Gov. Mark Gordon (R-WY) vetoed part of the Wyoming budget Saturday, protecting diversity, equity, and inclusion programming at the University of Wyoming.
While Gordon protected the programming, he decided to keep the legislative language defunding the DEI office at the school.
The bill sent to Gordon’s desk stripped the school of $1.73 million, cut from a total appropriation of $503.7 million, but the Wyoming Republican vetoed a provision that would have blocked the school from implementing DEI ideology in programming. The move ensured the university could use its approved budget to implement DEI without having a dedicated office for it.
In a letter to Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, Gordon said the reason he maintained the school’s ability to pursue DEI is that some federal grants are contingent on a dedication to the ideology.
“Without this targeted veto, the Legislature
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