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Tipoffs: DEI (Weekly-e) Newsletter for 2026-05-17 ( 7 items )  
Accuracy in Media: "Fewer White People" Fears Driving DEI Bans, Says ASU Coordinator as Programs Persist (1)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * "Fewer White People" Fears Driving DEI Bans, Says ASU Coordinator as Programs Persist Despite federal pressure, action from the Arizona Board of Regents, and ongoing legal challenges, new undercover footage from Accuracy in Media suggests that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion remains embedded at Arizona State University. Administrators acknowledge making cosmetic changes to create the appearance of compliance, while in reality changing very little. Accuracy in Media's  more PR

Accuracy in Media: 'No Limitations' DEI Continues at Ohio State Despite Legislative Ban (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * "No limitations" DEI Continues at Ohio State Despite Legislative Ban Despite assurances that Ohio's Senate Bill 1 would eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs from public universities, new undercover footage from Accuracy in Media suggests little has changed where it matters most: the classroom. Many believe Ohio has eradicated DEI from higher education. But according to a senior academic official, DEI is alive and well at Ohio State. Jennie Babcock, Assi more PR

Attorney General Ken Paxton Warns CVS of Potential Medicaid Fraud Liability for Unlawful DEI Practices Related to its Supply Chain Processes (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Warns CVS of Potential Medicaid Fraud Liability for Unlawful DEI Practices Related to its Supply Chain Processes * Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to CVS Health ("CVS") regarding the company's potentially unlawful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ("DEI") practices in its supply chain processes. The Office of the Attorney General sent a letter to the company that warns that CVS's Supplier Diversity Progr more PR

Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Florida Blocks Local Governments From DEI Initiatives: What Private Employers Need to Know (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 14 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on May 13, 2026: * * * Florida Blocks Local Governments from DEI Initiatives: What Private Employers Need to Know Florida has taken another step in its ongoing effort to curtail diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the state by blocking local governments from funding or promoting such initiatives starting January 1, 2027. When Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1134 into law on April 22, Florida's anti-DEI framework extended to cities, c more PR

Ford's DEI Programs Face Shareholder Scrutiny (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * Ford's DEI Programs Face Shareholder Scrutiny * This week Ford Motor Company shareholders are urged to support a proposal from the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) demanding that the board's Audit Committee oversee whether the company's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are evaluated using the same financial considerations applied to more PR

Justice Department Secures $30M Settlement With PayPal Over Unlawful DEI Investment Program (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Secures $30M Settlement with PayPal Over Unlawful DEI Investment Program Today, the Justice Department announced a settlement with PayPal Inc. to resolve a fair lending investigation into a discriminatory investment program created for black and minority-owned businesses. The settlement requires PayPal to launch a new Small Business Initiative that excludes criteria based on race, national origin, or other protected characteristic more PR

McClellan Leads 17 Members Slamming White House Anti-DEI Agenda and Efforts to Politicize FCC (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Leads 17 Members Slamming White House Anti-DEI Agenda and Efforts to Politicize FCC Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) led 16 Members in sending a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr demanding more information on the "invidious forms" of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) the agency has targeted under his leadership and calling out this Admin more PR