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Recent Examples of defund
Third District Supervisor Don Wagner asked staff for a report on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs the county has, and suggested possibly considering a pause on such programs in light of the Trump administration’s plans to defund DEI initiatives.
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Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
All within the past two months, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a proposal to defund and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public universities, asking each school to submit a list of programs and classes related to DEI and critical race theory.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
That uncertainty has grown in recent months as President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks have targeted the project as a waste of federal funding and U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R- Rocklin) has introduced legislation to defund it.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Literally, this order would defund the police in states across the country.
—Sarah Handel, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
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Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
All within the past two months, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a proposal to defund and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public universities, asking each school to submit a list of programs and classes related to DEI and critical race theory.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
That uncertainty has grown in recent months as President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks have targeted the project as a waste of federal funding and U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R- Rocklin) has introduced legislation to defund it.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Literally, this order would defund the police in states across the country.
—Sarah Handel, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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