The Missouri House has voted to ban diversity spending in the state government, with specific language citing equity initiatives and measures furthering narratives of oppression.
Republicans on Thursday voted to ban diversity spending in the, a state known internationally for racial justice protests in Ferguson and the University of Missouri.
"I'm not advocating violence, of course. I'm not condoning any of that. But we are going to reach a point in our country where we cannot go backwards," Smith told colleagues on the House floor.Smith represents the college city of Columbia, home to the University of Missouri's flagship campus.
State lawmakers on Thursday voted along mostly party lines in favor of a proposed $45 billion state budget that blocks funding for staff, vendors, consultants and programs"associated with diversity, equity inclusion" throughout state government and public colleges and universities. The prohibitions also apply to initiatives that promote"collective guilt,""the concept that disparities are necessarily tied to oppression" and"intersectional or divisive identity activism," among other concepts.
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