Ohio Petition Drive Fails to Collect Needed Signatures for DEI Law Repeal

Equality policies removing 'DEI' await governor's signature

(The Center Square) – Three bills involving diversity policies where taxpayers’ dollars go to education and state agencies will go before first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.

Opponents of new Ohio higher education law don’t have enough signatures to get a referendum

Amanda Fehlbaum, one of three Youngstown State University faculty members who tried to get referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot to stop Senate Bill 1, spoke at a press conference on June 26. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal).Opponents of Ohio Republican lawmakers’ higher education overhaul that bans diversity efforts and faculty strikes, and sets rules around classroom discussion, have failed to collect enough signatures to put a referendu…

Petition to stop Ohio's anti-DEI higher education law lacks enough ...

Ohio petition drive fails to collect needed signatures for DEI law repeal

A petition to overturn Ohio's ban on DEI programs and faculty strikes failed to gather enough signatures, allowing Senate Bill 1 to become law on Friday.

Effort to repeal Ohio ban on college DEI programs, faculty strikes falls short

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A petition drive seeking the repeal of a recent Ohio law banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs as well as faculty strikes at public colleges and universities has fallen short of the signatures needed to place…

Campaign to overturn Ohio’s new higher education law falls short of making November ballot

Ohio voters will not decide this year whether to overturn a new, controversial higher-education law, as organizers didn’t turn in enough signatures to make the ballot.