WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces End of DEI Discrimination in Government Contracts * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced the Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act to stop federal agencies from violating the Constitution and awarding contracts based on recipients' race or sex. Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI-06) introduced the House version of the bill. "Unconstitutional discriminatio more PR

NEW YORK, April 29 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * AAA Fund Wins the 2026 Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge * Sustainable Investing Challenge brings together future leaders addressing critical sustainability issues through innovative financial solutions * Team from the University of Chicago and Duke University awarded top prize for proposal to restore degraded coastal mangrove p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * DEI loophole on display at Ohio's Bowling Green State University Universities in Ohio haven't dropped Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), even after the state passed a law directing them to do so. This appears to be the case at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), where one administrator admitted to very few changes to course material aside from changing class names. "While we have been impacted to an extent  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * UK College of Social Work 'rooted in social justice' despite DEI bans The University of Kentucky's efforts to keep Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion up and running appear to extend to every area of campus, according to the countless faculty admissions uncovered by Accuracy in Media. UK Director of the Martin Luther King Center Ja'Mahl McDaniel is the latest to be caught on AIM's hidden camera discussing how "antiracist w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Akin Attorneys Author Article for Dow Jones Risk Journal on DOJ's First Ever 'Illegal DEI' FCA Settlement Dow Jones Risk Journal has published an article titled, "Justice Department's First Ever 'Illegal DEI' False Claims Settlement," authored by Akin False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense partners Colin Huntley and Sara McLean, government contracts partner Marta Thompson and senior counsel Laura Hill. The aut more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson protects citizens from illegal racial discrimination and DEI quotas * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 20-state friend-of-the-court brief in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to protect citizens from racial discrimination in employment practices. The brief argues in favor of the State of Missouri, which is suing Star more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act, originally introduced by Rep. Julia Letlow, R-LA, on April 20, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The legislation aims to prohibit the inclusion of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training and practices in federal hiring and employment processes. In an era where DEI initiatives are prevalent in workplaces across the nation, Letlow's bill seeks to eliminate what she describes a more ST

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 30 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 29, 2026, by shareholders Kelly M. Pena and Sherril M. Colombo: * * * Florida Law Prohibits Government Funding for DEI Initiatives Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed legislation, Florida Senate Bill 1134, furthering the state government's efforts to distance itself from so-called "woke" politics. In doing so, the Florida State Legislature is aligning itself with one of the current EEOC's more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Meeks, Meng, Frankel, Degette, Jayapal, and Jacobs Introduce Legislation to Nullify Radical Expanded Global Gag Rule Radical, unprecedented Trump Administration policies effectively ban ALL foreign assistance funding unless recipients conform to anti-abortion, anti-DEI, anti-trans policies * U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (D-N more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Queen of DEI Strikes Again A new report reveals "Queen of DEI" Christina Bohannan pushed mandatory DEI training requirements on Iowa's doctors and nurses, right as the state was grappling with a worsening healthcare workforce shortage. Rather than working to increase the number of providers in rural communities and reducing barriers to care, Bohannan added more bureaucratic mandates and p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Stop DEI Act, originally introduced by Rep. Young Kim, R-CA, on April 22, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The legislation aims to prevent federal education funds from being allocated to schools that consider race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in ways that are deemed violations of civil rights laws. The motivation behind this bill lies in ongoing national debates surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiative more ST