“I don’t think we ever would have had a state law if this was their policy at the outset,” Republican state Sen. J.R. Claeys, the author of the budget provisions, said ahead of Wednesday's board discussion.
Higher education board in Kansas is considering an anti-DEI policy as legislators press for a law
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State Sen. J.R. Claeys, a Republican from central Kansas, told The Kansas City Star that he pursued the funding to give Robinson "a win in his first year” after fellow Democrats treated him poorly.
Marvin Robinson project funds axed after he defies Gov. Laura Kelly on abortion, trans rights
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