{"id":2239502,"date":"2024-05-07T18:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T22:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-gop-targets-dei-with-new-review-of-state-diversity-efforts\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T18:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T22:44:02","slug":"wisconsin-gop-targets-dei-with-new-review-of-state-diversity-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-gop-targets-dei-with-new-review-of-state-diversity-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin GOP Focuses on State Diversity Efforts with New Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-gop-targets-dei-with-new-review-of-state-diversity-efforts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239502&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Wisconsin legislature&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ercot-board-members-to-resign-after-texas-power-disaster\/\" title=\"ERCOT Board Members To Resign After Texas Power Disaster\">audit committee<\/a>, led by a 6-4 Republican \u2062majority, approved a\u200b review of diversity, equity,\u2062 and inclusion efforts in\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">state government<\/a>. Democrats opposed\u2062 the initiative. This decision \u200dfollowed Assembly Speaker \u2064Robin\u2063 Vos&#8217;s pledge to\u200b address DEI programs. Vos had taken steps to eliminate certain DEI practices at the University of Wisconsin campuses. The Wisconsin legislature&#8217;s audit committee, \u200bunder a 6-4 Republican majority, sanctioned a scrutiny of diversity, equity, and inclusion endeavors\u2062 within state governance. Democrats disapproved of the move. The action was spurred by Assembly \u2064Speaker \u2063Robin Vos&#8217;s commitment \u200dto tackling\u2064 DEI programs. Vos had\u200d previously initiated measures\u2064 to eradicate specific DEI \u200dpractices at\u2063 University of Wisconsin institutions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a> legislature\u2019s audit committee, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> holding a 6-4 majority, voted to launch a review of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>diversity<\/a>, equity, and inclusion efforts across state government.<\/p>\n<p>All Democrats on the committee voted against the initiative, and it came after Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos vowed to combat DEI initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Vos previously acted to remove \u201cthese cancerous DEI practices\u201d from the University of Wisconsin campuses and succeeded in part with an agreement with the university system to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/universities-of-wisconsin-pay-raises-diversity-deal-50528376f73c2a454ca5e640bbc4f6d7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>freeze<\/a> diversity hires, among other actions.<\/p>\n<p>State Auditor Joe Chrisman said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/university-of-wisconsin-diversity-audit-committee-vos-079cac51b78c33fce694a4f6cb3758f3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>memo<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-public-schools-renaming-plan-rife-with-historical-errors\/\" title=\"San Francisco Public Schools Renaming Plan \u2018Rife With Historical Errors\u2019\">committee members<\/a> that the review could show what agencies have done to comply with the order, how much compliance has cost, as well as the outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Britt Cudaback, a spokeswoman for Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI), said in a post on X that Republicans are trying to \u201cweaponize\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-are-lying-to-you-states-that-claim-that-audits-of-a-few-machines-and-ballots-will-confirm-election-validity-are-just-plain-lying\/\" title=\"They are Lying to You \u2013 States That Claim That Audits of a Few Machines and Ballots Will Confirm Election Validity Are Just Plain Lying\">audit bureau<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most flagrant and sweeping example to date of Republicans\u2019 efforts in recent years to weaponize<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WILegAudit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> [the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau]<\/a>, an entity that used to enjoy bipartisan credibility and support, to conduct purely ideological and politically-driven exercises at the behest of GOP committee chairs,\u201d Cudaback said.<\/p>\n<p>While Vos has held a hard-line stance on his DEI elimination pursuit, a Republican on the audit committee says the review is to ensure tax dollars are spent correctly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-maricopa-county-board-of-supervisors-rejects-arizona-senate-subpoena-demands-now-face-contempt-charges\/\" title=\"Arizona\u2019s Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Rejects Arizona Senate Subpoena Demands \u2013 Now Face Contempt Charges\">proposed audit<\/a> has very clear goals of delving into the administration\u2019s DEI initiatives,\u201d state Sen. Eric Wimberger said in a statement. \u201cWhat did the agency do? How much did it cost? And what did it achieve?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican opposition to DEI initiatives is not unique to Wisconsin. Republicans in states <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dei-state-legislation-diversity-4d80ec7e9d372e74b129efc402ac0b76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>such as<\/a> South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Florida have all launched actions against DEI initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wisconsin legislature&#8217;s audit committee, led by a 6-4 Republican majority, approved a review of state government&#8217;s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Despite Democratic opposition, the decision followed Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos&#8217;s pledge to address DEI programs. 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