GOP lawmakers back dozens of bills targeting diversity effor

JACKSON, Miss. -- Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year.

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