Nonilex<p>“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DismantleDEIAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DismantleDEIAct</span></a>” is the latest in a cascade of challenges that give preferences to *<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minorities</span></a>* &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a>, incl a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DisasterAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterAid</span></a> prgm for minority <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a> &amp; the Minority <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> Development Agency <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MBDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MBDA</span></a>. State legislatures across the country are considering anti-DEI bills, &amp; private-sector initiatives have been challenged in court.<br>
The bill was introduced by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> &amp; backed by Sens <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillCassidy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillCassidy</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarshaBlackburn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarshaBlackburn</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KevinCramer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KevinCramer</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EricSchmitt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricSchmitt</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RickScott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RickScott</span></a>, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HouseRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseRepublicans</span></a>.</p>