What's the matter with Iowa? GOP conducts a master class in DEI hysteria

 

Demographics:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Headline:  Des Moines Register, 3/19/2025

Marissa Payne reports on how the Iowa GOP doesn't even bother to hide its racism anymore:

Iowa House Republicans handily passed sweeping restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across higher education institutions and governmental entities in Iowa Tuesday as Democratic lawmakers warned the move would make Iowa a less inclusive state.

GOP lawmakers touted the bills, which mostly emerged from the House's new Higher Education Committee, as refocusing Iowa’s higher education system on workforce training and dismantling DEI initiatives they say perpetuate prejudice. 

Democratic legislators in the Iowa Legislative Black Caucus had urged their House colleagues to vote against the various DEI measures and said DEI had become "a punchline and weapon in the culture wars," though it benefits all.