The Kentucky Senate Republican supermajority failed to pass a ban on university diversity, equity, and inclusion offices late Thursday night, likely killing the measure for the legislative session.
The Senate adjourned just prior to midnight without passing the bill to defund DEI offices, staff, and training dedicated to “implementing and promoting” the “discriminatory concepts” at institutions of higher education in Kentucky, according to the legislative text. Kentucky legislators were up against a veto recess, meaning Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY), who supports DEI, can now reject anything passed in the remaining days of the legislative session without state lawmakers having enough time to override his veto.
Beshear has already vowed to veto any DEI ban, and any attempt to revisit the issue will likely be tabled until the next session.
In January, Republican Senate Majority Whip Mike Wilson, who initially
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