Alabama Becomes Latest State to Nix State-Funded DEI Efforts

Alabama took a major step backwards Wednesday when a law was passed to prohibit state-funded diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at public schools and universities.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed S.B. 129 into law while still claiming to “value Alabama’s rich diversity,” according to AL.com.

“I refuse to allow a few bad actors on college campuses—or wherever else for that matter—to go under the acronym of DEI, using taxpayer funds, to push their liberal political movement counter to what the majority of Alabamians believe,” Ivey said in a statement, the outlet reported. “Supporting academic freedom, embracing diversity of cultures and backgrounds and treating people fairly are all key components of what we believe in Alabama, and I am more than confident that will continue.”

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