought by the state under a 2018 law. Two white residents of Carroll County were charged with intimidation ...
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Health care
Wisconsin Senate approves constitutional amendments on anti-DEI, partial veto and health emergency closures
The Wisconsin Senate passed three constitutional amendment proposals Wednesday, including one to eliminate DEI, one to limit the executive partial veto power and another to prohibit closures of ...
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LGBTQ
Ohio Equal Rights starts collecting signatures to get two amendments on November ballot
Ohio Equal Rights has started collecting signatures to get two amendments on the November ballot — one to get rid of the ban on same-sex marriage in the Ohio Constitution and the other to bolster ...
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Democracy
New Kentucky bills would bar naturalized citizens from holding office
A pair of bills introduced by Kentucky state Rep. Shane Baker (R-Somerset) would prohibit naturalized citizens and people with dual citizenship from holding public office in the state.
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Elections
Wisconsin GOP mixes up Black Democratic candidates for governor in social media post
The Republican Party of Wisconsin mixed up the two Black Democratic candidates for governor in a social media post on Monday before deleting and reposting it. Wisconsin’s open race for governor has ...
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Democracy
Two new constitutional amendments could be on November ballots
Two constitutional amendment proposals that could be on Wisconsinites’ ballots in November received public hearings on Tuesday, including one to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...
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Illinois
Latino advocates worry about long-term effects of racial profiling
As aggressive federal immigration efforts continue across Illinois, advocates are sounding the alarm about the widespread implications of racial profiling against Latino communities.
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